Tryggvi Thayer, Ph.D.
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Category Archives: Education
Neat stuff for XO (formerly known as “$100 laptop”)
The folks at the MIT Media Lab stay true to their constructionist/constructivist roots with SCRATCH, a nifty application to introduce the rudimentary concepts of programming and have fun while doing it! An interesting approach. It’ll be exciting to see what … Continue reading
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Interesting examples of resourceful networking in South Africa
The BBC news website has a collection of brief reports about ways that ICT use is being spread and used in poverty stricken areas in South Africa. Everything from mesh networking with tin cans to free open source software. While … Continue reading
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Knowledge and learning in the global knowledge-based economy
Another draft related to my thesis. This one follows the previously posted drafts and discusses the theoretical foundations of the concepts of “knowledge” and “learning” in a globalized knowledge-based economy with special emphasis on ICTs. Links to the previous chapters … Continue reading
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Report on Open Source – interesting points on collaboration and learning
The European Commission (DG Enterprise and Industry, I suppose) has made available a comprehensive report on the significance of free/libre and open source (FLOSS) applications for economic and innovation development. The report is titled “Economic impact of open source software … Continue reading
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UNDP-APDIP’s “e-Primers” open-sourced
People over at the UNDP’s Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme (UNDP-APDIP) have caught on to the brilliance of Wikis. They’ve released a bunch of their “e-Primers” under a GFDL license onto Wikibooks. What this means is that they are free to … Continue reading
$100 laptop having an impact on open source communities
This LinuxWorld article demonstrates several ways in which the MIT Media Lab’s $100 laptop project is affecting open source software development, “Doing it for the kids, man: Children’s laptop inspires open source projects – Network World” As Negroponte, the “granddaddy” … Continue reading
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