A Localisation Team can be agreed – this can be a group of volunteers (teachers, education officers, volunteers) who can be quickly trained to log on and work on the translation files over a few months. Once complete, translated files can be loaded on the XO laptops and it will be possible to “toggle” between English and the local language. Open Schooling and Content OLPC originally aspired to extend education opportunities to those who currently do not have the chance to attend school, or who drop out at an early stage. There is now a Partners in Content As described above, content development needs to take place at local, national, regional and International levels. For instance:
Local partnerships with community groups such as women, youth and church organisations; National partnerships with government departments, NGOs and programmes, and private sector organisations that wish to share or collaboratively develop information resources; This includes regional programmes such as those of SPC; Radio stations and other public media OLPC clubs that can learn to develop Activities (and projects using existing Activities such as eToys) Educational institutions, such as USP, UQ and others The OLPC Oceania Technical Working Group (see separate section)
Some examples of content strategies Australia Nauru has adopted a Rich Task Curriculum for primary education. The curriculum is based on themes within which the different subject areas are intertwined and the learning takes place through activities extending to the students’ homes and the community. This aligns the learning environment with the local environment, including cultural factors. This approach encourages collaborative content development associated with the themes.
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