| With the Right Technology, Can Children Teach Themselves? |
| Posted by: Susan Einhorn |
| The idea: Some previously unknown technology could, all by itself, catalyze a revolution in children’s learning, especially in the developing world. ‘We don’t know if this is going to work, but if it does, it’s transformative, and why not try?’ The latest incarnation of this idea was announced this week. The $15 million Global Learning XPRIZE is being billed as the largest-ever technology competition in the private sector, to “revolutionize global education.” The winning team of the Global Learning XPRIZE, organizers say, will “develop a free, open-source and scalable software solution in 18 months that can enable children to teach themselves basic reading, writing and arithmetic.” The software, says the challenge’s director, Matt Keller, will be designed to be deployed on very low cost Android tablet computers. |
| Source: KQED (USA) | Published: September 24th, 2014 |
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