teaching in the rurals May 16, 2010

you can publish my email and post publicly ma'am. and we will be happy
to hear from Graham on how we can use solar to power computer. many
people were asking D about computer training but the electricity
supply in Ago Are is erratic and epileptic and this has caused us to
fold our arms doing.  nothing. more importantly some of the systems in
the centre are problem if we can get out monthly subscription done we
will be using my P4 for the seminar because it is still in good shape
compared to those ones at the information centre. for emphasis you can
share any of my post publicly if there is any time i need secrecy i
will promptly inform you ma, secondly we need to hear from you or let
me say Graham how to use solar to power our gadgets alone and the
cost(if not too high i can still go for another loan),thirdly most of
the system in the centre are faulty and partly damaged( i forgot to
include that initially), the gen as well is old and damaged. if we
eventually get through with our plans of free seminar we will be using
my personal dekstop for this., there are issues about my modem as well
i wouldnt know what to do to increase the speed here because it was as
fast as the speed of light anywhere there is 3G coverage like Ibadan
3.6 Mlps but with a slow speed of 236klps on EDGE and sometimes 53klps
on GPRS here in Ago Are. what about a universal modem? will they give
us a better speed? i am sure Ricardo will be able to talk on this as
well.
Fola the teacher in the rural with a 3G modem(my 3G phone is faulty)

 

