Ok, so the readings this week are themed around participation in computing/technology by semi-literate poor/rural users in India. They are all from the group at Microsoft Research in Bangalore. Can someone help me by putting this into the wiki. 3 papers and 2 videos (1 hr each).
http://www.digitalgreen.org/
(the above has a link to the ICTD2007 paper, but you could read another version linked from there if so inclined)
Discusses the use of participatory media to increase learning of ag techniques among rural farmers in comparison to expert instruction in video.
Talks about the importance of setting the context for computer use among people who haven't used them previously. Sorry I dont have the direct link. I'm sure its online since the whole ICTD2007 proceedings are online somewhere. Whoever finds it please share the link with class.
I know the project, but not sure I've read exactly this paper, maybe I read a different one. Discusses use of multiple mice so that several children can use a computer at one time in schools.
http://commons.princeton.edu/ciee/2007/03/video_providing_internet_search_for_lowconnectivit.html
A talk on low bandwidth internet usage in rural villages. This was work from while he was at MIT, he's now at MS Bangalore.
I had Kentaro as a visitor at UCSC. And I had that talk recorded. But UCSC is dysfunctional in some ways, and one of those ways is that its impossible to get visitors recorded and reliably have access to that afterwards. I am guessing that he gave a very similar talk at UW, but I haven't watched this one yet so not sure. Its possible that this talk discusses some of the content from the 3 papers I assigned, which was the intent in picking it.
Happy reading and watching.
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