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Big data is already giving us better TV shows. Could it also help build a better education system? This week our team went to 1776 Reboot: Education Meetup, where we heard from leading experts from…
Co-authored by Mike Brown. The future of higher education may be online, but the present is still a mess. The New Yorker recently published a thorough exploration of MOOCs and higher education.…
The following is a guest post by Christian Douglass, a TechChange alumni from TC104: Digital Organizing and Open Government. What makes the Open Government Partnership – seemingly another multilateral…
Our mHealth: Mobile Phones for Public Health Online Certificate course will run for its second time from June 3rd – 28th and we couldn’t be more excited about it. Along with The mHealth Alliance, we…
This past Thursday and Friday (May 8 & 9) I participated in the ICTs and Violence Prevention workshop hosted by the World Bank’s Social Development Office. We had an excellent collection of experts from…
This is a guest post by Dhairya Dalal. If you are interested in using crisis mapping and using technology for humanitarian relief, conflict prevention, and election monitoring, consider taking our…
We’re excited to partner with the mHealth Alliance yet again to offer our Mobile Phones for Public Health for open enrollment. And we think it matters: When it comes to IC4D (or M4D) projects, even…
When something breaks mid-class it can be awfully hard not to blame your students. But the truth is that nobody cares about the tech you’re used to using or how it works optimally. They care about…
On February 26, USAID received the “Best Government Policy for Mobile Development” award at GSMA’s Mobile World Congress 2013. And while the Mobile Solutions team was receiving an award in Barcelona,…
Our OpenGov 101 Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) is a Semifinalist in the Knight News Challenge! Submitted in partnership with Global Integrity, we’re hoping to develop a global curricula to connect…
THE FUTURE IS HERE! But why is it so hard to apply technology to development challenges in the field? This video with Laura Walker Hudson of Social Impact Lab explores this question in more depth, with…
Thanks to our new partnership with iHeed and Mobento, you can now search for content inside our educational videos, as well as store them on your Android phone for offline use. Earlier this month, we…
Reports of the demise of the American educational system have been greatly exaggerated. According to the New York Times, 2012 was the Year of the MOOC with the emergence of edX, Udacity, and Coursera…
This is a guest post by Matt McNabb, Principal of Caerus Associates. If you are interested in using mapping for digital organizing, consider taking our course Digital Organizing and Open Government.…
Interested in learning about Mobile Phones for Public Health? Class starts on June 3! Apply Now. Mobile devices are quickly becoming much more than just a means to make a voice call. Top of the line…
Interested in learning about Mobile Phones for International Development? Early bird registration for our next class ends on February 25, 2013! Apply Now. Last week, the Stanford Social Innovation…
This guest post is by Sara Buzadzhi a past participant in TC309 Mobile Phones for Public Health. Can’t wait for June 3? Sign up for TC105 Mobiles for International Development launching on March 4th,…
Interested in our upcoming course: Technology for Conflict Management and Peacebuilding? Our next class starts Monday, February 18th. Apply today! This week, Ushahidi announced the launch of the…
We make no secret of it at TechChange: Our staff are huge fans of Coursera. This innovative organization absolutely deserved to win TechCrunch’s Best New Startup of 2012 and are the gold standard in…
Are you interested in learning with TechChange? Check out our next class: Digital Organizing and Open Government. Class starts April 8, 2013. Apply Now. How can USAID use mobile technologies to more…