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Monthly Archives: June 2011

Reflections and Concerns about Gamification (Part I)

Posted June 30, 2011 by Aaron Chia-Yuan Hung
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(Cross-posted from Aaron’s Blog)

I’ve been a member of Gamespot – a website dedicated to news and discussion on videogames – since 2003. My rank on it is Super Bagman (Level …
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AshokaU and TechChange TwitterChat: How Will Technological Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship Transform Higher Education?

Posted June 28, 2011 by TJ Thomander
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Have ideas for new models in higher education that use technology and social entrepreneurship? Interested in what universities will look like 10, 20 and 50 years in the future? Join TechChange and …
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The Future of Games for Crisis Mapping

Posted June 27, 2011 by Tom Weinandy
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With the end of the JCU Crisis Mapping class in sight, discussions have turned to the future of this emerging field and practice.  Two classes were dedicated to the potential for gaming with a purpose and leveraging the cognitive …
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Recap of TechChange Course at George Mason School of Conflict Analysis and Resolution

Posted June 21, 2011 by Caitlin Turner
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Over the weekend TechChange had the opportunity to teach a two-day course on Technology and Peacebuilding at the School of Conflict Analysis and Resolution (S-CAR) at George Mason University. This was a first for S-CAR students and …
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The Revolution Will Not Be Tweeted: Why the Mobile Phone is Still Critical to Reaching the Masses in the Middle East

Posted June 16, 2011 by Bieta Andemariam
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The revolutions sweeping the Middle East and North Africa have captured the collective attention of the world, and with good reason: the images of millions mobilized in Cairo, the thousands protesting under threat of gunfire in Syria …
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Knowledge Management for Whom? A Response to USAID’s KM for Development Conference

Posted June 14, 2011 by Zarrin Caldwell
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I had the opportunity to attend a conference at USAID a fewweeks ago on the theme of Knowledge Management (KM) for Development (http://kdid.org/kmic). It was a great space to learn about the challenges …
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Techvest in Africa’s future: What Africa Really Needs Right Now

Posted June 10, 2011 by Heather Faison
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Moved by images of buildings crumbling like sand castles and children wandering the streets crying for parents buried in the rubble, I donated $10 to the Yéle Haiti Earthquake Fund, excited that saving the world was as …
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TEDxSF a Study in Contradictory Concepts

Posted June 6, 2011 by Oliver Starr
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TED events are always engaging and yesterday’s TEDx event in San Francisco proved to be no exception. The theme (and hashtag) was #ALIVE and the topics presented generally revolved around this topical area …
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FrontlineSMS and Technological Responsibility

Posted June 1, 2011 by Mariel
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When an innovator is struck with a new idea for a technology, his or her first thought isn’t naturally “How can this be used for a humanitarian, development, or peace-building cause?”. Rather, it is more often “How can I …
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