On 5/11/10, Pamela McLean <pamela.mclean@dadamac.net> wrote:
> Fola - this is very useful information. I am tempted to respond in detail to
> what you say but, before I do, I would like to share what you have written
> with others. I would like to publish it at dadamac.net or dadamac's
> postersous, and then point to it from twitter. I would also like to post it
> on directly to other people.
>
> Are you happy if I publish your email in full on the internet (or do you
> want to write an edited version which is "less direct" in your ciriticism of
> the government's training or make any other changes before I share it with
> others.)
>
> Ref solar power - we need to ask Graham about this. When I know how much
> info I can share with others I will pass your query on to Graham
>
> Congratulations to you and PD for continuing to teach people in Ago-Are. We
> must keep sharing all the information we can as widely as possible. I hope,
> sooner or later, we will find some collaboration project for you. I hope
> someone somewhere is doing (or planning) a project that complements what you
> are doing.  I hope someone  will recognise that you are exactly the people
> they want to work with. When we find such a person/group then I hope we will
> find some kind of win-win arrangement that will help you in what you are
> trying to do.
>
> Let me know as soon as you can about permission to share what you have
> written (For example I want to tell Krishna Alluri, who used to work for
> COL. He supported TT in Kenya. Although he is not still in post in COL he
> still does some consultancy work for them, and still knows lots of people
> and what they are planning to do. He likes to get updates from me on various
> things. Perhaps he may know someone who knows someone who would like to
> collaborate.)
>
> Pam
>
> On 11 May 2010 18:01, folarin folabisunday <opefola@googlemail.com> wrote:
>
>> the seminar organised by government fell bellow standard(in my own
>> perspective) because people i were forced to do this and 4000 naira
>> was deducted from teachers' salaries some months ago and another
>> seminar is on ground this month at the rate of 3500 naira where every
>> teacher must perticipate also nternet was not included and much was
>> not done on microsoft. all they were able to do is basic computer
>> skills: how to put a system on and off, how to move a mouse, how to
>> highlight, how to use a calculator, how to use type in word document.
>> but it was as the result of this seminars that prompted some group of
>> people came with fairly used P111 desktop and people were able to buy
>> them in 2 installments for as low( or high) as 19000 naira. we (me and
>> pastor D) are now planning a free seminar where we teach interested
>> people basic knowledge about internet and maybe they have to pay for
>> the manual if they so wish. i have got a printer, an MTN Fastlink 3G
>> modem(it works on EDGE in my village), and a P4 desktop computer. the
>> challenge is 'POWER', internet subscription of 10000 naira per month.
>> i would be happy to know how we can use a solar power to generate
>> power  that will be use for our gadgets( computer, a bulb, a 3 - in- 1
>> printer). i believe we can take it up from where the government
>> stopped and the people can be happy( though i have been teaching
>> people on one on one basis) they know how to browse using a modem or
>> phone on their computer. Pam i stil work in the village, i was not
>> able to attend the one week training but my salary would be deducted
>> likewise popoola. my family is fine. thanks for remembering me. how do
>> we use use solar power for our gadgets?
>>
>> On 5/8/10, Pamela McLean <pamela.mclean@dadamac.net> wrote:
>> > My friend Folabi Sunday updates us about phones and PCs in rural Ago-Are
>> in
>> > Oyo Sate SW Nigeria:
>> >
>> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> > Internet connectivity is getting more common in the village thanks to
>> > our
>> > GSM Network providers that has made mobile connectivity possible though
>> not
>> > that affordable. it is not uncommon to see a desktop computer in many
>> homes
>> > these days. There are seminars organised by government for teachers in
>> Oyo
>> > state. i really wish all could get connected in my village and in that
>> wise
>> > we would planning a free seminar for all and sundry in Ago Are and
>> environ
>> > on how to get connected with the internet via mobile networks. I will be
>> > glad to see more people using modems and phones to surf the internet
>> > from
>> my
>> > place of work and i will try all possible best to see how these can work
>> out
>> > well
>> >
>> > Posted By folafola to teaching in the
>> > rurals<
>> http://teachingintherurals.blogspot.com/2010/05/internet-connectivity-get-more-popular.html
>> >at
>> > 5/07/2010 07:17:00 PM
>> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> > Hi Fola
>> >
>> > Thanks for updating me. I'm re-posting this at
>> > http://dadamac.posterous.com/and encouraging some of my contacts to
>> > read it.
>> >
>> > The nice thing about posting it to posterous is that I can do two things
>> at
>> > the same time. I can publish to the Internet (so anyone can read it) and
>> at
>> > the same time I can copy I directly to individual people.
>> >
>> > I am copying to Krishna Alluri, who used to work full-time for COL -
>> > Commonwealth of Learning. He first became interested in Ago-Are and the
>> > Oke-Ogun Community Development Network (OCDN) back in 2003 (through an
>> email
>> > I wrote to a list called "Voices of the South).
>> >
>> > In August 2003, when David Mutua and I were holding meetings in Ago-Are
>> and
>> > then interviewing people on video, we were doing it because Krishna
>> wanted
>> > us to do a needs analysis. Once Krishna knew what people wanted, he then
>> > brought together COL, IITA (International Institute for Tropical
>> > Agriculture) and OCDN to see if any of the needs expressed could be met.
>> > That is why David Mutua spent to much time travelling back and forth
>> between
>> > the Info-Centre in Ago-Are and IITA in Ibadan during the last few months
>> of
>> > his time with VSO as manager of the OCDN project.
>> >
>> > The result was the IITA project that came to the Info Centre after David
>> > left - and brought Internet connectivity for a while, and the TV for the
>> > community, and the related agriculture training programme. I think the
>> > beautiful water melons that Mr Timothy gave me subsequently were
>> > probably
>> > one of the results of the COL/IITA/OCDN project - but I am not sure.
>> >
>> > Krishna has always had an interest in what is really happening at
>> grassroots
>> > level so I think he will be interested in your news.
>> >
>> > I am also copying to Tobias Eigen of Kabissa <http://kabissa.org/>.
>> Kabissa
>> > has helped African grass roots groups make the most of the Internet in
>> many
>> > ways over the years - through training and online support services. in
>> fact
>> > David Mutua attended a couple of Kabissa training courses in Lagos. Also
>> > Kabissa helped OCDN by providing what we needed to have an online
>> > newsletter, where I could raise the visibility of OCDN and the Ago-Are
>> Info
>> > Centre. Tobias joined us at May First
>> > Thursday<
>> http://dadamac.posterous.com/may-6th-first-thursday-india-africa-europe-an
>> >last
>> > week and we are thinking about how Kabissa and Dadamac can best
>> > collaborate.
>> >
>> > I will also copy to Chief Adejumo, and David Mutua. I'm not sure how
>> > well
>> > you know David (Pastor David and Mr Timothy know him well). You all know
>> > Chief of course.
>> >
>> > I will copy to Yishay Mor and Naill Winters of the London Knowledge
>> > Lab<
>> http://www.lkl.ac.uk/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=73&Itemid=33
>> >too.
>> > They are doing some research about the use of mobile phones in Kenya,
>> > and I have been introducing them to some of my contacts there. (For more
>> on
>> > that go to dadamac's posterous <http://dadamac.posterous.com/> and
>> search
>> > for ml4d workshop in Nairobi: May 24th - will find several entries.)
>> > Perhaps sometime they will look at mobile phone use in Nigeria - I don't
>> > know.
>> >
>> > What are your ideas for organising a seminar for all and sundry in Ago
>> Are
>> > and environ on how to get connected with the internet via mobile
>> networks.
>> > Please tell me more about this.
>> >
>> > I am also aware of your hopes to set up a public email service for
>> people.
>> > Have you thought more about this?  Have you worked out if it could be
>> > sustainable business? Do you know how to write a business plan? Perhaps
>> if
>> > we could demonstrate. that it would be sustainable then we might find
>> some
>> > way to raise some money to help it get started. Please do not get too
>> > hopeful about this - I am not saying we could definitely raise some
>>  money.
>> > I am just saying that if we "do the sums" then we have evidence that we
>> are
>> > serious. If we want to try to get any money then we will have to show we
>> are
>> > serious. - and a business plan is the way to do so. What do you think?
>> > Perhaps it will not be necessary to set up an email service now if more
>> > people are getting phones.
>> >
>> > I am also interested to hear about the seminars organised by government
>> for
>> > teachers in Oyo state. Questions that rush to my mind include: Are they
>> > free? Are they in the very large towns, or will they come as far as
>> > Ago-Are? Do you know anyone who has attended? Are they having practical
>> > work? Do they learn to use Microsoft office, or go online or what do
>> > they
>> > do? Will you and Popoola get a chance to attend? I do not expect you to
>> > answer all my questions, but I hope you will tell me something more.
>> >
>> > You also mention your place of work. Are you in a different job now?
>> Somehow
>> > it does not sound like the village primary school where you were
>> > teaching
>> > last time we met.
>> >
>> > Greetings to my friends in Ago-Are, and I hope things are well with you
>> and
>> > your family, especially baby Heritage of God.
>> >
>> > Pamela
>> >
>>
>>
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