ict use in primary education: the case of the one laptop per child initiative in mongolia
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ICT Use in Primary Education: The Case of the One Laptop Per Child Initiative in MongoliaPrepared for JASID Fall 2012 Conference by John Auxillos, Orgilmaa Luvsandash, Shinobu Yamaguchi, and Jun-ichi Takada
Tokyo Institute of Technology
English
ObservationThinking
CommunicationWriting
laptops used for learning is a paradigm shiftmore research is needed
policies for laptops need to be aligned to support such programs
1980
2 Million XOs36 Countries Worldwide
2005
2006
2008
2012
UruguayPeruRwanda
United KingdomArgentina
MexicoHaiti
Mongolia AustraliaNigeriaEthiopiaCanada
BrazilNepal
Costa RicaSri Lanka
United StatesPalestinian territories
IraqGhanaChina
Cambodia
South Africa
Greece
Italy�
ailandN
iueLebanonM
adagascarPhilippines
IndiaParaguay
ColombiaAfghanistan
Guatemala
2007
C o n s t r u c t i o n i s t L e a r n i n g � e o r yTeachersTraining ManagerPrincipal
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at the MIT Media Lab
N i c h o l a sNegroponte
How can we g iveone laptop per child?
$ 100 Laptop conceptpublicly launched
• Low Cost• Rugged• Connected to the Internet• Large Volume• Open Source• Low floor for the Inexperienced• High ceiling for creative expression
Introduced in Mongolia
OLPC XO1Starts Production
“provide educational opportunities to the world’s most isolated and poorest children”
- OLPC mission
World Economic Forum
Mongolian President N. EnkhbayerSigns Memorandum of Understanding with OLPC
SeymourP a p e r t
computers can changehow children develop
(Mindstorms)
school decies the “one laptop per child” schemeschools decide who gets a laptop, and how it is shared
children teach their families
basic infrastructure is availablebut not all schools are able to connect XOs to the internet
beliefs shared by teachers and local-level education specialists
No Data = 16.2%Soum Generator = 2.7%
Constant Electricity = 81.1%n = 37
No Data = 16.2%Not Connected = 13.5%
Connected = 70.3%
n = 37
Internet
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school
has an ICT impact on the community
mongolian cultural intricacy adopted by education specialistscompetition promotes the use of XOs
service and repair is difficultrepair done in capital citycost can be realtively steep
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children develop indepencence, creativity and are self-starting
XOs are a motivating tool if lesson plans are rewrittenpromotes student-centered learning
47 OLPC Schools of 752 in Mongolia
12,100 XO1 Laptops Distributed10,000 donated through Give One Get One Program
2,100 purchased by Mongolian Government
References:[1] Papert, S. (1980). Mindstorms[2] One Laptop Per Child Mission. http://laptop.org/en/vision/mission/index.shtml[3] Mongolian Ministry of Education, Culture, and Science. (2008) Administrative Order 471.[4] Collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation Agency Mongolia O�ce, the Mongolian State University of Education, and the Ministry of Education and Science.
For Students in Grades 2-5 in Principle
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SchoolLevelQuestionnaireResponses
Focus Group Discussions5 di�erent Schools
2012-March-31 | Bulgan2011-December-8 | Bayankhongor
2011-August-23 | Khuvsgul (3 Schools)
2011-September-21 | Bayankhongor2011-September-9 | Ulaanbaator (Education Specialists)
to understand the experiences of OLPC schools in Mongolia
Education Specialists from all provinces
September 2012
Mixed Methods Research
18 teachers{
my future planto understand the cognitiveand non-cognitive effects
of the XO laptops