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ICT4D – Connecting People for a Better World
[via The Development Gateway and then to UNESCO Bangkok]
ICT4D – Connecting People for a Better World
This publication discusses whether ICTs are effective instruments to empower people, reduce poverty and improve lives, or whether they are just deepening the already existing inequalities and divisions in the world. Key innovators, leading CEOs, top-level government leaders and grass-root practitioners all contributed to its content, which includes sections on fostering policy and implementation, innovating for equitable access and promoting local content and knowledge.
Haven’t read it yet, just a quick look, so no comments yet, but I thought I should share it and, over all, post it here so I don’t lose the reference amongst my growing bookmarks.
Distributed Communities of Practice in E-Learning
Susan Smith Nash writes Distributed Communities of Practice in E-Learning in XplanaZine.
The list of group members profiles in a distributed community of practice in e-learning looks quite complete and I should [note to self] go back to it whenever I finally decide to write down something that’s been keeping me busy these days. The profiles go thus:
- Subject Matter Experts
- Instructional Designers
- Instructional Design Assistants
- Information Technology Team (includes Learning Object Coordinator)
- Project Manager
- Facilitators (Instructors)
VolunteerMatch
VolunteerMatch is a nonprofit organization with a mission to help everyone find a great place to volunteer, and offers a variety of online services to support a community of nonprofit, volunteer and business leaders committed to civic engagement.
Although focused to presential volunteering, they’ve got a virtual volunteering section with lots of opportunities.
The categories are not very clear and are more related to the NGO field of action than to the profile of the volunteer needed (i.e. a fundraiser under “Animals” section – maybe not that wrong ;) Thus, volunteering opportunities should, at least, be browsed by profile required and/or NGO field of action. Say: I am a fundraiser and want to work with someone in the field of whales protection.
By the way, there’s more than 5,000 opportunities today only for the virtual volunteers section, wow! :)
