waves
Grant Bowman
Thank you for the encouragement and progress we have made so far. We
have more to do. Look for some additional work coming soon.
On a somewhat tangential note, for those not yet familiar, I am one of
the directors of www.partimus.org. I encourage those interested in
Linux for education in SF and other locations to subscribe to our mail
list. http://groups.google.com/group/partimus
The following text from Cathy Malmrose links to some amazing new
education focused resources including a TED video.
This Saturday is another tangential event, an education focused TEDxSF
event that I will be attending. I hope you consider attending as well.
http://www.tedxsfed.org
I look forward to speaking with you all very soon.
Regards,
Grant
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From: Malmrose <malm...@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 4:38 PM
Subject: Re: waves
To: part...@googlegroups.com
...and why is this important to Partimus now?
Because if this continues to take off, it gives even more energy
behind Partimus. Until recently school computer labs were "extra" and
little attention was given (let alone funds!). If the computers can be
used to deliver high quality content.... Partimus' work is even more
crucial.
=)
--Cathy
On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 4:35 PM, Malmrose <malm...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> I should give more info since this list is bigger than the people who already know this:
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> Partimus was started by Maile & myself out of a desire to create better educational software. Maile had her own awesome reasons. My reasons for starting Partimus were:
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> 1. I spent the 90s in educational software, writing teacher manuals, parent guides, etc. The field was lush and the work was fun, but the software didn't teach much other than typing and rote math skills (and some reading).
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> 2. From 2000-2010 I have been asking fellow educators: "There are so many brilliant innovations that are coming from so many brilliant teachers, but none of you are connected." It pained me to see such brilliance being caged in such a small spheres.
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> 3. I believe that OLPC flopped in part because of the underlying and unspoken question, "What will the kids actually learn from the machines? How to type? How to surf?"
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> So, any innovation in the delivery of educational content is great progress.
>
> http://www.ck12.org/flexbook/
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> and
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> http://www.khanacademy.org/
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> are huge progress.
>
> If you interact with teachers on any level, listen to the TED talk! On the khanacademy homepage.
>
> --Cathy Malmrose
>
> On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 4:24 PM, Malmrose <malm...@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Just in case you haven't heard about it, there have been waves in educational "software":
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>> http://www.khanacademy.org/
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>> Finally, some nice waves. =)
>>
>> --Cathy
>