the olpc xo laptop as a ple
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Presentation by Andrea Mangiatordi and Fabio Serenelli for "the PLE conference", Barcelona, July 8th, 2010. The full paper is available here http://tinyurl.com/olpc-pleTRANSCRIPT
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The OLPC XO laptop
as a PLE
fabio serenelliandrea mangiatordi
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OLPC
One Laptop Per Child
(in a nutshell)
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The tradition
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The traditionTeacher
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The traditionTeacher
Class
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One Laptop Per Child
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One Laptop Per Child
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One Laptop Per Child
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One Laptop Per Child
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One step beyond...
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One step beyond...
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One step beyond...
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One step beyond...
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One step beyond...
Where is the computer now?
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Let’s take a closer look...
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XO laptop
A rugged, energy-efficient, low cost laptop
designed for learners in developing countries
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XO laptop
a custom operating systembased on GNU/Linux...
but designed for children!
featuring
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Child-centered
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Child-centered
Favorite apps stay
around the child
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Child-centered
Favorite apps stay
around the child
Is this a PLE?
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Probably, but...
is there any possibility that the XO laptop as a whole could be considered a PLE?
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Let’s think of it as a
Cognitive Artifact
[Interaction Design] [Don Norman] [Seymour Papert]
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we said the computer disappears when it
permeates the environment.
OK.
(Remember the green
background???)
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hence, it’s probably not the hardware
(what makes something look like a PLE)
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Could it be the software?
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Could it be the software?
(tip: we live in the era of cloud computing...)
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We think
this case is slightly different...
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We dare call this
BORDERWARE
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belonging to a community
it is the mark of the
(an horizontal one)
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it can create links
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it can create links
Acting as a Social Amplifier
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and it can be
a cognitive amplifier
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enhancing
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enhancing
calculating
writing
drawing
thinking
memorizing
abilities
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and in the future?
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and in the future?Children will grow up
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and in the future?Children will grow up
and will still need a PLE
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and in the future?Children will grow up
and will still need a PLE
something designed for
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and in the future?Children will grow up
and will still need a PLE
something designed for
life-long learning
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and in the future?Children will grow up
and will still need a PLE
something designed for
life-long learning
life-wide learning
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A possible solution?
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Thank you!
University of Milan Bicocca, Italy