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An OLPC Workshop in Rural Tanzania: Preliminary Results
Mikko ApiolaSaila PakarinenMatti TedreNella Moisseinensubject
ContextualizationKnowledge managementbusiness.industryComputer science4. Education05 social sciencesEducational technology050301 educationDeveloping country050801 communication & media studiesContext (language use)0508 media and communicationsInformation and Communications TechnologyHealth careInformation systemAction researchbusinessAdaptation (computer science)0503 educationdescription
One-to-one computing is an active and widely researched topic in educational technology. Its benefits include, for instance, easily up datable material base, anywhere-anytime learning, adaptability, and simulated experiments in science. The use of one-to-one computing in a developing country context has recently become an active research topic. However, the materialization of the educational benefits requires proper contextualization regarding the necessary pedagogical, organizational, institutional, and other types of adaptation. This paper presents preliminary results from an action research study in a primary school in rural Tanzania. In that study, the utilization of one-to-one computing in a combination with modern pedagogical approaches to teach ICT and health care topics was studied.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-07-01 | 2013 IEEE 13th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies |