ICT Use in Primary Education: The Case of the One Laptop Per Child Initiative in MongoliaPrepared for JASID Fall 2012 Conference by John Auxillos, Orgilmaa Luvsandash, Shinobu Yamaguchi, and Jun-ichi Takada

Tokyo Institute of Technology

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laptops used for learning is a paradigm shiftmore research is needed

policies for laptops need to be aligned to support such programs

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2 Million XOs36 Countries Worldwide

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2012

UruguayPeruRwanda

United KingdomArgentina

MexicoHaiti

Mongolia AustraliaNigeriaEthiopiaCanada

BrazilNepal

Costa RicaSri Lanka

United StatesPalestinian territories

IraqGhanaChina

Cambodia

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adagascarPhilippines

IndiaParaguay

ColombiaAfghanistan

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C o n s t r u c t i o n i s t L e a r n i n g � e o r yTeachersTraining ManagerPrincipal

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How can we g iveone laptop per child?

$ 100 Laptop conceptpublicly launched

• Low Cost• Rugged• Connected to the Internet• Large Volume• Open Source• Low floor for the Inexperienced• High ceiling for creative expression

Introduced in Mongolia

OLPC XO1Starts Production

“provide educational opportunities to the world’s most isolated and poorest children”

- OLPC mission

World Economic Forum

Mongolian President N. EnkhbayerSigns Memorandum of Understanding with OLPC

SeymourP a p e r t

computers can changehow children develop

(Mindstorms)

school decies the “one laptop per child” schemeschools decide who gets a laptop, and how it is shared

children teach their families

basic infrastructure is availablebut not all schools are able to connect XOs to the internet

beliefs shared by teachers and local-level education specialists

No Data = 16.2%Soum Generator = 2.7%

Constant Electricity = 81.1%n = 37

No Data = 16.2%Not Connected = 13.5%

Connected = 70.3%

n = 37

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has an ICT impact on the community

mongolian cultural intricacy adopted by education specialistscompetition promotes the use of XOs

service and repair is difficultrepair done in capital citycost can be realtively steep

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children develop indepencence, creativity and are self-starting

XOs are a motivating tool if lesson plans are rewrittenpromotes student-centered learning

47 OLPC Schools of 752 in Mongolia

12,100 XO1 Laptops Distributed10,000 donated through Give One Get One Program

2,100 purchased by Mongolian Government

References:[1] Papert, S. (1980). Mindstorms[2] One Laptop Per Child Mission. http://laptop.org/en/vision/mission/index.shtml[3] Mongolian Ministry of Education, Culture, and Science. (2008) Administrative Order 471.[4] Collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation Agency Mongolia O�ce, the Mongolian State University of Education, and the Ministry of Education and Science.

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SchoolLevelQuestionnaireResponses

Focus Group Discussions5 di�erent Schools

2012-March-31 | Bulgan2011-December-8 | Bayankhongor

2011-August-23 | Khuvsgul (3 Schools)

2011-September-21 | Bayankhongor2011-September-9 | Ulaanbaator (Education Specialists)

to understand the experiences of OLPC schools in Mongolia

Education Specialists from all provinces

September 2012

Mixed Methods Research

18 teachers{

my future planto understand the cognitiveand non-cognitive effects

of the XO laptops