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How to Build an eLearning Platform in 7 Easy (and Cheap) Steps

By: sinead@eightfold.org
On: 15th May 2012

This week sees the start of my Digital Assistant Academy which will train 18 low income women from diverse backgrounds in new media skills. After a small pilot last winter funded by www.unltd.org.uk , I was lucky enough to get further funding from Nominet Trust to run the Academy again, and this time, to try a blended learning approach, combining on and offline learning.

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iKnowHow: building a wiki for the voluntary sector (part thirteen) Contributions

By: faulkner.marie1
On: 11th May 2012

I came across a rather telling statistic this week; that the median number of contributors for the 9000+ public wikis that use the same software as Wikipedia is 7 (Kittur & Kraut, unpublished data). Doesn't sound promising does it? But this is good news for us, as that means we have beaten the curve; with over seven contributors in our first week.

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Using the internet for social impact

The rollercoaster ride of Celebration 2.0

By: john.popham@joh...
On: 10th May 2012

I suppose it’s fitting for a project that’s about celebration that I’ve found Celebration 2.0 to be something of a rollercoaster ride, to use a terribly hackneyed cliché. From Roller Derbies to the launch of a Community Health project, I’ve been part of some really diverse events, helping to bring them to wider audiences through live video streaming and social media amplification. And, as the project nears its last lap, it’s pretty much time to reflect on some of the lessons I’ve learned so far.

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iKnowHow: building a wiki for the voluntary sector (part twelve) The purpose behind the persuasion

By: faulkner.marie1
On: 4th May 2012

Last week David Wilcox commented on the 11th blog post rightly saying 'I agree with the analysis. But do you want to continue with idea of *persuasion* when the theme is now relationships and network building?'.

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The Digital Divide - an issue of ethics?

By: Simon Knight
On: 4th May 2012

For today’s blog I thought I’d take a step back and consider some of the ethical imperative for studying the digital divide.

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Sometimes, we take it as a given that such divides must be addressed, that we know what the divide is, and that we know how to address the divides – we just, close them.

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Jazz hands - how to run a Skype meeting

By: Kieron Kirkland
On: 4th May 2012

One of the difficult things about working on Skype or Google Hangout is that it strips us of the social cues that normally oil the wheels of good conversation, that little lean forward, opening of the mouth, intake of breath before someone interjects. (If these social cues don't mean anything to you then you are either spending way too much time online, or bereft of social skills. Either way stop reading this and go and talk to someone immediately)

One of the things we've been exploring at Nominet Trust is how do you replicate a natural flow of conversion when working on video conferencing that just isn't subtle enough to pick up on these?

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iKnowHow: building a wiki for the voluntary sector (part eleven) Taking another look at persuasive communications

By: faulkner.marie1
On: 27th April 2012

Thanks to everyone who commented on our last iKnowHow blog about persuasive communications via the site and our LinkedIn group. It’s clearly an important topic for us all. Madeleine has promised to start a how-to guide based on what we have learnt so far so there can be a permanent place where you can share your ideas.

In the meantime we wanted to share with you what we have learnt since last week.

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Using the internet for social impact

From SSE to the Nominet Trust: The Story of the Digital Assistant Academy

By: sinead@eightfold.org
On: 26th April 2012

I remember my first day at the School for Social Entrepreneurs like it was yesterday. 20 of us, all dressed up to the nines, assessing each other, trying to impress, and trying not to give away how nervous we were. Over the next 11 months, these strangers would become friends and colleagues; social businesses would be planned and built, and there would be laughter and tears.

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Open Data - what's next?

By: Ed Anderton
On: 25th April 2012

I suggested in yesterday’s post in the Guardian that in order to fulfil the potential of open data for the voluntary sector, we need to reach a critical mass of activity, and that fostering new relationships between technology and charity experts is one way that we’ll get there. So what are we proposing to do about it?

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iKnowHow: building a wiki for the voluntary sector (part ten) - Online persuasion, communications and motivation

By: faulkner.marie1
On: 20th April 2012

We launched the first iKnowHow wiki section (collaborative working) just over a month ago and instantly got a flurry of contributions. It was very exciting after all our planning to see people keen to try out this new 'thing' and join in with the fun. However in recent weeks contributions have dripped rather than flowed. Why? And what can we do about it?

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