Web 2.0 Learning Opportunity
Background
CTA, in collaboration with the Moi University, School of Information Sciences, has organised a 5-day Web 2.0 Learning Opportunity staring on Monday 29 November 2010. Participants will be introduced to selected web 2.0 applications and learn on 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 Opportunities 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)
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 a online Map;
How to communicate voice over the internet at no cost
Online publishing (Blog)
Social networking (LinkedIn and Facebook)
Web 2.0 self-instruction (introduction to iMARK)
