International webinars as peer learning spaces
The #ASKnet webinar series in 2023 was designed to strengthen members’ knowledge and skills, enabling them to share what they learn with others. Focused on practical, interactive learning, the webinars gave participants opportunities to learn from experts from Brazil, Zimbabwe and Europe, engage with regional peers, and develop hands-on skills that can be applied in real-world contexts.
Sharing for better facilitated by Ricardo Ruiz Freire, Brazil
OER are a major concept of #ASKnet, and are a great tool for sharing knowledge and skills openly. OER are educational materials shared under public domain, or open licensing. Within #ASKnet a common recurring question is how to use other open source material for their own activities and projects, while still remaining innovative. How to measure the innovation of this ‘reusing, readapting, and recycling’ open educational material, in order to create new innovative material. In the webinar we had an introduction to OER and how to continuously working on and producing these educational resources.
Creative Hacktivism facilitated by Disruption Network Lab, Germany
Creative Hacktivism involves both, digital and non-digital activities, creative hacktivism ranges from technical digital activity of highly intricate level, but also can include public non digital activities, such as art installations, or forms of direct action. In this webinar, we have discussed some ways to hack for impactful social change, creative hacks, which can help you simplify daily problems and issues. More importantly, it provided a platform for discussing the intersection of technology and social justice, and exploring how creative thinking and innovative approaches can be used to effect positive change in the world.
Women in tech and media facilitated by Kudzai Maraire Mubaiwa, Zimbabwe
Many #ASKnet members have expressed the issue of girls and women participation, saying that either they’re not joining their activities to begin with, or dropping-out in high volume on longer activities. The webinar addressed unique challenges facing women and cultural barriers including best practices of building more inclusive spaces, including strategies for recruiting, retaining, and promoting women, promoting diversity and inclusion, and creating a supportive workplace culture.