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Inclusive AI adoption to drive nonprofit missions

Candid

By ensuring everyone understands AI’s potential, you improve AI literacy and empower employees to identify innovative uses within their areas of expertise. This openness can foster a learning environment where mistakes are seen as valuable lessons.

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Doyobi, a Singapore-based edtech startup focused on teachers, gets $2.8M seed

TechCrunch

“There is a massive gap between what is being taught in schools and what children need to learn in order to be prepared for jobs of the future. Curiosity, imagination and empathy are just as important as literacy and numeracy skills,” he said. Doyobi wants to solve that problem by reaching students through their teachers.

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Games for Change 2007: Funders Perspective Panel

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Mentioned recent studies about taking laptops out of the classroom and there is a problem with using old metrics and it is important to look for new metrics and rethink learning environments in general. New learning environment puts games at the center. It is a new form of teaching, not just skill-based learning.

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Developing staff technology skills in your nonprofit

NTEN

Northstar Digital Literacy has some online assessments free to individuals. Match the learning environment as closely as possible to the environment where people must apply the skill. Or take advantage of free tools.

Skills 88
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Interesting Uses of Technology: Virtual Libraries in Second Life

Tech Soup

She came to the Nonprofit Commons to share her areas of expertise in media literacy, human-computer interaction, and the impact of the digital revolution on education and libraries. "Second Life libraries are examples of immersive learning environments ," explained Dr. Hill. Success in Second Life.

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The Birth of a Field: Digital Media and Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

These are complex learning environments where young people are making decisions, learning and collaborating with peers, etc. Learning is happening outside of school and it needs to be understood better. He noted that media literacy has to be integrated as a skill set in all places. It isn't entertainment.

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