Nonprofit and Public Management Suggested Courses for Winter 2010

Submitted by mdwhitlo on November 11, 2009 - 10:27am

This is a list of CIC-related courses offered at the University of Michigan Professional Schools in Winter 2010. (Descriptions reflect information current as of 11/3/09, unless otherwise indicated.): http://www.nonprofit.umich.edu/students/course_listingWT10.php

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SI-575 Fall 2008 materials now on Open Michigan

Submitted by epuckett on November 9, 2009 - 8:13pm

Last year's CIC seminar is now on Open Michigan. You can access it here: 

open.umich.edu/education/si/si575-fall2008

2008's themes were … Read more »

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New Course Feedback: Information Technology and Global Development

Submitted by travisaugust on November 9, 2009 - 11:34am

SI 657/757: Information Technology and Global Development is a new course for the Winter 2010 semester at the School of Information taught by Steve Jackson. Dr. … Read more »

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Social and Cultural Aspects of ICT4D

Submitted by mdwhitlo on November 6, 2009 - 8:26pm

Here's a great interview detailing how important it is to consider social and cultural factors when employing information and communication technologies (ICT) for development.  … Read more »

Cheaper, Effective Alternatives to One Laptop per Child program

Submitted by mdwhitlo on November 6, 2009 - 8:22pm

Here's an great article discussing alternatives to the One Laptop per Child program. It also delves into how we determine social impact and how should be measured:

 "There appear to be cheaper, more effective ways to improve education in developing nations than the glitzy One Laptop per Child program" … Read more »

Reflections from the NACSW 2009 Convention

Submitted by ltwalker on November 5, 2009 - 12:33pm

Last week, I had the special opportunity to attend the North American Association of Christians in Social Work annual convention in Indianapolis. … Read more »

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A New Social Venture Creation Course

Submitted by travisaugust on November 3, 2009 - 12:04pm

There is a new Social Venture Creation Course from the University of Michigan Center for Entrepreneurship. The new Social Venture Creation Course, in partnership with the Center for Entrepreneurship at the College of Engineering, the School of Art & Design, and the William Davidson Institute, is an innovative, action-based learning laborat … Read more »

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Share your community informatics thoughts, weblinks

Submitted by kludewig on November 2, 2009 - 8:18pm

Do you use Twitter or delicious to share fascinating community informatics resources that you find online? If you tag those resources #si-cic in Twitter or si-cic delicious they will show up on the homepage of the CIC site. Cool? Definitely. If you want to start a discussion around a particular article, webpage, or CIC seminar presentation, create a blog entry. … Read more »

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Ann Arbor Area Government Document Repository

Submitted by travisaugust on November 1, 2009 - 3:53pm

The Ann Arbor Area Government Document Repository, a part of the ArborWiki Project, is a place to upload documents relevant to local governance. … Read more »

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Broadband USA: Call for Reviewers

Submitted by epuckett on October 28, 2009 - 3:37pm

From: http://broadbandusa.sc.egov.usda.gov/reviewers.htm … Read more »

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