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The ASU SolarSPELL Initiative
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SolarSPELL is a global educational initiative based at Arizona State University that combines curated digital libraries, solar-powered, offline technology, and training with the intention of building information literacy and internet-ready skills.[1][2] Their mission is to empower learners globally by providing localized educational information and the training to build 21st century skills in primarily offline environments. Their initiative aims to encourage student success, both around the world and at Arizona State University.[3]
History
[edit]The ASU SolarSPELL (Solar Powered Educational Learning Library) initiative was co-founded in 2015 by Dr. Laura Hosman and Bruce Baikie, faculty members at Arizona State University (ASU).[4][5] During fieldwork visits to remote schools in the Caribbean, West Africa, and the Pacific Islands, Hosman and Baikie gathered insights from teachers who described the challenges of teaching in resource-constrained environments, often without access to electricity or the internet.[4] In response, Hosman, Baikie, and their students developed SolarSPELL, a solar-powered, offline, portable digital library that provides locally relevant educational content to communities with limited infrastructure. SolarSPELL’s initiative employs a train-the-trainer model aimed at fostering sustainable skills development among local users of the library.[6]
Current Work
[edit]As of 2024, SolarSPELL has implemented more than 500 libraries in the education, health, and agriculture sectors.[7] SolarSPELL’s digital libraries have reached 15 countries in the Pacific Islands, East and Southern Africa, Middle East, and the United States.[5]
Organization
[edit]The SolarSPELL Initiative is based at Arizona State University (ASU).[2] SolarSPELL’s work is collaborative, involving partnerships with institutions and organizations worldwide, including the Peace Corps,[8] to deliver offline digital libraries and training to different communities.[2] University-level students can also become involved in SolarSPELL through internships. These students contribute to the initiative in various ways, including content curation.[9]
Wikipedia for Schools
[edit]Wikipedia for Schools (WFS) is a curated selection of approximately 10,000 Wikipedia articles designed for offline use in primary and secondary classrooms.[10] Originally developed by SOS Children’s Villages UK and launched in 2006[11], WFS saw multiple updated versions until 2013.[12]
In 2020, SolarSPELL took on the role of maintaining and updating Wikipedia for Schools, and they created an updated version of WFS. SolarSPELL collaborated with Kiwix, a nonprofit organization that hosts websites for offline use, to make WFS freely available to download worldwide.[10] Additionally, SolarSPELL created the first Arabic-language Wikipedia, which is also publicly available for download on Kiwix’s website.[10] SolarSPELL released the first updated version of WFS in 2021, hosted on the Kiwix platform.
References
[edit]- ^ Pacheco, John Arby G. (2021). "SolarSPELL and Its Effects of Student Engagement and Test Scores" (PDF). Micronesian Educator, A Journal of Research and Practice on Education in Guam and Micronesia. 30: 39–48 – via University of Guam.
- ^ a b c Ro, Christine. "What A Solar-Powered, Portable Library Looks Like". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
- ^ "ASU SolarSPELL Initiative – Empowering learners globally". Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ a b "ASU's SolarSPELL digital libraries help teachers in Ethiopian refugee camps | ASU News". news.asu.edu. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ a b "ASU-developed SolarSPELL libraries deployed to help communities in Arizona | ASU News". news.asu.edu. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ Paget, Emily (2024-03-23). "Online Skills in an Offline Environment: Creating Information Literacy Tutorials for the SolarSPELL Offline Digital Library". Journal of Learning for Development. 11 (1): 165–171. doi:10.56059/jl4d.v11i1.1006. ISSN 2311-1550.
- ^ Project, The Borgen (2024-08-16). "Solar-Powered Education". BORGEN. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
- ^ Perry, Anali (2017-09-01). "Global Education, Global Challenges: Licensing for the New American University". Against the Grain. 29 (4). doi:10.7771/2380-176X.7817. ISSN 2380-176X.
- ^ "Nurturing a passion for environmental education | School of Life Sciences". sols.asu.edu. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
- ^ a b c "Kiwix Library". library.kiwix.org. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ^ "Wikipedia offers access offline". 2007-04-18. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
- ^ "Wikipedia for Schools — SOS Schools". samplecontents.library.ph. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
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