Neutral or Not: The Culture of Educational Software for Developing Nations | Promoting and protecting languages and cultures through the use of open source technologies and community based development

Teprine Baldo

ISBN 10: 3639029615 / ISBN 13: 9783639029611

Published by VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2008

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Neutral or Not: The Culture of Educational Software for Developing Nations | Promoting and protecting languages and cultures through the use of open source technologies and community based development | Teprine Baldo | Taschenbuch | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2008 | VDM Verlag Dr. Müller | EAN 9783639029611 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: OmniScriptum GmbH & Co. KG, Bahnhofstr. 28, 66111 Saarbrücken, info[at]akademikerverlag[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Neutral or Not: The Culture of Educational Software for Developing Nations | Promoting and protecting languages and cultures through the use of open source technologies and community based development
• Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3639029615
• ISBN 13: 9783639029611
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 220W x 150H x 8D millimeters 220 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 8 millimeters depth
• Weight: 191 grams
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

Donating Western educational software to developing nations is a great and noble act, however we must ensure the proper localization of these technologies for schools and protect the local languages, learning methodologies and cultures receiving these tools.This research addresses some of the realities that people are faced with when dealing with educational technology and the impact that this force has on culture and learning. Developing nations often live with economic constraints making it important to ensure that the implementation of new educational technologies are viable and sustainably developed with the community of practice.I propose the use of Linux and Edubuntu's open source approach to technology for developing nations to offset the tremendous cost of operation and implementation of proprietary software and hardward in schools. Edubuntu can run on any machine and offers up the community the opportunities to localize software to reflect local needs and purposes. Education is an important tool for empowerment, coming from a developing nation should not hinder that opportunity.

About the Author

A Naturalist, Activist and Educational Technologist, Teprine studies the effect of culture, colonialism, history, ethnicity, gender and technology in the development of curriculums in schools. Working in First Nation, M¿tis and Inuit education she strives to integrate traditional teachings into contemporary Canadian and Quebecois schools.