TechChange Spotlight: Junior Programmer Intern, Oscar Chen
Rising Swarthmore College junior, Oscar Chen, just spent his summer and part of his last winter intersession break with the TechChange team in Washington, DC…
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TechChange Spotlight: Educational Technologist Summer Intern, Emily Fruchterman
After a study-abroad semester in Spain and a summer at TechChange in Washington D.C., Emily Fruchterman is heading back to William & Mary to finish…
Why MOOCs Won't Replace Educators in the Classroom
Based on the explosive growth of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) this year, it might appear that the future of online education consists of passively…
Scaling HIV Prevention via eLearning
The Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center (A&PI Wellness Center) partnered with TechChange to develop a two-part training course designed for clinical and non-clinical providers…
TechGirls 2014 Job Shadow Day at TechChange
TechChange hosted a job shadow day with Nataly Ayyad and Ghada Missaoui, two incredibly talented young ladies participating in this year's TechGirls program with the…
TechChange Spotlight: Software Engineer – Analytics Intern, Sean Bae
After a summer at TechChange, it's time for Sean Bae to start his first year at the University of Maryland-College Park this fall where he…
Why Development Needs Educational Technology As A Service
Online learning for international development is heating up. As educational technology companies raised half a billion dollars in Q1 of 2014, USAID is already…
Three Ways Mobiles and Tablets Trump Paper-based Surveys and Evaluations
My current focus on tourism development led me to explore how some of the tech tools discussed in the Mobiles for International Development class can…
TechGirls Returning to TechChange!
We had such a blast hosting Nagham and Sondos from the TechGirls program last year, that we're doing it again this year! We are very…
Playing with Hate: What Does Gaza Reveal about the Future of Gaming?
The gatekeepers of gaming are suddenly in the middle of Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In the past few days, Google Play has removed several games relating to…
What Does Internet.org Mean for Access to Women's Rights Resources?
As we were wrapping up a live course event with MAMA (the Mobile Alliance for Maternal Action) yesterday, we learned the exciting news: Facebook announced…
Joining the mHealth Community via an Online Course
When we last featured TC309: mHealth alumna, Lauren Bailey, on the TechChange blog, we shared her mHealth final project on the potential of WASH (water,…
Simple SMS for Wider Access with TextIt
I am not tech savvy. I do not keep up with the newest phones or gadgets and I have no idea how to build a…
Seeing is Understanding: Visualizations for Information
I've always been a visual learner. As a digital animator, one of my responsibilities is trying to make important information in international development and public…
Five Smartphones for Under $50 USD
In a recent LinkedIn post, World Bank President Jim Kim discussed the global impact of smartphones in even the most remote areas of the world…
Event: ICT4Drinks International EdTech Happy Hour in DC
Join us tomorrow, July 29th in Washington, DC for the ICT4Drinks International EdTech Happy Hour! TechChange, Creative Associates, and Kurante are thrilled that Meg Adams,…
The Role of Mobile Phones in Survey Data Collection: My World 2015
What role can mobile phones play in distributing a survey and collecting feedback and data from respondents? In particular, how can we use mobile technology…
Transforming Mobile Data into Credit History
In the fight against poverty, microcredit has been hailed as one of the most successful tools invented to help enterprising men and women build wealth…
Three Tips for ICT4D Success in Africa and Beyond
A group of girls in Zambia learn about Zambia U-Report. Information Communications Technology for Development (ICT4D) holds exciting promise, especially on the African continent where…
Nick Martin Selected as 2014 Ariane de Rothschild Fellow
TechChange Founder and CEO, Nick Martin, has been selected as a 2014 Ariane de Rothschild Fellow! The AdR Fellowship program connects social entrepreneurs with a…