1. MOCC on digital
rights for teachers,
specialists on Human
Rights, journalists
and other Internet
users
Eliana Quiroz (Bolivia) – Change project
SIDA / Spider / Karlstad University
2. Background
- Many users enter on Internet with little information about their rights.
New Human Rights = Digital Rights.
- Trainings are more operational oriented, they lack of Digital Rights
focus.
- The number of people connected to the Internet in Bolivia has
increased in recent years and will increase even more
(Telecommunications Satellite to be launched in 2014 and optic
fiber).
- The room is set fo a long training on Digital Rights, Diploma. The
length is around 6 to 8 months. As the change project has only 4
months for implementation, we propose a first phase consisting on a
MOOC of three weeks.
3.
4. Objectives
Main objetive
Strengthen the information and practice of digital rights in Bolivia
through a MOOC, open to everyone interested on these topics.
Secondary objectives
- To develop a three-weeks MOOC open and free to all the
people interested on this topic.
- To test some of the contents for a long training Diploma on
Digital Rights.
- Establish learning communities for analysis and learning about
digital rights, which will maintain their activity even after
finishing the course.
5. Expected results
- A curricula on Digital Rights for a diploma (6-8 months
length course).
- 500 enrolled and 200 completed the course.
- 60 applications for the course.
- 200 new members in cyber groups already established
in Bolivia.
6. Activities
1. (week 1) Committee to validate and support the idea of
MOOC, the course content and the diploma.
2. (weeks 2-5) Identification and content elaboration/teaching
resources. Network Resources: Google scholar, google
search to find networks, blogs and podcasts, Delicious,
RSS, Facebook group for discussions, twitter with the
hashtag #DerechosDigitales and moodle website.
3. (weeks 2-5) Development of Moodle platform and sign up
on account web services.
4. (weeks 5-6) Launch of the call in social media, posters and
articles in the newspapers.
5. (weeks 5-6) Enrollment through Gform.
9. Activities
6. (weeks 8-10) Course Development:
- Video how to use the Internet to study a MOOC.
- First study video: Internet as a human right (Origins of the
Internet, Internet regulation and governance, freedom of
speech). Test: multiple choice.
- Second study video: Bolivian legislation, cybercrime, terms of
service. Test: multiple choice and short essay.
- Last study video: Copyright and Creative Commons licenses,
Copyleft, OpenAccess. Intellectual property.
- Final exam: short essay.
7. (week 12) Adjust content and offer diploma.
10. Budget in $us.
- 2 teachers/facilitators 500 x 2 = 1000
- 1 web developer 400 x 1 = 400
- Launch: posters 300 x 1 = 300
Total= $us. 1.700