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Gary Mc Darby |
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How the innovative use of ICT in
learning can uniquely contribute to greater inclusion
and equity in education. |
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Tuesday, 18 May 2004. |
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9.30 – 10.45 |
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A Computer Clubhouse provides a creative and safe after-school
learning environment where young people from under-served
communities work with adult mentors to explore their own
ideas, develop skills, and build confidence in themselves
through the use of technology. Established in 1993 by
The Boston Computer Museum (now part of the Museum of
Science, Boston) in collaboration with the MIT Media Laboratory,
the Computer Clubhouse helps members acquire the tools
necessary for personal and professional success.
In 1997 the Museum's Clubhouse program won the Peter F.
Drucker Award for Nonprofit Innovation (www.computerclubhouse.org/drucker.html)
recognizing that the program has made a difference in
the lives of the people it serves, and serves as a model
that others can learn from. In 1999 Intel Corporation
(www.intel.com/education/icc/index.htm) announced its
support for the establishment of 100 Intel Computer Clubhouses
in under-served communities worldwide. Other funders and
sponsors (www.computerclubhouse.org/sponsors-network.htm)
have also joined forces to support the Computer Clubhouse
program around the world.
In October of 2002 Media Lab Europe (MLE) agreed to situate
a Computer Clubhouse on its campus. MLE is situated in
the Liberties what many consider to be one of the most
under-served communites in Dublin. This was the second
Clubhouse to be built in Ireland (the first is run by
Foroige and situated in Blanchardstown). Working with
the local community (the South West Inner City Network
- SWICN), the Irish Government, the City of Dublin Youth
Services Board (CDYSB) and Intel, a partnership was formed
and the SWICN Computer Clubhouse came into being. The
Clubhouse is managed and run by the local community and
is supported through a large number of adult volunteers
from MLE and the surrounding third level institutions
and organizations. It has recently celebrated its first
anniversary and has had enormous success with many of
its members.
In this talk, the evolving model of the Computer Clubhouse
will be discussed and in particular how innovative use
of technology supported by business and government can
serve the inclusion agenda. |
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