Raspberry Pi: A Tiny Computer with a Massive Impact
Season 3: Episode 3 of the With Intent Podcast Is Out Now
October 22, 2024
Latham fellows Thamer Abanami and Albert Shum host Season 3 of ID’s With Intent podcast.
In Episode 3, available now, hear about the Raspberry Pi—a $35, credit card-sized computer that has revolutionized technology education and sparked innovation worldwide.
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4.9 Million Learners Engaged with Raspberry Pi Projects Online
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More Than 26,000 Teachers Supported in the UK Education System
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12,000 Schools Activated Through the UK National Centre of Computing Education
Democratizing Access to Computing
This episode explores:
- The origins of Raspberry Pi, including the need to address the alarming decline in computer science applicants and rekindling interest in computer programming among youth.
- Design principles of Raspberry Pi, including affordability with a groundbreaking price point of $25–$35 to democratize access to computing.
- Impact on education and community, empowering educators and students worldwide while encouraging global community engagement and innovation.
- Insights from Sheryl Cababa, Chief Strategy Officer at Optimistic Design and author of Closing the Loop: Systems Thinking for Designers.
- Future implications and applications, including lessons on affordability, adaptability, and community engagement for future technological innovations.
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If you are deploying educational technologies within a community, you should be talking to people within that community, or at the very least involving people from that community within the design process.
—Sheryl Cababa, Chief Strategy Officer at Optimistic Design
Inspired by ID’s award-winning list of 100 Great Designs of Modern Times (originally featured in Fortune magazine), this season of With Intent explores the most groundbreaking design solutions in recent history. Raspberry Pi is #54 on the list.
Listen to Episode 3 of With Intent now. Make sure you click “Follow” on Apple Podcasts and Spotify to get notifications on all new episodes.