Venue: Moi University, Town
Campus, School of Aerospace Science (Rivatex), Eldoret, Kenya,
Dates: 12 - 16 November 2012 (formerly scheduled October 15-19, 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.
The Technical
Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation EU-ACP (CTA) has a
mandate to facilitate access to and dissemination of information in the fields
of agriculture and rural development in 78 countries in Africa, the Caribbean
and the Pacific (ACP). Supporting the adoption of Web 2.0 applications and
Social Media represents a great opportunity for meeting it.
Moi University,
School of Information Science in collaboration with CTA will host a second 5-day
Web 2.0 Learning Opportunity on 15-19 October, 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.
This Learning
Opportunity forms 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, Town Campus, School of Aerospace Science
(Rivatex), their accommodation, breakfast and supper, their daily subsistence
allowances, and for bringing their own WIFI-enabled laptop to the event.
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 application: 9
September, 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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Similar opportunity in South Africa. Venue: Durban University of Technology (DUT), Durban, South Africa. Date and time: 5-9 November, 2012 (9:00 - 17:00) [Link: http://tinyurl.com/8kax83o ]
ReplyDeleteAnd another one in South Africa. Venue: University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), Durban, South Africa. Date and time: 12-16 November, 2012 (9:00 - 17:00)[Link: http://tinyurl.com/8qhn9yl ] Copy link and paste to your URL to access the sites. Share this blog link through your social networks.
ReplyDeleteI am looking forward to be there.
ReplyDeleteThe training has been rescheduled to 12-16 November 2012. Contact the organisers directly.
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