Hole in the Wall

[Mechelle De Craene]

"Several years ago, a computer scientist, Dr. Sugata Mitra, had an idea. What would happen if he could provide poor children with free, unlimited access to computers and the Internet? Mitra launched what came to be known as the hole in the wall experiment." Read on and see the PBS Frontline video footage




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Image reference:
Photograph NIIT
http://www.niit.com/niit/ContentAdmin/images/sugata/gallery1/pages/DSC_4155.htm

[Lindsey Andrews]

Great post. This project was talked about during the HOPE conference presentation I just blogged about. A number of technology educators at the conference were interested in applying the Hacker Ethic -- including an emphasis on self-directed learning -- to early technology education. They cited this Hole in the Wall project as an exciting place to see that in action.