188 Entries for “Recent Blogs”
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READ MOREJan. 6, 2015 | Impact Stories | OLE Nepal
Balancing the act of duty and wanderlust
It was 5 a.m. when the sound of my alarm clock woke me up. I got up, got ready, grabbed my bags, and headed to the OLE Nepal office, where my colleague Deepa was waiting for me. To get a head start, we had packed all the necessary equipment, laptops, stationery, and other documents the day before. I couldn’t help but feel content knowing that everything was going according to plan. Despite the heavy bags we had to carry and load into the taxi, we felt energized and ready for the journey ahead.
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READ MOREDec. 28, 2014 | Team Reflections | OLE Nepal
A Day at the Open Learning Exchange (OLE)
“ Disparity in the world is growing resulting to lack of opportunity. A single donation of money and food without a targeted solution is not the answer to reducing disparity. Give people a real chance! A basis to climb the ladder! Basic education is the answer to do well in school and in life. If we do not act now, the disparity will increase causing resentful society. Give an opportunity to succeed.”- Rabi Karmachyara
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READ MORESept. 29, 2014 | Team Reflections | OLE Nepal
Exploring faraway land in far west
This was my second visit to Bajhang. The first one was about three months ago where we went to train the teachers from 10 different schools on using laptops and implementing the ICT based education. This visit was intended for the further enhancement of the teachers’ skill towards integrated teaching via in-school training. In addition to that, we also conducted a Baseline Survey on the students of 10 schools in Bajhang. This was my very first experience of conducting an official survey. So besides the technical help, I also assisted with that.
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READ MOREJune 23, 2014 | Team Reflections | OLE Nepal
Comparing Deployment Data with XOvis
It is hard to believe that six months have already passed since my arrival to Kathmandu. My volunteering time at OLE Nepal is up. At the end of May, I delivered a final presentation about XOvis, an XO usage visualization application our Data Quest Team has developed, and bid farewell to my Nepali colleagues. From my previous posts on the blog, some of you might remember that contributing to XOvis project has been my primary focus during my engagement at OLE. While more than three million OLPC XO laptops have been deployed all over the world, the OLPC community has not done much analysis about how learners have been using these laptops beyond gathering anecdotal stories from students, teachers, parents, and school administrators. Identifying a need to learn more about the reality of XO use, a team of curious data scientists from the global community embarked on a project that goes beyond anecdotal evidence using quantitative analysis and data visualization. Before I dive into details, let me quickly summarize what XOvis is about.
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READ MOREFeb. 25, 2014 | Impact Stories | OLE Nepal
The Wise Man in the Training
The narrow training hall in the KP Plaza Hotel, crammed with 24 teachers, one school supervisor and four OLE Nepal staff, resembled the crowded fish market in the heart of Kathmandu. Actually, it was not exactly a hall, but a balcony turned into a hall by hanging curtains along the three open sides. The cold breeze from the Seti river streamed continuously through the gaps between the curtains, but that did not bother the participants gathered there for the seven-day long training on using laptops and digital learning tools in classrooms. Neither did they complain about the foul smell and the continuous noise from the generator. At 10 AM on January 22, 2014 Bajhang district headquarter, Chainpur, was slowly coming to life, and the participants braved the cold and and the inconvenience to get started with enthusiasm.