SCAVENGER HUNT (CHALLENGE 1)
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1. Sometime in 1991, a chief
scientist at the NIIT, named, started an experiment hole in a wall.
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- Sugata Mitra
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-New Delhi,India
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2. What does NIIT stands for?
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National Institute of Information Technology
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-India
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https://www.acronymfinder.com/National-Institute-of-Information-Technology-(India)-(NIIT).html
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3. His team carved a hole in the
wall that separated NIIT campuses from slum areas. Why did they carve hole in
the wall?
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Dr.
Mitra's team carved a "hole in the wall" that separated the NIIT
premises from the adjoining slum in Kalkaji, New Delhi. Through this hole, a
freely accessible computer was put up for use. This computer proved to be an
instant hit among the slum dwellers, especially the children. With no prior
experience, the children learnt to use the computer on their own
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Kalkaji,
New Delhi.
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http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/Beginnings.html
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4. What was the significant
finding of the experiment?
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It
appeared that the children in these two places picked up computer skills on
their own. Dr. Mitra defined this as a new way of learning
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Kalkaji,
New Delhi.
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5. What could be the implications
of this finding to existing teaching practices especially those that are
related with the use of ICT in learning?
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Teachers now are using PC to teach their students which encourage children to learn ,operate, as well as play with the computer with minimum intervention.
They picked up skills and tasks by constructing their own learning
environment.
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Kalkaji,
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