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Iniciativa de Fomento de MOOC para el Desarrollo Un estudio del uso de MOOC para el desarrollo de la fuerza laboral y profesional en Colombia, Filipinas y Sudáfrica
(Technology & Social Change Group, 2016-04)
El potencial del aprendizaje en línea proporciona desde hace mucho tiempo la esperanza de ofrecer educación de calidad a cualquier persona, en cualquier parte del mundo. El reciente desarrollo de cursos en línea masivos abiertos (MOOC, por sus siglas en inglés) representa un nuevo y emocionante avance, al ofrecer el desarrollo ...
Iniciativa de Fomento de MOOC para el Desarrollo Un estudio del uso de MOOC para el desarrollo de la fuerza laboral y profesional en Colombia, Filipinas y Sudáfrica
(Technology & Social Change Group, 2016-04-01)
El potencial del aprendizaje en línea proporciona desde hace mucho tiempo la esperanza de ofrecer educación de calidad a cualquier persona, en cualquier parte del mundo. El reciente desarrollo de cursos en línea masivos abiertos (MOOC, por sus siglas en inglés) representa un nuevo y emocionante avance, al ofrecer el desarrollo ...
MOOCS: A Guide for Librarians
(Technology & Social Change Group, 2016-04-08)
The potential of online learning has long afforded the hope of providing quality education to anyone, anywhere in the world. The recent development of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) heralded an exciting new breakthrough by providing free academic instruction and professional skills development from the world’s leading ...
Do you know what MOOCS are? Discover a new way to improve your knowledge and skills
(Technology & Social Change Group, 2016-04-08)
The potential of online learning has long afforded the hope of providing quality education to anyone, anywhere in the world. The recent development of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) heralded an exciting new breakthrough by providing free academic instruction and professional skills development from the world’s leading ...
Development and Access to Information
(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2017-07-17)
Can access to information create more socially and economically inclusive societies? Given the unprecedented ability we have today to gather, use, create, and exchange information, how can we capitalize on the strengths of the information society to help combat poverty and inequality, make governments more transparent and ...
Development and Access to Information Executive Summary English
(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), 2017-07-17)
Can access to information create more socially and economically inclusive societies? Given the unprecedented ability we have today to gather, use, create, and exchange information, how can we capitalize on the strengths of the information society to help combat poverty and inequality, make governments more transparent and ...
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, economically and politically, yet public libraries have stood strong. They have long fulfilled a vital ...
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 we are investigating: How can library locations be collected and verified? Locational data are key to ...
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 ecosystem have forced a shift in how the country’s government and civil society organizations approach data ...
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 of its dimensions. When it is absent, insufficient or unequal, opportunities are missed, decisions are ...