July 10, 2018
As many communities struggle to keep up with shifts in technology, public libraries provide critical digital literacy training that helps people improve their skills. Yet, library staff struggle to keep their own skills up-to-date and to deliver trainings that engage and excite learners. One promising resource to assist libraries is Mozilla’s Web Literacy Core Curriculum….
June 25, 2018
How do digital divides shape whose knowledge is seen as legitimate in development? Often ICTD projects focus on overcoming infrastructure and educational digital divides. TASCHA Senior Research Scientist Jason Young argues that digital divides also shape what types of knowledge individuals can express once online. These knowledge hierarchies, in turn, can drive development processes. Jason…
June 20, 2018
Attending the American Libraries Association Conference (ALA) in New Orleans? Join TASCHA Research Scientist Chris Jowaisas at the panel Ensuring the Future of Libraries: Connecting the Academy and the Profession. The panel dives into one strategy to make this connection – a Distinguished Practitioner in Residence (DPIR). In June, Susan Hildreth finished her two year…
May 18, 2018
El informe del Desarrollo y Acceso a la Información esta ahora disponible en Español. Su objetivo central es promover la visibilidad de las bibliotecas en el contexto de la Agenda 2030. Este informe fue oficialmente lanzado el 17 de julio del 2017 durante el Foro Político de Alto Nivel de las Naciones Unidas (HLPF) —el evento más importante del…
The Development and Access to Information report, a TASCHA and International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) project, has been released in Spanish. The report, officially launched at the United Nations High Level Political Forum (HLPF) on July 17, 2017, explores how access to information contributes to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). More information on the project…
May 17, 2018
TASCHA Principal Research Scientist Maria Garrido and TASCHA Research Scientist Michelle Fellows will present next week at the 10th Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries International Conference (QQML 2018) in Chania, Crete, Greece. Maria will give a keynote speech titled Development and Access to Information: The Role of Libraries in Advancing the Sustainable Development Goals. Her…
April 19, 2018
Research Coordinator Stacey Wedlake is attending the 2018 Net Inclusion Summit in Cleveland, Ohio organized the National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA). While at the conference, she’ll present a Lightning Talk on TASCHA’s Mobile Information Literacy Curriculum. Here are her prepared remarks and slides. Hi, my name is Stacey and I’m a researcher at the Technology and Social Change…
April 16, 2018
At TASCHA, as part of our larger goal to improve organizational learning, we’re experimenting with using After Action Reviews (AAR) at the conclusion of an event or a phase of a project. AARs provide a structured format for reflection in order to learn from the experience. Additionally, since not everyone at TASCHA works on the…
April 12, 2018
At Mobile Learning Week, Chris Coward and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) announced the publication of the the Digital Skills Toolkit. The toolkit provides policymakers and other stakeholders with practical information, examples, and step-by-step guidance to develop a national digital skills strategy. Topics in the toolkit include: engaging the right stakeholders, inventorying and assessing existing…
April 2, 2018
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded the Technology & Social Change Group (TASCHA) at the University of Washington Information School with a $16 million “legacy” grant to conduct research that will aid the global transformation of public libraries as centers of learning, creativity, and community development. The Gates Foundation announced that at the end of…
