The Ushahidi platform is one of the best-known ICT4D applications for crowdsourced data collection and processing. This four week, online course provides participants with a well-rounded introduction to the Ushahidi platform, addressing both technical and logistical issues. Guest experts will lead vital discussions and present case studies on topics including:
- Addressing Security & Privacy
- Case Studies Data Validation Methods
- Understanding Crowdsourcing as a Data Methodology
- Project and Team Management
In addition, through a series of guided screencasts, we’ll be hands-on with the free and open-source Ushahidi platform itself, including:
- Installation and basic configuration
- Users & Roles Management
- Reports Workflow
- Messages Workflow
- Installing and enabling plugins
- Trusted reporters
Our goal for this course is to look well beyond how to put dots on a map and instead how we create actionable data to affect change, promote engagement, and return value to contributors and local populations. As long-time Ushahidi volunteer Chris Blow reminds us, the Ushahidi platform is only 10% of the solution. By the end of the course our participants will not only be prepared to become valuable contributors but leaders in this space as well.
Dates:
4 June – 29 June 2012. The course is offered over a four week period.
Teaching Method/Class Format:
The entire course is delivered online. The total time commitment is a minimum of 7-9 hours a week. The course is designed to be highly interactive and social but we also work hard to ensure that the majority of content can experience the instruction in a self-paced manner. We feature real-time interactions each week such as live discussions, live expert interviews, and live simulations. In order to accommodate busy schedules of learners from around the world we’ve set up a learning environment where participants have plenty of options and can choose the ones they’d like to be involved with depending on their availability and interest. Participants can also access all course content up to three months after course completion so if you get pulled away at the last minute for part of the course you can still revisit the material afterwards.
Cost:
$395 ($295 early-bird rate for registrations before May 4th)
