[kictanet] Digital Confessions

Thu Mar 31 17:29:39 EAT 2016

Warm Greetings!

Technology is just one of the means in education, not the end.

What are we trying to solve? Perhaps is Tech the way to solve it? and if Tech, then which? 

Blessed day.

Regards/Wangari

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Pray God Bless. 2013Wangari circa - "Being of the Light, We are Restored Through Faith in Mind, Body and Spirit; We Manifest The Kingdom of God on Earth".

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On Thu, 31/3/16, Nanjira Sambuli via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [kictanet] Digital Confessions
 To: wangarikabiru at yahoo.co.uk
 Cc: "Nanjira Sambuli" <nanjira at ihub.co.ke>
 Date: Thursday, 31 March, 2016, 17:12

 Dear
 Mildred, iHub Research conducted a
 M&E study on behalf of Karibu Centre, in Thika. The
 report will be out next week, and will share a link once
 it's uploaded. We will also have an event on April 21st
 to discuss the study's findings and what they mean for
 computers and education of students. 

 Out of curiosity, what rubbed
 you the wrong way about the presentation? There have been a
 range of studies from various country contexts that have
 shown the same. I'd recommend Geek Heresy, by Kentaro
 Toyama. He was at Microsoft Research and worked on a lot of
 EdTech projects in India, many of which failed. I penned an
 article recently on the need to stop thinking that tech, in
 and of itself, will make up for deficiencies, such as
 teachers, electricity etc, and quote some excerpts of his
 book: http://www.nation.co.ke/oped/blogs/-/620/3113684/-/4bfo09/-/index.html 
 I will keep you posted on the
 report and event. Good evening. 

 Regards,Nanjira Sambuli
 Research
 Lead iHub | Research | UXLab | ConsultingMobile: +254722481566Skype: nanjirasambuli
 | Twitter: @NiNanjira

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 Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2016 06:26:17 -0700

 From: Mildred Achoch <mildandred at gmail.com>

 To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>

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 Hi all,

 I too attended the Digital Content Creation Expo as an
 exhibitor (poetry

 blog book). The morning sessions were very informative and I
 will compile a

 summary of points that stood out for me as a content creator
 and will share

 them by end of next week.

 One key issue that really rubbed me the wrong way was when a
 certain

 publisher cited a  study, which I would love to read, that
 said something

 along the lines of computers did not make much of a
 difference in terms of

 academic performance of students; or computers actually were
 detrimental to

 the performance of students. My hackles rise when such
 comments are made,

 even when being cited from studies, because lets face it,
 anyone can do a

 study and depending on the data used, the method of study,
 time,

 constraints etc, one can tilt a study to favor a certain
 preconceived

 notion. It did not escape my attention that the person
 quoting the study

 was a member of the publishing fraternity but that's
 just an aside.

 My question is: could anyone send my way studies both
 supporting the

 above-mentioned position and also studies that refute it? I
 would prefer to

 make an informed decision regarding my stance on this. Right
 now I am

 biased towards the idea that computers make a world of
 difference in the

 learning process but again, I'd rather be wrong based on
 facts than right

 based on my own preferences.

 Regards,

 Mildred Achoch.

 On Thursday, March 31, 2016, Wangari Kabiru via kictanet
 <

 kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
 wrote:

 > Happy Thursday,

 > The Digital Confessions!

 >

 > Today marks yet another epic opportunity with the
 Digital Content Creation

 > Expo @ KICD.

 >

 > It is my prayer that our Tech community will rise up to
 be counted by

 > raising the bar on what goes to our school-kids now and
 into the future

 > without fear or favour. At this crucial time when the
 Kenyan Education

 > system is undergoing reforms, go for the jugular!

 >

 > I take the illustration of Digital TV which raised
 uproar even to

 > eliciting Government ultimatums to industry players.

 >

 > With the Easter season wrapping up, millions across the
 world are mourning

 > in  celebration of Mother Angelica, founder of EWTN,
 the largest Catholic

 > TV Station. EWTN has brought the papacy, Israel and
 other symbolic

 > ceremonies right into the living room.

 > Until the digital wars opened up in Kenya, millions of
 Kenyans had a

 > blackout to this now favorite station. Actually most
 heard of it when the

 > comical Bamba man started being aired on radio.

 > What is amazing is that EWTN started in 1978, the
 Kenyan started watching

 > over 30 years later! WHY?

 > Someone needs to explain this.

 >

 > Another angle, Vernacular TV is so exciting!

 >

 > But most significant, in this knowledge age, all
 efforts should be put in

 > place to leap-frog while not just following trends with
 copy and paste

 > solutions. We must create our our Generation of
 Creators!

