Ian, I am just starting, and will be collecting baseline data. And my principal and superintendent and the teachers are on board for the kind of disruption, which is great. More as it happens. Gerald <div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 8:37 PM, Ian Thomson <<a href="mailto:IanT@spc.int">IanT@spc.int</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-US"> <div> Hi Gerald, Very interested in your project and research. Did you manage to gather any baseline data on the students as independent learners before the project started? Also interested to know if the school authorities and the teachers understood the disruptive nature of the project and their commitment to including the whole school if the results are positive. Ian Thomson RICS and OLPC Coordinator Noumea SPC Phone +687 26 01 44 <div style="border-style: solid none none; border-color: rgb(181, 196, 223) -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color; border-width: 1pt medium medium; padding: 3pt 0in 0in;"> From: <a href="mailto:iaep-bounces@lists.sugarlabs.org" target="_blank">iaep-bounces@lists.sugarlabs.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:iaep-bounces@lists.sugarlabs.org" target="_blank">iaep-bounces@lists.sugarlabs.org</a>] On Behalf Of Gerald Ardito Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 10:39 AM To: Edward Cherlin Cc: <a href="mailto:iaep@lists.sugarlabs.org" target="_blank">iaep@lists.sugarlabs.org</a> Subject: Re: [IAEP] Sugar evaluation and impact </div><div><div></div><div class="h5"> I have set up a week site that has some preliminary research findings. You can visit it here: <a href="http://web.me.com/geraldar/The_Shape_of_Disruption/Welcome.html" target="_blank">http://web.me.com/geraldar/The_Shape_of_Disruption/Welcome.html</a> I would appreciate any questions or feedback. Gerald <div> On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 12:13 AM, Edward Cherlin <<a href="mailto:echerlin@gmail.com" target="_blank">echerlin@gmail.com</a>> wrote: <div> On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 2:31 PM, Gerald Ardito <<a href="mailto:gerald.ardito@gmail.com" target="_blank">gerald.ardito@gmail.com</a>> wrote: > > This literature review is fantastic. > > I am a middle school science teacher in Northern Westchester County, NY, and > am also a doctoral student at Pace University. My research project is > investigating the impact of our 5th graders using the XOs (and Sugar of > course) on their independence. > > We began this project last year, and I would be happy to share the results > if anyone is interested. </div> We on this list are interested, and there is constant demand from governments, NGOs, and other for data on OLPC deployments, ranging from costs to educational outcomes. <div> > Best, > Gerald Ardito > > On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 5:06 PM, <<a href="mailto:forster@ozonline.com.au" target="_blank">forster@ozonline.com.au</a>> wrote: >> >> see <a href="http://wiki.laptop.org/images/f/fb/Literature_Review_040309.pdf" target="_blank">http://wiki.laptop.org/images/f/fb/Literature_Review_040309.pdf</a> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) >> <a href="mailto:IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org" target="_blank">IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org</a> >> <a href="http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep" target="_blank">http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep</a> > > > _______________________________________________ > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) > <a href="mailto:IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org" target="_blank">IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org</a> > <a href="http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep" target="_blank">http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep</a> > </div> -- <div> <div> Edward Mokurai (默雷/धर्ममेघशब्दगर्ज/دھرممیگھشبدگر ج) Cherlin Silent Thunder is my name, and Children are my nation. The Cosmos is my dwelling place, the Truth my destination. <a href="http://earthtreasury.org/" target="_blank">http://earthtreasury.org/</a> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div> </div> </blockquote></div>