CSE590F: Computing and the Developing World Seminar

This quarter we will be reading chapters from After Access by Jonathan Donner plus 2-3 selected papers from the ICTD literature. After Access is avaliable from the UW Library in PDF form and copies from there will be behind a uwnetid login on this site as well. A single PDF version combining all chapters from the UW Library is can be found here.

The seminar meets Tuesdays, 1:30-2:30 in CSE 203.

Schedule

WeekDateDiscussion LeadersPaper
1March 28 --------- Planning and organization
2April 4 Matt We will quickly review the first three sections of the book. The primary focus will be on section 3.
3April 11 Trevor The next two sections of After Access
4April 18 Waylon ODK 2.0 Draft Paper
5April 25 Esther The next two sections of After Access
6May 2 Fahad The next two sections of After Access
7May 9 Samia and Kushal ICTD Paper Review
8May 16 Everyone The next (and last) two sections of After Access
9May 23 Everyone The next (and last) two sections of After Access. Plus the conclusion.
10May 30 Aditya Sidestepping the Elephant in the Classroom: Using Culturally Localized Technology To Teach Around Taboos (PDF)

After Access: Inclusion, Development, and a More Moible Internet