a story

[Deborah Tatar]

This is excellent!

"Memes" in action.


D.

Deborah Tatar, Ph. D.
Associate Professor of Computer Science and, by courtesy, Psychology
Member, Center for Human-Computer Interaction
Rm. 121, 2202 Kraft Dr.
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Email: tatar at vt.edu
Website: people.cs.vt.edu/~dtatar
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On Feb 8, 2007, at 6:10 AM, Tak-Wai Chan wrote:

> Hi,
>
> This is Tak-Wai. I'm now in Canada.
>
> Last week, Oscar Lin, who works in a local university and
> participated once or twice G1:1 meeting before, called me. He asked
> me whether I'm interested in an 1:1 project as the local (provincial)
> education bureau(?) has a Call for Proposal for a 1:1 project in K12.
>
> I said: 'Wait a minute! Do they use the term 'one-to-one' in the  
> Call?'
>
> 'Yes.' He answered.
>
> Then I told him that a few years ago, after I gave their university  
> a talk
> on
> learning with these 1:1 research, Rory McGreal suggested
> to me to give a presentation to the local education bureau as they  
> must
> be interested in it.
>
> Terry Anderson went with me to give presentation to them. They were  
> not
> interested!
>
> In Taiwan, sometimes people see something made in local, they find  
> it no big
> deal.
> When this thing gets exported and then comes back again as an imported
> product,
> then they find it a big deal.
>
> Well, Elliot must be happy to hear that as the term "one-to-one" is  
> really
> adopted.
> Jeremy must be happy also as this proves his claim that when we  
> researchers
> get together,
> our voice is bigger. See, they finally listen!
>
> How much this "One Laptop Per Child" project contributes to this  
> concept of
> one-to-one?
>
>
>
>
> The Chinese New Year is approaching.
>
> Wish you all a productive and peaceful year of the PIG!
> Tak-Wai
>
>
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