In 2007, the Imagine Cup focused on education. Not daunted by size and propelled by audacity, a group of Jamaican students (young men -- yes young men) from the Northern Caribbean University, made it to the top three. The students Damion Mitchell, Ayson Baxter, Conroy Smith and Imran Allie created CADI, an e-learning program that would provide real time human language translation of a classroom lecture or presentation. Can you imagine- a student in Mozambique listening in real time and in Portuguese, to a lecture being delivered in Jamaica at the University of the West Indies - Africa Unite! Talk about a Flat World. Nuff Respect to the CADI team!
There are three lessons:
- Education 2.0 with its virtual hub of web-based services and applications has given and continues to provide viable alternatives to the traditional form of learning delivery.
- Jamaica contains a talent pool that the world should pay attention to (these are not my words, but of Joe Wilson, Microsoft—watch the video).
- Never let our small size fool you.
Karelle Samuda
Co-Chair
Institute of Caribbean Studies Youth Programs & Initiatives
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