[IAEP] introduction - hi I'm Donna

[Donna Benjamin]

Hi all,

I've long been a passionate advocate of the OLPC project, and followed
with interest the development and creation of sugarlabs.

As conference director for linux.conf.au in Melbourne earlier this year
I oversaw the distribution of 100 XOs to delegates at the conference,
and have recently tried to follow up with them to see how they're doing.

Am also intending to continue working with XO owners, developers,
teachers and learning researchers on community development, and project
awareness in 2009. 

I'm particularly interested in cross-pollination between education
and learning experts and developers to further the development of sugar
as a platform for learning. I'm also keen to understand the cross-
cultural issues encountered during deployments so we can adapt as
necessary.

I introduced the idea of building communities of practice to some people
in the Aussie OLPC community, getting local groups of XO owners
gathering with teachers and children to work together on testing,
learning, discovering and documenting their experience.  Have already
had a few informal gatherings with some of the developers who got an XO
at LCA - intending on doing more of that too.  It would be brilliant to
tap into the broader community to get a TODO list of tasks to accomplish
and hack on.

I think a handful of you already on the list will recognise me, as I've
been drawn in on the odd conversation, so thought it was time to step
aboard and say Hi Everyone!

cheers
Donna

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Donna Benjamin - Executive Director
Creative Contingencies - http://cc.com.au
ph +61 3 9326 9985 - mob +61 418 310 414
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