History of Technology Liaison
ORGANIZATION: LO*OP Center, Inc.
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Be an ambassador for the History of Computing in Learning and Education Virtual Museum. Hardly anyone in Sonoma County, CA, USA knows that the very first school to have an Apple Computer in a classroom was our own local Windsor Junior High or that the second store front computer center in the world opened in downtown Cotati, CA, USA in 1975! This volunteer will contact local museums, schools and exhibition venues so that the word can get out about Sonoma County's involvement in the personal computer revolution. At least one member of this volunteer team must be located in Northern California.
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About LO*OP Center, Inc.
Location:
16511 Watson Rd, Guerneville, CA 95446, US
Mission Statement
Our mission is to empower people to meet the opportunities and challenges posed by cultural diversity and by technological change through education.
Description
Founded in 1975 by Liza Loop, Dean Brown, and Stuart Cooney, LO*OP Center has long been an educational innovator, introducing thousands of children and adults to their first experiences with computing. LO*OP brought the first Apple Computer into a school in 1976, brought Soviet and American teenagers together as citizen diplomats in 1985, taught educational technology to senior Malaysian educators in 1987, developed new English as a Second Language (ESL) evaluation methods for US industry in 1990 and founded the Intercultural Resources Forum in 1991. In the ’90, LO*OP continued its work in Russia through the interactive museum program, Touch Science -Russia, and explored new applications of cognitive science to non-formal learning environments.
After a quiet period during the last decade, LO*OP is now embarked on building a virtual (online) museum featuring the History of Computing in Learning and Education (HCLE.org).
HCLE covers the pre-web decades 1960-1990 when the development and popularization of microcomputers opened new opportunities in formal and non-formal learning. HCLE preserves, presents and interprets artifacts, documents, images and software from this era to the public so that the lessons learned during this formative period are not lost to future generations.
CAUSE AREAS
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This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.
DATE POSTED
December 19, 2021
SKILLS
- History
- Technical Writing
- Networking
- Program Management
- Graphic Design
- Public Relations
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Must be at least 16
- Orientation or Training
- 60 hours within 6 months on your schedule
- Excellent communication skills: face-to-face, print and social media. Self-starting.