[kictanet] Laptops for 2014 class 1 entrants - fears

Mon Apr 22 16:17:05 EAT 2013

Thank You Dr. Ndemo.

It seems the trend even in high education where anybody can get a Havard or
MIT course at no cost through the web.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/21/opinion/sunday/grading-the-mooc-university.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20130421&_r=1&pagewanted=all&

On 22 April 2013 14:57, Bitange Ndemo <bitange at jambo.co.ke> wrote:

> Bernard,
> Please watch these two clips.
>
>
> http://www.ted.com/talks/sugata_mitra_build_a_school_in_the_cloud.html
>
> http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_changing_education_paradigms.html
>
> The current pedagogy is under threat.  It is time for a paradigm shift in
> education.
>
> Ndemo.
>
>
>
>
> > Personal experience:
> >
> >
> >
> > I first saw a computer when I went to FORM 1 at Starehe.
> >
> >
> >
> > A student named Chris Ochieng joined Starehe a year later. He had grown
> up
> > with a computer in his father's house and had learnt at his very young
> age
> > how to write software. He would come into the computer room on Saturday
> > afternoon when we were not allowed to play computer games and all
> computer
> > games diskettes were stored away. He would write a game for us and we
> > would
> > play the game. From him, we learnt a lot more and got the confidence we
> > needed.
> >
> >
> >
> > Today both Chris & I write software for some of the leading organizations
> > across Africa.
> >
> >
> >
> > When I left Starehe, I couldn't afford going to University due to the
> fees
> > needed (I was sponsored at Starehe) BUT I didn't need to because the
> > knowledge acquired from Starehe gave me a well paying job the afternoon
> > after my last KCSE paper.  The rest is history.
> >
> >
> >
> > If anyone doubts the value having children exposed to computers will have
> > on
> > this Nation, please take it from me, if it was not for computers exposed
> > to
> > me at Form 1, I would have left Form 4 at Starehe, not had fees to
> proceed
> > to campus and therefore languish in poverty - job seeking forever. NOW,
> > imagine if computers were exposed to me in Std 1..how I wish this was the
> > case!
> >
> >
> >
> > With the little acquired from this, my company this year celebrates 20yrs
> > of
> > existence as a software company and we employ several university
> graduates
> > -
> > yet I have never been to a university myself.
> >
> >
> > Whether Std 1 is the right time or if its Std 4 or Form 1, I wouldn't
> know
> > but I know the earlier the better.
> >
> >
> >
> > Give these children the chance, if the President says we can afford it J
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Kind Regards,
> >
> >
> >
> > Bernard Kioko
> > Chief Executive Officer
> >
> > Bernsoft Interactive Limited
> >
> > P.O.Box 15177-00100 Nbi,Kenya
> >
> > Office:   +254-703-080-080
> >
> > Mobile: +254-722-540-883
> >
> >
> >
> > From: kictanet
> > [mailto:kictanet-bounces+bkioko=bernsoft.com at lists.kictanet.or.ke] On
> > Behalf
> > Of robert yawe
> > Sent: Monday, April 22, 2013 9:52 AM
> > To: bkioko at bernsoft.com
> > Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
> > Subject: [kictanet] Laptops for 2014 class 1 entrants - fears
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> >
> >
> > I have kept wondering why many people want to delay the introduction of
> > computers to those either in secondary or even university.
> >
> >
> >
> > I came across this article which explains the fears many of us are having
> >
> >
> >
> >
> http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20130422020049-8451-the-tech-indu
> > stry-s-darkest-secret-it-s-all-about-age
> >
> >
> >
> > You might also want to watch the following presentation I gave at the
> > University of Nairobi on the issue termed "the professional students
> > dilemma"
> >
> >
> >
> > http://youtu.be/9b4BJ7iTOfA
> >
> >
> >
> > Regards
> >
> >
> >
> > Robert Yawe
> > KAY System Technologies Ltd
> > Phoenix House, 6th Floor
> > P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
> > Kenya
> >
> > Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
> >
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