 > My people perish for lack of knowledge!

 > Please stand to be counted.

 >

 > Please save us from digital confessions 30 years to
 come!

 >

 > Do have inspired, next-generation deliberations!

 >

 > Have a blessed day.

 >

 > Regards/Wangari

 > On Mar 30, 2016 07:58, Barrack Otieno via kictanet
 <

 > kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke

 > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke');>>
 wrote:

 > >

 > > Those interested may follow remotely.

 > >

 > > Regards

 > >

 > > ---------- Forwarded message ----------

 > > From: "Joly MacFie" <joly at punkcast.com

 > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','joly at punkcast.com');>>

 > > Date: Mar 29, 2016 11:35 PM

 > > Subject: [Internet Policy] WEBCAST TUE-FRI: South
 School on Internet

 > Governance 2016 #SSIGOAS

 > > To: "internetpolicy at elists.isoc.org

 > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','internetpolicy at elists.isoc.org');>"
 <

 > InternetPolicy at elists.isoc.org

 > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','InternetPolicy at elists.isoc.org');>>

 > > Cc:

 > >

 > > ?We are most of the way through day one, but
 there's plenty to go.

 > Vint's opening keynote is superb.?

 > >

 > > joly posted: "From Tuesday March 29 to Friday
 April 1 2016 the Eighth

 > South School on Internet Governance (SSIG) will be held
 at the Organization

 > of American States (OAS) Headquarters in Washington,
 DC. The main objective

 > of the South School on Internet Governance is t"

 > >

 > > From Tuesday March 29 to Friday April 1 2016 the
 Eighth South School on

 > Internet Governance (SSIG) will be held at the
 Organization of American

 > States (OAS) Headquarters in Washington, DC. The main
 objective of the

 > South School on Internet Governance is to train new
 leaders of opinion in

 > all aspects related with Internet Governance, from a
 global perspective and

 > with focus on the Latin America and Caribbean Region.
 The program trains

 > university and postgraduate students from the region
 and from the rest of

 > the world in understanding the complexity related with
 Internet Governance

 > and its importance in the future of the Internet.
 Speakers include Vint

 > Cerf, Veni Markovski, Raquel Gatto, Larry Strickling,
 John Curran, Bill

 > Drake, and Danny Sepulveda. The entire event will be
 webcast in both

 > English and Spanish. The English version will be
 relayed and archived on

 > the Internet Society Livestream Channel.

 > >

 > > What: Eighth South School on Internet Governance
 (SSIG)

 > > Where: Organization of American States (OAS)
 HQ,Washington, DC

 > > When: Tuesday March 29 to Friday April 1 2016

 > > Agenda:

 > http://www.gobernanzainternet.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/SSIG_schedule.pdf

 > > Webcast: http://livestre.am/5l2tN
 (English relay / archive)

 >

 --

 Check out the Rock 'n' roll film festival, Kenya TV
 Channel!

 http://kenyarockfilmfestivaljournal.blogspot.com

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 To: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>

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 Mildred - I don't think the issue is so much
 "computers". A computer is

 just a facilitating device to which you can apply almost
 anything. I'd

 say what makes the difference is the content and
 applications as

 distinct from the computer itself.

 Waudo

 On Thu, Mar 31, 2016, at 04:26 PM, Mildred Achoch via
 kictanet wrote:

 > Hi all,

 >

 > I too attended the Digital Content Creation Expo as an
 exhibitor

 > (poetry blog book). The morning sessions were very
 informative and I

 > will compile a summary of points that stood out for me
 as a content

 > creator and will share them by end of next week.

 >

 > One key issue that really rubbed me the wrong way was
 when a certain

 > publisher cited a ?study, which I would love to read,
 that said

 > something along the lines of computers did not make
 much of a

 > difference in terms of academic performance of
 students; or computers

 > actually were detrimental to the performance of
 students. My hackles

 > rise when such comments are made, even when being cited
 from studies,

 > because lets face it, anyone can do a study and
 depending on the data

 > used, the method of study, time, constraints etc, one
 can tilt a study

 > to favor a certain preconceived notion. It did not
 escape my attention

 > that the person quoting the study was a member of the
 publishing

 > fraternity but that's just an aside.

 >

 > My question is: could anyone send my way studies both
 supporting the

 > above-mentioned position and also studies that refute
 it? I would

 > prefer to make an informed decision regarding my stance
 on this. Right

 > now I am biased towards the idea that computers make a
 world of

 > difference in the learning process but again, I'd
 rather be wrong

 > based on facts than right based on my own preferences.

