Comments on: Nigerian eLearning Program for OLPC & Classmate

By: Ian Michael Ikyumen

Ian Michael Ikyumen — Mon, 03 May 2010 14:41:20 +0000

We appreciate your effort in bringing to the awareness of many Nigerians of the new mellinnium learning trend that has brought new innovations in education across the globe. It will be appreciated if the case of One Laptop Per Child and One Laptop Per Teacher is represented to our Government for reconsideration. If not it is obvious that we shall remain on the negative side of the International Digital Divide. We should follow the example of Uruguay, which was the first
country in the world to purchase a full order of laptop and distributed freely to every primary school child.

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Black Looks — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 08:21:29 +0000

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By: sokari

sokari — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:40:36 +0000

Thanks for letting us know about this Hash! Looks worthwhile following closely.

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Novel Concepts are Great, But… - AfricanLoft — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:08:08 +0000

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By: Ineke Aquarius

Ineke Aquarius — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:14:41 +0000

Thanks for your nice article Eric!

Just wanted to add that the free mobile phone services that are part of Learning about Living are developed by our partner Oneworld UK. Young Nigerians can ask their personal questions for free either through the website, through sms or call the hotline service.

http://www.learningaboutliving.org/south/online

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Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:23:12 +0000

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By: Wilfred Wright

Wilfred Wright — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:10:58 +0000

Without local content, OLPC, Classmates and all the other initiatives will fail. Good on butterflyworks.