On the evening of Monday, May 1, 2012 I received an email saying: “Thanks for giving up a part of your day tomorrow to help the Voices from the Rwanda Tribunal team refine our workshop methods before we leave for Rwanda in a couple of weeks.” I thought to myself, “I did agree to participate [...] → Continue Reading Asking Questions that Matter
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Ever wondered about how to take field projects to the next notch? The eight (8) steps outlined by InSTEDD’s Nicolás di Tada may be just what you were looking for! With over five (5) years of experience in the field, InSTEDD’s interdisciplinary team of public health experts, scientists, and software engineers help design different tools [...] → Continue Reading 8 Steps to Doing Top Notch Field Projects 
I must admit, although I knew that the defeat of Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) & Protect IP Act (PIPA) didn’t mean things were over and that copyright holders would continue to push for laws that would get what SOPA/PIPA was intended to provide, the issue had become secondary to me. It began to fade [...] → Continue Reading SOPA/PIPA: The Battle isn’t Over! It Just Shifted 
Last week I was asked to prepare a presentation for CHANGE, a seminar group at the University of Washington that explores the role of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in improving the lives of underserved populations in low-income regions. I wanted to lead a discussion that explored how and why ICT4D projects are done in certain regions while [...] → Continue Reading ICT4D Projects and Failure 
Two weeks ago, I received a link to Alexis Madrigal’s article titled “Bringing San Quentin to Social Media” from one of my colleagues with a note that read, “Read this yesterday on the train. Would love to hear your thoughts at some point!” Rather than limit the discussion to the two of us, I thought I would engage a [...] → Continue Reading Reaction to “Bringing San Quentin to Social Media” 
In mid-January a fellow PhD Student (Ivette Bayo) sent out an e-mail asking if anyone was planning to applying to the Dell Social Innovation Challenge (DSIC), a competition drawing 100′s of entries from across the globe. After doing some research, I found out that submissions are supposed to address the world’s most pressing problems and [...] → Continue Reading Prison Based Digital Literacy Education: The Social Innovation Dell is Looking For? 
For better or for worse, around 50% of students take about five (5) years to complete their dissertation and receive a degree. Another 30% complete it within 10 years. On Tuesday October 25, 2011 thirty (30+) individuals representing several departments including, Education, Engineering, English, the Information School, and Nursing gathered to have a heart-to-heart talk with [...] → Continue Reading The Dissertation Demystified 
A few weeks ago, I was busy reading in preparation for my general competency exam. At the University of Washington, the general exam consists of two parts–written & oral. In the written portion students are (usually) given two weeks to answer three questions. The questions usually ask students to a: demonstrate competency in the area they [...] → Continue Reading A PhD Student’s Simple Guide to Taking the General Exam 
Being able to effectively market talents, skills and abilities, greatly enhances one’s ability gain employment, recognition and sufficient compensation. It can also make them seem indispensable. At a time when institutions are looking for ways to save money, this is even more true for librarians, archivists, knowledge managers, web content specialists and other types of [...] → Continue Reading Creating Groupies: Info-Pro Guerrilla Marketing | |
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