 >

 > Regards,

 > Mildred Achoch.

 >

 >  On Thursday, March 31, 2016, Wangari Kabiru via
 kictanet

 >  <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
 wrote:

 >> Happy Thursday, The Digital Confessions!

 >> Today marks yet another epic opportunity with the
 Digital Content

 >> Creation Expo @ KICD.

 >> It is my prayer that our Tech community will rise
 up to be counted by

 >> raising the bar on what goes to our school-kids now
 and into the

 >> future without fear or favour. At this crucial time
 when the Kenyan

 >> Education system is undergoing reforms, go for the
 jugular!

 >> I take the illustration of Digital TV which raised
 uproar even to

 >> eliciting Government ultimatums to industry
 players.

 >> With the Easter season wrapping up, millions across
 the world are

 >> mourning in? celebration of Mother Angelica,
 founder of EWTN, the

 >> largest Catholic TV Station. EWTN has brought the
 papacy, Israel and

 >> other symbolic ceremonies right into the living
 room. Until the

 >> digital wars opened up in Kenya, millions of
 Kenyans had a blackout

 >> to this now favorite station. Actually most heard
 of it when the

 >> comical Bamba man started being aired on radio.
 What is amazing is

 >> that EWTN started in 1978, the Kenyan started
 watching over 30 years

 >> later! WHY? Someone needs to explain this.

 >> Another angle, Vernacular TV is so exciting!

 >> But most significant, in this knowledge age, all
 efforts should be

 >> put in place to leap-frog while not just following
 trends with copy

 >> and paste solutions. We must create our our
 Generation of Creators!

 >> My people perish for lack of knowledge! Please
 stand to be counted.

 >> Please save us from digital confessions 30 years to
 come!

 >> Do have inspired, next-generation deliberations!

 >> Have a blessed day.

 >> Regards/Wangari On Mar 30, 2016 07:58, Barrack
 Otieno via kictanet

 >> <*FastMail WARNING: URL text contains a possible
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 >>  >

 >>  > Those interested may follow remotely.

 >>  >

 >>  > Regards

 >>  >

 >>  > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
 From: "Joly MacFie"

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 >>  > 11:35 PM Subject: [Internet Policy] WEBCAST
 TUE-FRI: South School

 >>  > on Internet Governance 2016 #SSIGOAS To:
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 >>  > For more information on phishing click
 here.*> Cc:

 >>  >

 >>  > ?We are most of the way through day one, but
 there's plenty to go.

 >>  > Vint's opening keynote is superb.?

 >>  >

 >>  > joly posted: "From Tuesday March 29 to
 Friday April 1 2016 the

 >>  > Eighth South School on Internet Governance
 (SSIG) will be held at

 >>  > the Organization of American States (OAS)
 Headquarters in

 >>  > Washington, DC. The main objective of the
 South School on Internet

 >>  > Governance is t"

 >>  >

 >>  > From Tuesday March 29 to Friday April 1 2016
 the Eighth South

 >>  > School on Internet Governance (SSIG) will be
 held at the

 >>  > Organization of American States (OAS)
 Headquarters in Washington,

 >>  > DC. The main objective of the South School
 on Internet Governance

 >>  > is to train new leaders of opinion in all
 aspects related with

 >>  > Internet Governance, from a global
 perspective and with focus on

 >>  > the Latin America and Caribbean Region. The
 program trains

 >>  > university and postgraduate students from
 the region and from the

 >>  > rest of the world in understanding the
 complexity related with

 >>  > Internet Governance and its importance in
 the future of the

 >>  > Internet. Speakers include Vint Cerf, Veni
 Markovski, Raquel

 >>  > Gatto, Larry Strickling, John Curran, Bill
 Drake, and Danny

 >>  > Sepulveda. The entire event will be webcast
 in both English and

 >>  > Spanish. The English version will be relayed
 and archived on the

 >>  > Internet Society Livestream Channel.

 >>  >

 >>  > What: Eighth South School on Internet
 Governance (SSIG) Where:

 >>  > Organization of American States (OAS)
 HQ,Washington, DC When:

 >>  > Tuesday March 29 to Friday April 1 2016
 Agenda:

 >>  > http://www.gobernanzainternet.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/SSIG_schedule.pdf

 >>  > Webcast: http://livestre.am/5l2tN
 (English relay / archive)

 >

 >

 >  --

 > Check out the Rock 'n' roll film festival,
 Kenya TV Channel!

 > http://kenyarockfilmfestivaljournal.blogspot.com

 >

 >

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