Online Free Course in Web 2.0 and Social Media for Development

This course describes a wide range of social media tools that enhance the ways in which information is created and published, and which provide the means to collaborate and share resources online. It also describes how to take advantage of those tools for more effective networking, collaboration and exchange of knowledge.

Training Type: Self-Paced

Target Audience: It is targeted at Individuals and institutions working for sustainable development looking to social media in the development context as a means to connect geographically dispersed work teams, to strengthen coordination and knowledge sharing, and for creating opportunities for engagement, participation and skills sharing.

Online Free Course in Digital Libraries, Repositories and Documents

This free online course covers the processes relevant to the creation and management of digital libraries and repositories, including digital file formats, metadata management, database management and the preservation of digital information. The total curriculum consists of 40 lessons, ranging from approximately 20 to 45 minutes duration, grouped into eight units, for a total of about 24 hours of self-paced instruction.
Training Type: Self-Paced

Target Audience: It is targeted at broad range of users who are involved in the creation, management and dissemination of documents in an electronic environment. The group of potential users may include library managers, publication officers, communication specialists, archivists, information specialists, system managers, content developers and general management.

Online Free Course in Management of Electronic Documents

 

This online free course offers a series of lessons on electronic document management which introduce basic concepts and describe specific workflows and topics. The lessons include relevant resources and additional reading. Learners can also consult a glossary specific to the module and search within the course materials for specific terms.

Training Type: Self-Paced

Target Audience: It is targeted at a broad range of users who are, or will be, involved in the creation, management and dissemination of documents primarily in an electronic environment. The module is primarily targeted at users based in institutions for agricultural development, research, education and extension.

Online Free Course in Investing in Information for Development

This online free course provides the knowledge and awareness required to support individuals responsible for formulating improved information management strategies within their organizations and through partnerships.

Training Type: Self-Paced

Target Audience: It is targeted at Policymakers; Senior managers; Information managers; and Trainers working in the governmental agencies (Agriculture, Education, Information and/or Planning Ministries); academic and research institutions; universities; extension organizations; documentation, publishing, and IT centres; non-governmental organizations; and international organizations.

Online Free Course in Digitization and Digital Libraries

This course covers 31 lessons concerned with the creation of digital libraries and the preservation of materials in digital format. Also included are lessons covering copyright issues, electronic formats for text and images, metadata and subject indexing, as well as a comprehensive overview of the creation and management of digital documents.

Training Type: Self-Paced

Target Audience: It is targeted at Librarians and other information specialists who wish to master the required skills for creating and disseminating complete electronic documents and information system managers wishing to understand more about document preservation and the creation and dissemination of digital libraries.

Online Free Course in Building Electronic Communities and Networks

This online free course covers the approaches, methods, and tools used to build electronic communities, and covers the various steps and procedures for developing and facilitating electronic communities. The total curriculum consists of 29 lessons, ranging from approximately 15 to 90 minutes duration, grouped into five units, for a total of about 16 to 22 hours of self-paced instruction.

Training Type: Self-Paced

Target Audience: It is targeted at coordinators and facilitators of established or incipient communities, as well as groups of individuals with shared interests in agricultural and rural development. A wide range of potential beneficiaries in both existing communities and potential new communities include: network and community users; moderators of groups and communities; managers, policy makers and decision makers; academic, educational and training centres; and public and private sector agricultural extensionists and rural development facilitators.

Course in Networking in Support of Development

This online free course describes how different information and communication technologies (ICT) in a country - local, national and international - fit together to provide a workable means of communication, and the issues that affect each level. The lessons include relevant resources and additional reading. Learners can also consult a glossary specific to the module and search within the course materials for specific terms.

Training Type: Self-Paced,

Target Audience: It is targeted at a broad range of users who are, or will be, involved in the development and use of information and communication technology networks to support information exchange and communication. No prior knowledge of such technologies is required.