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Written by Jennifer Sirias
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Monday, 07 September 2009 01:43 |
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An OLPC Seminar was held at Divine Word University on Saturday September 5th.
The event was held following requests from students and staff of the University who wanted to know more about OLPC in Papua New Guinea.
The OLPC Regional Director for Oceania, Mr. Michael Hutak, was contacted and spoke via skype during the seminar from his Sydney home to the audience.
He answered a few questions regarding OLPC in Papua New Guinea and Oceania.
Michael will be meeting the Solomon Island’s Prime Minister next week to discuss OLPC in that country.
During the seminar, an overview of OLPC in Papua New Guinea was presented, which generated interesting discussions on some important questions about OLPC in PNG.
For example, questions were raised about sustainability of the program in rural and remote areas, power-source, and connectivity, to name a few.
We can make a difference for our nation’s children with what we have if we believe in ourselves and have the courage to move with our vision.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 10 June 2010 23:25 |
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Mary Jo Larsen Talks to OLPC PNG |
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Written by David Mul
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Thursday, 03 September 2009 23:01 |
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 Dr Mary Jo Larsen, a consultant engaged by the Peace Corp of USA met with the OLPC Papua New Guinea team members, Dr Catherine Nongkas, Jennifer Sirias, Alfred Suaimbau and David Mul to discuss the possibility of working together with the American Peace Corp volunteers in community based awareness on the deployment of the small laptops. She was interested to involve the volunteers if the laptops were deployed to the area where the volunteers were based. She stated the possibility of the volunteers helping in training the primary school teachers on how to use the small laptops. She also expressed amazement on what OLPC Papua New Guinea has done within a short period of time and expressed her hope that the project would continue.
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Last Updated on Saturday, 05 September 2009 03:30 |
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Cabrini Hospital Staff Visit OLPC PNG |
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Written by David Mul
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Thursday, 03 September 2009 22:55 |
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Divine Word University in Madang had a recent visit by Staff from the Cabrini Hospital in Melbourne, Australia. During their visit to the Faculty of Health Sciences, the staff made a surprise visit to OLPC Papua New Guinea office. This office is located inside the ICT Department of Divine Word University which is responsible for providing training for teachers, deployment and technical support for the small laptops. They were given a quick demonstration on the use of the laptops and how these XOs can assist students in their learning. They were impressed and their hope is that the OLPC project continues with the help received from the various organizations involved in the education sector in Papua New Guinea, especially primary education. |
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Last Updated on Thursday, 03 September 2009 22:59 |
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