En una reunión en 2006, Nicholas Negroponte nos presentó One Laptop Per Child (OLPC), su plataforma para darle un computador a cada alumno y así transformar radicalmente la educación. Viendo OLPC desde el presente, es claro que el proyecto realizó algunas transformaciones, pero fracasó en el concepto general y fue del entusiasmo a la desilusión. Sólo basta leer las historias … [Lee más...] about Una Nueva Parábola para EdTech en América Latina
One Laptop per Child
One Laptop per Child in Peru: Findings and the Road Forward
By Julián Cristia* The One Laptop per Child (OLPC) program aims to improve education by providing one laptop to each primary-age child in the poorest areas in the world. The program has been implemented in 42 countries and more than 2 million laptops have been distributed. Complementary inputs, including training and support, are typically included in each deployment. The … [Lee más...] about One Laptop per Child in Peru: Findings and the Road Forward
One Laptop per Child en Perú: Hallazgos y Próximos Pasos
Por Julián Cristia* El programa One Laptop per Child (OLPC) busca mejorar la educación mediante la entrega de una laptop a cada niño en edad escolar en las zonas más pobres del mundo. El programa se ha implementado en 42 países y se han distribuido más de dos millones de laptops. Cada programa normalmente incluye una serie de insumos complementarios como capacitación y … [Lee más...] about One Laptop per Child en Perú: Hallazgos y Próximos Pasos
OLPC Peru: Learning from the experience
This post was written jointly with Julián Cristiá.We have recently published a Working Paper and a Policy Note presenting the results of the impact evaluation of the "One Laptop per Child" program in Peru, developed by the IDB in collaboration with the Peruvian government itself. Since this is the first large-scale experimental evaluation that has been done in the world, it … [Lee más...] about OLPC Peru: Learning from the experience
Children who learn on their own
In 2006, a university professor in India named Professor Sugata Mitra decided to try an experiment. On a wall of his office, which overlooked a slum, he installed a computer that was connected to the Internet. He left it there so that children could use it as they wished. In subsequent years he repeated this experiment in some 20 communities in the country, and after refining … [Lee más...] about Children who learn on their own
