The Failure of One Laptop Per Child Program (OLPC) and its Implications

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Short Description

Although the idealistic goal of distributing millions of laptops to children was not fulfilled, OLPC is still mentioned as one of the earliest attempts to transform education in developing countries through ICT. Thus, this paper aims to examine factors that caused the decline of the program both from the perspective of international development and pedagogy. The results of this study will attempt to provide directions for future ICT integrated educational development projects.

Author

• Presenter: Hyo Jung Kim, Educational Technology, Department of Education, Korea University