The most recent Ted gathering, TEDGlobal in Oxford, highlighted the theme of the future of education--and Chris Anderson's own talk hinted at how Ted sees itself as a potential part of that future.
Sugata Mitra, of the Hole in the Wall education project, spoke at Ted Global. I've been fascinated by his work since Paul Kim,of the Pocket School project, highlighted him as an inspiration when I was interviewing Kim for my A is for App story.
Back in 1999, Mitra began embedding computers with Internet connections in the walls of playgrounds in slums in India, and then stepping back. He's seen young people using the computers to record and playback music, to improve their English through voice recognition software, to learn about biotech, and even to raise test scores.
The method to his madness is encouraging young people to explore, to follow their curiosity, and to collaborate. Rather...
Sugata Mitra, of the Hole in the Wall education project, spoke at Ted Global. I've been fascinated by his work since Paul Kim,of the Pocket School project, highlighted him as an inspiration when I was interviewing Kim for my A is for App story.
Back in 1999, Mitra began embedding computers with Internet connections in the walls of playgrounds in slums in India, and then stepping back. He's seen young people using the computers to record and playback music, to improve their English through voice recognition software, to learn about biotech, and even to raise test scores.
The method to his madness is encouraging young people to explore, to follow their curiosity, and to collaborate. Rather...
- 8/13/2010
- by Anya Kamenetz
- Fast Company
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