TechChange Staff Spotlight: Liang Cai
Liang Cai recently joined TechChange as the Creative Director. Liang is a Motion Designer, Animator and VFX compositor whose past client work ranges from documentary title sequences to feature films, giving…
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TechChange Alumna Launches Mapping Project for Maternal and Neonatal Health in Ghana
Mira Gupta, one of the star alumna of our courses on Mapping for International Development and Technology for Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E), is a Senior Research Specialist at the University of Michigan…
TechChange Staff Spotlight: Samita Thapa
Samita joined TechChange last summer and has returned this year as an EGLI – Atlas Corps Fellow. As a Communications Associate, she assists in the daily communications with TechChange's domestic and international…
Regulation or Education? Improving Drones for Development
Last month in DC a commercially-available quadcopter crashed into the White House and brought new public interest into the regulation of drones. Only a week before the incident, the Department of…
Free Webinar on Ebola and Mobile Data Collection: Joel Selanikio on Magpi in Sierra Leone
What role can a mobile data collection app like Magpi have in fighting Ebola in Sierra Leone and other countries? How can Magpi address prevention, contact tracing, treatment and other challenges in…
TechChange Staff Spotlight: Pablo Leon
At TechChange, we believe that online learning doesn't have to be boring, which is why we have an in-house animation and graphic design studio. What is it like to be a production…
4 Ways 3D Printing is Promoting Social Change
As a Star Trek fan, I found the most amazing technology on the TV show to be not the ship cruising faster than the speed of light or even the life-saving tricorder:…
Code for Social Good: TechChange Summer Fellowship 2015
Do you want to apply your programming skills to make a difference in the world? We're excited to announce a summer fellowship program for recent graduates and rising college seniors and juniors.…
TechChange Staff Spotlight: Nancy Ngo
What is it like to work in marketing and communications at an edtech social enterprise? Check out what TechChange's Director of Marketing, Nancy Ngo, has to say about managing global campaigns that…
Free Webinar: 3D Printing Prosthetics for Children
With the emergence of the 3D printing industry, how can 3D printing help kids who need upper limbs and fingers? Join us in a free webinar discussion with e-NABLE, a global online…
Digital Data Collection with Remote Sensors and Satellite Imagery
Monjolo energy-meter sensor created by University of Michigan's Lab11. Image credit: Umich Lab11 How can remote sensors and satellite imagery make monitoring and…
What are the M&E Technology Tools of 2015?
With the rapidly growing field of monitoring and evaluation, there are many technology tools that are designed to help the many roles of M&E…
Promoting Reproductive Health in Nepal with mHealth and M&E Online Training
GIZ Nepal participants Pushpa Pandey, Valerie Alvarez, and top TechChange student Bikesh Bajracharya with TechChange Communications Associate Samita Thapa, (and TechChange cubebots). In our…
How to Make Online Learning a Career-Boosting Habit
When setting new year's resolutions, we often set goals that include getting healthier, improving our relationships, and advancing our careers. We are fortunate to…
Happy Holidays from the TechChange Team
Wishing you and all your loved ones a wonderful holiday season!…
TechChange Staff Spotlight: Yohan Perera
Yohan Perera recently joined TechChange as a Graphic Designer. He received his Bachelor's degree in Digital Arts & Design from Full Sail University, Winter…
State of TechChange 2014
So long, 2014! Building on our annual posts in 2013 and 2012 (as well as a repeat performance at FailFest 2014!), we wanted to…
Celebrating 2015 as the International Year of Evaluation
Photo Source: EvalPartners Today marks the first day of the International Year of Evaluation, which kicks off with an official celebration at the UN…
Why Global Development Practitioners Must Be Data Skeptics
The global development industry is generating a lot of data on the 'developing' world--data that has not always been available. As technology has made…
Fail Fest 2014: More Lessons from Online Learning Mistakes
As 2014 has been a big year for us at TechChange, we celebrate more failures and lessons learned at Fail Fest 2014 with the…