Technology & Social Change Group (TASCHA)
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The Technology & Social Change Group (TASCHA) at the University of Washington Information School explores the design, use, and effects of information and communication technologies in communities facing social and economic challenges. With experience in 50 countries, TASCHA brings together a multidisciplinary network of social scientists, engineers, and development practitioners to conduct research, advance knowledge, create public resources, and improve policy and program design. Our purpose? To spark innovation and opportunities for those who need it most. Learn more at tascha.uw.edu .
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Development and Access to Information 2019
(Technology & Social Change Group, 2019-05-23)Access to information is essential for the empowerment of individuals, the effectiveness of policies, and the accountability of governments. When everyone can enjoy it, it is a driver of sustainable development across all ... -
Preliminary Activities of the Advancing Library Visibility in Africa Project
(Technology & Social Change Group, 2019-03)Library services play a critical role in supporting communities across the African continent as they pursue sustainable economic growth and social progress. In spite of this, libraries are often overlooked as potential ... -
Digital Skill Sets for Diverse Users: A Comparison Framework for Curriculum and Competencies
(Technology & Social Change Group, 2019-03)The City of Seattle’s Digital Equity Initiative provides a roadmap to reach the City of Seattle’s vision to become a more digitally equitable city, where technology’s opportunities equitably empower all residents and ... -
Measuring City of Seattle's Progress on Digital Equity
(Technology and Social Change Group, 2018-09-17)As communities plan for and implement broadband adoption and digital inclusion or digital equity plans, they also need to clarify intended outcomes and measure impacts. The City of Seattle envisions the city as a place ... -
Co-creating MLIS Curriculum for Cultural Competence and Community-Driven Learning: Making Progress for the Future of Libraries
(2018-06-06)The University of Washington Information School's Gates Foundation-funded Distinguished Practitioner in Residence (DPIR) program is designed to make a more impactful connection between public libraries and the academy. ... -
Data for Decision Making Curriculum in Myanmar
(2018-02-22)Since its momentous democratic elections in 2010, Myanmar has continued to transition from a society of heavy censorship to one inundated with information and data from across the globe. The changes in the information ... -
How can you map the world's libraries? (Africa Data Project)
(University of Washington Information School, 2018-02-22)The Africa Data Project investigates how to create sustainable systems for data collection, use, and analysis across multiple African library systems. This poster will provide an overview of one of the first questions that ... -
City of Seattle Digital Equity Evaluation Plan
(Technology and Social Change Group, 2018-02-22)Building on 20 years of work, in 2016 the City of Seattle published a Digital Equity Action Plan to help ensure all residents and neighborhoods have access to and are proficient in using digital technologies. In order to ... -
Mobile Information Literacy Curriculum Module 4 Guide: Using library resources on mobile phones
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Mobile Information Literacy Curriculum Module 3 Guide: Making mobile phones and the mobile internet work for you
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Mobile Information Literacy Curriculum Module 1 Guide: Introduction to the Mobile Internet and Smartphones
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Mobile Information Literacy Training - Nakuru, Kenya
(2018-03)The Mobile Information Literacy curriculum is a growing collection of training materials designed to build information literacies for the millions of people worldwide coming online every month via a mobile phone. Most ... -
FROM ACCESS TO INFORMATION TO ACCESS TO EACH OTHER: WHY PUBLIC LIBRARIES SHOULD DEVELOP INNOVATION SPACES
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Kenyan public librarians’ role in mobile-centric information access
(2018-05-22)Mobile phones and smartphones have become the entry point to the internet for billions of people around the world. In these mobile-centric contexts, accessibility, manifestation of social ecosystems, and the affordances ... -
Learning and Leading: An evaluation of the Digital Skills for Digital Librarians project
(2018-03)“Web literacy” describes a critical set of skills needed to participate online, including how to navigate the internet, understand basic web mechanics, and safely share information. Using materials developed by the Mozilla ... -
Public libraries as platforms for civic engagement
(2018-05)What role should the world’s public libraries have in civic engagement? In recent years, traditional media have weakened, the civic space has become increasingly divisive, and society has become ever more divided socially, ... -
The learning circle experience: Findings from the P2PU participant survey
(2018-01)P2PU learning circles are free study groups organized for people to take online classes together and in-person. Participants gather in public spaces, like public libraries and community centers to work through a massive ... -
Landscape of Major US Public Library Data Collection Efforts: A Working Paper for the Measures that Matter Initiative
(2017-07)Thousands of public libraries diligently contribute to data collection efforts each year – participating in one time, periodic, and annual surveys at the behest of a variety of organizations. There is an overarching need ... -
Tearing down the wall to Myanmar’s information ecosystem: The case of one local organization in producing and providing credible information
(TASCHA, 2017-07-17)This report highlights the experiences of one of Myanmar’s leading research organizations in compiling, analyzing, and publishing political data for local audiences on an online information platform (called MyPILAR). The ...
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