by Antje Hering and Rieke Heitmüller Village Scribe Association and eKhaya ICT members Terri-Lynn Penney, Rieke Heitmueller, Antje Hering and Richard Strickland with help from CM Vellem, Ntaba Maria and Victoria Girl’s learners presented the awarenet programme at the Science Festival Africa 2014. awarenet is a new interactive education and communication platform for schools, designed Read more about SciFest 2014 Review[…]
Die Social Media Week hosted einen Workshop mit dem Tital “awarenet – eLearning Netzwerk für Kollaborationen mit Südafrika”. awarenet ist eine online Lern- und Kommunikationsplattform für Schüler und Lehrer in Verbindung mit einem sozialen Entwicklungsprogramm für unterprivilegierte Schüler. Derzeit befinden sich die meisten Nutzer in Südafrika. Wir möchten die internationale Zusammenarbeit von deutschen und südafrikanischen Read more about awarenet Workshop auf der Social Media Week in Berlin[…]
Die VSA präsentiert awarenet und diskutiert mit Teilnehmern der Vision Summit in Berlin über Weltklasse-Bildung für alle – Wie können digitale Lernangebote zur Potenzialentfaltung beitragen? Lernangebote im Internet schaffen neue Bildungszugänge. Open Educational Ressourcen demokratisieren die Bildung. Universitäten öffnen sich z.B. durch Massive Open Online Courses für tausende Menschen weltweit. Wie verändern diese Entwicklungen unsere Read more about awarenet auf der Vision Summit EduAction in Berlin![…]
The VSA was invited to take part in a technology workshop offered by SAP “Digital for Social”. It was a great workshop and I learned a lot about online fundraising and dashboard design. Both will be useful to help me enhance the awarenet platform or VSA website and to raise funds for our very next Read more about SAP technology workshop[…]
This has been an exciting day. The VSA attended the re:campaign in Berlin. Day one was filled with presentations and talks, which gave me new ideas and motivated me to take the next steps that need to be taken to grow our German community. Listen and talk even more to our potential members, engage them Read more about What did I take home @re:campaign (day1)?[…]
The first SenseCamp for the VSA turned out to be very successful and also great fun! MakeSense Berlin invited into the Social Impact Enterprise Lab last Saturday (9/2/13) and almost 200 SenseMakers came. There was an amazing atmosphere in which creativity, social ideas and motivation was sprouting out of everyone to form a lively, sizzling Read more about Very successful Hold-Up about Passwords at SenseCamp Berlin[…]
Have you actually wondered what a Hold-Up is? We have announced the event in a previous blog, but watch this video to find out exactly what the VSA is planning to do on the 9/2/13 at the social impact enterprise lab in Berlin-Kreuzberg. 🙂 Make Sense/Hold Up Introduction from GUST PROJECT on Vimeo.
The VSA took part in the bi-monthly meeting of the socialbar in Berlin this week, an event at which talks are held and space for discussions are given. Participants came from the various fields of social work and fundraising. The VSA participated to find out more about the local scene and their view on and Read more about VSA at socialbar in Berlin[…]
The VSA will present the awarenet programme at this year’s Online Educa Conference in Berlin (28.-30.11.12). The title of the Talking Heads Session is “awarenet: Educating Socially Responsible, Collaborative Minds” (29.11.12 at 2.30pm in room Potsdam III). Come if you are skeptical about social media in the classroom, but enthusiastic about cultural exchange. Try awarenet‘s Read more about VSA and awarenet at Online Educa Berlin[…]
The VSA was invited to a panel discussion about “Business cooperation and digital Operation – Must-Haves for successful social entrepreneurs?!” On the panel were Dr. Hartmut Kopf, Head of the World Vision Institute For Research and Innovation, Carolin Silbernagl, Chairperson und Founder Member of dotHIV, Nadine Schön, MP, Norbert Kunz, CEO of iq consult, and Read more about VSA at telefonica’s Panel Discussion about Social Entrepreneurship in Cooperation with Traditional Businesses[…]