[Open-education] How can Open Education help children in Syria?

[Marieke Guy]

Hi Andre,

I wish I knew more and could answer your questions but all I can do is 
offer a list of initiatives that seem to be doing work in this area:

    * KA Lite - https://kalite.learningequality.org/ - offline version
      of the Khan academy
    * Foundation for Learning Equality - https://learningequality.org/about/
    * Raspberry Pi activity -
      http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/tag/developing-world
    * Changemakers -
      https://www.changemakers.com/project/solar-powered-open-education-library-box

Paper: Bridging the Bandwidth Gap: Open Educational Resources and the 
Digital Divide - 
https://www.computer.org/csdl/trans/lt/2010/02/tlt2010020110.html

Maybe we can ask some of these people?

Marieke

On 17/03/2014 14:49, Andre Jaenisch wrote:
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> Hello,
>
> thanks for replying!
>
> As I stated on the last Working Group Call I'm interested in distributed
> networks. This could be especially interesting in … handhelds like
> smartphones, which could communicate in a mesh.
> So something capable to run a mobile would be handy.
>
> The point is, I'm not deep enough in the politics to take things like
> trade embargos into consideration; it's a lack of experience.
>
> So I was “loud thinking”, what could be done.
> Do we have someone on list who can tell about the needs in Syria and
> sorroundings?
>
> Say, you would make CDs/ePubs. How can you tell for sure, that the
> people there have the gadgets to consume this material?
> Do you understand, what I'm trying to say? What are the boundaries, we
> have to respect? As far as I can tell, a laptop/desktop is rather
> unlikely … so it does make no sense to write something which needs such
> a computer.
>
>
> André Jaenisch
>
> Am 17.03.2014 15:30, schrieb Pat Lockley:
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>> The "Open" infrastructure has often relied on network / devices to make
>> something possible.
>> Physical forms of OER are often limited, as sometimes it doesn't tend to
>> the creation of a concrete item.
>> You'd assume MIT courses could help - but not sure on trade embargoes?
>>
>> Maybe a case for some OER Amazon - making CDs of audio or printed epubs at
>> cost value?
>>      
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