can a tech writer world? - hypotheses.org
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Write. Help. Learn. Repeat. Stuart CulshawTech Writers Without BordersWrite. Help. Learn. Repeat.Write. Help. Learn. Repeat.Write. Help. Learn. Repeat.Write. Help. Learn. Repeat.
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Can a tech writer really change the world?
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Teachers Without Borders
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Times change…
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Change with the times…
• Video learning
• AI systems
• Embedded assistance
• Bots
• Virtual reality
• Augmented reality
HammerandTusk / Pixabay
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"Human skills” vs. Nonessential tasks
“HR leaders should focus on defining the difference between essential human skills, such as creative and ethical thinking, and nonessential tasks, which can be managed by machines.”
The future of work: The augmented workforce 2017 Global Human Capital Trends
Jeff Schwartz, Laurence Collins, Heather Stockton, Darryl Wagner, Brett Walsh February 28, 2017
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“The combination of persistence and curiosity is a very good predictor of employee success within a knowledge economy.”
Eric Schmidt, former CEO, Google.
Guillaume Paumier, CC-BY
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“When you trade information or skills with people whose experiences differ from your own, you provide one another with unique, exceptionally valuable resources.”
“How to Build Your Network” Brian Uzzi & Shannon Dunlap
- Harvard Business Review, Dec 2005.
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Learn by doing. Work together. Make new connections. Stay curious. Change the world.
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Our first pilot project:
Improving teacher training materials for iNERDE’s STEM summer camp program: Ntomo Innovation Academy.
http://www.inerde.org
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2016:NtomoInnovationAcademy• Approx25lessonplans• SourcefilesinMSWord• SMEsonthreecontinents
Objectives
• Improve comprehension, readability, layout and structure
• Adapt content to the local context
• Build a mobile-ready repository to share lesson plans with teachers prior to arriving at the summer camp
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Key takeaways
Welearnedhowto:• Install,configure,andadministerMoodle
• ManageanagileprojectusingTrello• Embedstreamingvideocontent• Createweb-basedstep-by-steptutorials• Createwhiteboardanimations• Firemarshmallowsacrosstheroom…!
Wealsolearnedthat:• Workingremotelycanbetough• GettinginputfromSMEsspreadon3continentscanbetough
• InternetaccessinMaliisbad.
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Photo courtesy of iNERDE
Our Impact
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2017:CodeNERDE• Forthesummer2016iNERDEcamp,Michaelcreated“CodeNERDE”fromscratch:Thefirstroboticsandprogrammingcoursecreatedspecificallyforkidsinsub-saharanAfrica.
• Approx.50hofmaterialinapprox.37moduleswrite-inapprox.French
• Coursecoversbasiccomputersystems,robotics,programming,cryptographyandmore.
EMMME (Education pour un Monde Moderne Mali Emergent)
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Team Mali
Silver medalists in the "Engineering Design" category at First Global international robotics competition (Washington DC, July 2017).
Photo courtesy of iNERDE
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2018:RobotsMali• InJanuary2018,Michaelwasnamedheadofanew“RobotsMali”roboticscentresupportedbytheMalianministryofeducationandUNESCO.
• NewfacilityinBamakobuiltwithsupportfromUNESCOandfundingfromChina.
• Duetoopeninafewweekstime.• Workingwithlocalschooladministrationstoofferroboticsandprogrammingeducationtogroupsofstudentsfrommiddle-school,highschoolanduniversitylevels
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Solenciel solenciel.fr
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Building a sustainable business model and ecosystem
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• Project teams • Core team
• Coursework • Research projects • Internships
• Free/discounted training
• Job offers?
• Build awareness • Qualify projects
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Get involved!
• Join our LinkedIn group
• Spread the word
• Volunteer for a project
• Propose a project
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“If you let your learning lead to knowledge, you become a fool. If you let your learning lead to action, you become wealthy.”
Jim Rohn.
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