Comments on: Fill The Gap 7: Mobilising Youth For Development (#ftgap) http://www.leervlak.nl/index.php/event/fill-the-gap-7-mobilising-youth-for-development-ftgap.html A mind full of questions, and a teacher in my soul Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:14:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Saskia Harmsen http://www.leervlak.nl/index.php/event/fill-the-gap-7-mobilising-youth-for-development-ftgap.html/comment-page-1#comment-516 Saskia Harmsen Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:53:55 +0000 http://www.leervlak.nl/?p=1063#comment-516 <strong>Fill-the-Gap! 7: R U Online? "Mobilising youth for development" January 2010</strong> <strong><em>Open Space: Round 1, Session 11: </em></strong> <strong>Discussion Topic</strong> How can we use ‘Play’ to create/strengthen youth’s ICT skills, and enhance adoption of ICTs by youth, in the Global South? <strong>Recommendations</strong> <li>Make learning environments that kids are exposed to less text-oriented, but rather more graphic/images/animations-oriented (e.g. Moodle)</li> <li>Make sure kids have a personal/individual ICT tool in order for them to feel free to control it , experiment with it, etc. (personal computer, mobile phone, something else?)</li> <li>Create/support learning opportunities for students from non-formal environments to learn ICT/programming skills (practical technical curriculum), e.g. Nairobits curriculum includes J2ME programming language to create applications and games for mobile phones)</li> <li>Create awareness: ‘What could YOU DO if you learned to programme?’</li> <li>Employ ‘Pair-programming’ approaches by those who can and those who can’t design/develop/programme, locally and at a distance if possible North South, South South </li> <li>Think about triggers for kids to engage in experimental behaviour using their ICTs, e.g. </li> o Feedback as reward for experimental behaviour o Ability to share content created by them with friends o Create/link to sharing platform o Ability to profile oneself <li>Install/port animation/game production software for (offline) availability at community information centres</li> <li> Create ‘Kids’ Corners’ in community information centres with software applications and platforms which can be used to play/experiment/develop apps</li> <li>Work on connectivity solutions for youth to access games/platforms and to be able to interact</li> <li>Develop entrepreneurial games which allow kids to simulate setting up and running shops</li> <strong>Examples of games mentioned</strong> - Farmville (Zinga, Facebook), http://www.farmville.com/ - Darfur is Dying (MTV Networks), http://www.darfurisdying.com/ - Food Force (World Food Programme), http://www.food-force.com/ <strong>Platforms/Tools mentioned</strong> - Game Maker, http://www.yoyogames.com/gamemaker - Scratch, http://scratch.mit.edu/ - Cinekid Studio, http://www.cinekidstudio.nl/p/cinekidstudio - Logo (programming language), http://el.media.mit.edu/logo-foundation/logo/turtle.html Fill-the-Gap! 7: R U Online? “Mobilising youth for development”
January 2010

Open Space: Round 1, Session 11:

Discussion Topic
How can we use ‘Play’ to create/strengthen youth’s ICT skills, and enhance adoption of ICTs by youth, in the Global South?

Recommendations

  • Make learning environments that kids are exposed to less text-oriented, but rather more graphic/images/animations-oriented (e.g. Moodle)
  • Make sure kids have a personal/individual ICT tool in order for them to feel free to control it , experiment with it, etc. (personal computer, mobile phone, something else?)
  • Create/support learning opportunities for students from non-formal environments to learn ICT/programming skills (practical technical curriculum), e.g. Nairobits curriculum includes J2ME programming language to create applications and games for mobile phones)
  • Create awareness: ‘What could YOU DO if you learned to programme?’
  • Employ ‘Pair-programming’ approaches by those who can and those who can’t design/develop/programme, locally and at a distance if possible North South, South South
  • Think about triggers for kids to engage in experimental behaviour using their ICTs, e.g.

    • o Feedback as reward for experimental behaviour
    o Ability to share content created by them with friends
    o Create/link to sharing platform
    o Ability to profile oneself

  • Install/port animation/game production software for (offline) availability at community information centres
  • Create ‘Kids’ Corners’ in community information centres with software applications and platforms which can be used to play/experiment/develop apps
  • Work on connectivity solutions for youth to access games/platforms and to be able to interact
  • Develop entrepreneurial games which allow kids to simulate setting up and running shops

    • Examples of games mentioned
    - Farmville (Zinga, Facebook), http://www.farmville.com/
    - Darfur is Dying (MTV Networks), http://www.darfurisdying.com/
    - Food Force (World Food Programme), http://www.food-force.com/

    Platforms/Tools mentioned
    - Game Maker, http://www.yoyogames.com/gamemaker
    - Scratch, http://scratch.mit.edu/
    - Cinekid Studio, http://www.cinekidstudio.nl/p/cinekidstudio
    - Logo (programming language), http://el.media.mit.edu/logo-foundation/logo/turtle.html

    ]]>         By: Saskia Harmsen http://www.leervlak.nl/index.php/event/fill-the-gap-7-mobilising-youth-for-development-ftgap.html/comment-page-1#comment-501 Saskia Harmsen Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:47:19 +0000 http://www.leervlak.nl/?p=1063#comment-501 Hi Jeroen, Zie ook hier voor een video verslag van Fill-the-Gap! 7 http://vimeo.com/8839758 Groet, Saskia Hi Jeroen,
    Zie ook hier voor een video verslag van Fill-the-Gap! 7
    http://vimeo.com/8839758
    Groet,
    Saskia

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