10. 2008 Structure
• Introduction to Web 2.0
• Hands-on workshops in blogging,
Facebook organizing, and other
tools
Challenges
• Internet access
• Language
• Scalability
• Sustainability
• Too many tools to teach
14. Structure
2009 • Training of trainers
• Ideas competition
Challenges
• Access > Distributed access
• Language > Increased translation and
Arabic sites
• Scalability > Online curriculum,
periodic meetups
• Sustainability > Focus on the
community
• Too many tools > Diversify learning
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19. New Challenges
• Varying levels of digital literacy, media literacy
• Developing an Arabic-adaption process
• Addressing increasingly complex help needs
• Sustaining community, and organizing offline
meetings
• Programming soft-skills support sessions
• Identifying opportunities for local applications
• Networking internationally
20. Vision
• A self-guiding curriculum that’s easily adapted to
learning and implementation needs via language
and social media typology
• A self-sustaining regional network of social media
for social change trainers and practitioners
21. “If the collective intelligence is
then shared back with the
community, the members find
more value in the community, and
the community grows even more,
leading to a virtuous cycle.”
—Gaurav Mishra
gauravonomics.com