Venue: Moi University, Main Campus, School of
Information Sciences, Eldoret, Kenya,
Dates: September 24-28, 2012
Technological innovation is taking place at a breath-taking
pace. Simple, open source internet-based applications and services designed to
enhance on-line collaboration are now available to the wider public at little
or no cost at all. These new online technologies known as Web 2.0 and Social
Media applications enable people to collaborate to create, share and
publish information.
Moi University, School
of Information Sciences in collaboration with CTA will host a 5-day Web
2.0 Learning Opportunity on 24-28 September, 2012. Participants will be
introduced to selected web 2.0 applications including social media and will
learn how to use them hands-on.
The Learning Opportunity will cover advanced online searching,
getting information served via alerts and RSS, collaborating remotely
using wikis and Google Docs, using VoIP, online mapping and social
networking. Participants will get a chance to see what others have done, get
hands-on experience on how to use innovative applications, and assess how they
could adopt these innovations within the context of their work and
organisation.
These Learning Opportunity form part of CTA initiatives that
support development partners in networking, accessing and disseminating
information more effectively.
Programme of the Learning
Opportunity
- Introduction to the participatory World Wide Web (Web 2.0) and to social media;
- Search Magic: How to conduct advanced multilingual online searches;
- Information Self Service: How to get selected information served to you via alerts and RSS feeds;
- Remote collaboration: How to develop content remotely using wikis and Google Docs;
- Online mapping: How to locate your organisation and your projects on an online map;
·
How
to communicate voice over the internet at no cost;
·
Online
publishing (micro-blogging and blogging);
·
Professional
/ corporate social networking (LinkedIn and Facebook);
·
Web
2.0 self-instruction (introduction to IMARK)
Participants - Eligibility
and responsibilities
Participation in the Learning Opportunity is free of charge,
but subject to acceptance by the organisers. 25 participants will be
accepted for the event.
Eligibility criteria
·
be
computer literate and conversant with browsing the Internet;
·
have
regular access to a computer (ownership of a computer is an advantage);
·
be
in a position to take along a WIFI-enabled laptop to the training;
·
be
competent in the use of the English language;
·
have
an active e-mail account;
·
be
actively engaged in agriculture and rural development / natural resource
management / biodiversity conservation in the domains of ICT for development
(ICT4D), policies, markets; publishing, communication and media; and
·
be
resident in Kenya;
Responsibilities
Accepted participants will be
responsible for all costs related to their travel to and from the venue at Moi
University, Main Campus, School of Information Sciences, their accommodation,
breakfast and supper, their daily subsistence allowances, and for bringing
their own WIFI-enabled laptop to the Learning opportunity.
Entitlements
During each event, the organisers
will provide lunch and refreshments and distribute copies of CTA
publications and instructional material.
How to apply
If you are interested in applying, please click on this link
to complete the online form.
Deadline for applications: August 16, 2012
Feedback
The organisers will inform successful applicants about the
status of their application two week before the commencement of the course.
Successful applicants will receive confirmation letters and others will also be
duly informed of the results of their application.
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