Halfway Point!
After two weeks at Stepney and three weeks in Jamaica, this initial part of Project Nine Mile has reached the halfway point. The past week was spent providing a lot more training to staff and students on the computers, their uses and the possibilities they can open up. We also assembled the two crews of students that will be creating their own small documentaries that will be incorporated into the larger documentary about the trip ultimately. We’re a bit behind schedule because of a field trip that saw most of them head to Kingston on Friday, but this week we will hopefully put those projects into overdrive.
First Impressions
I’m back in Kingston and fully rested after my first full week at Stepney. Things have been progressing very well, so far, and the week was productive in setting up a schedule for hands-on training with the new computers, some initial introductions to computer basics, and immersing myself with the staff and students at [...]
ICT4D
My involvement with Project Nine Mile - promoting it publicly and talking to progressive, young people about it - has significantly increased my learning curve. Most recently, a once active member of IdlerzLounge.com called ‘B.art’ told me about ICT4D. This is a neat acronym for Information and Communication Technologies for Development. Wikipedia gives a good definition and summary of ICT4D. As [...]
Onward to Nine Mile!
Heading up to Nine Mile for the first time today, with the hopes of getting the program started tomorrow morning. Gavin and Lesley are going to accompany me for this first drive up, but once there, I’ll be on my own. I rented a car and have been a bit apprehensive about driving [...]
