AFRO-NETS> New Distant-Learning Course for Online Efficiency

[Dieter Neuvians MD <neuvians@mweb.co.zw>]

New Distant-Learning Course for Online Efficiency
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Dr Burkhard Luber, Executive Staff of the Threshold Foundation, of-
fers new Tele-Teaching about Online Efficiency for international 
NGOs. Based on similar On-site Trainings for NGOs by Burkhard Luber 
in many countries worldwide for several years, this new course tar-
gets NGO workers wanting to improve their Internet capacity and 
thereby advancing the efficiency of their organizations. It is fo-
cused on persons already having a basic knowledge of emailing and web 
surfing, who are now wanting to get hold of more sophisticated know-
how and material about Internet-based opportunities. 

Feel free to share this Tele-Teaching announcement with other per-
sons/organization who you think might be interested to be informed 
about this course opportunity. 

1. Participants: Workers in NGOs, particularly with a focus on human 
   rights, civil society, conflict resolution, ecology.

2. Time: Beginning of January 2002 till the end of April 2002.

3. Course Outline: Eight detailed Tele-Teaching Email Letters from 
   Burkhard Luber, emailed at the beginning and mid of each of the four 
   months above. In addition special ad hoc emails might be sent between 
   these intervals. 

4. Course Topics: 
   * General Online Resources for NGOs 
   * On-Line Technical Utilities 
   * Advanced Searching in the Web 
   * Finding Organizations and Media online 
   * Online Public Relations 
   * Progressive Web Sites 
   * Human Rights Web Sites 
   * Conflict Resolution and Ecology Web Sites

5. Teaching Approach: The core medium of the Tele-Teaching Email Let-
   ters will be websites-based introductions into the course topics 
   listed above. Between each of the Tele-Teaching Email Letters par-
   ticipants can email questions to Burkhard Luber and the answers will 
   be integrated in every next Tele-Teaching Email Letter. 

6. Technical Requirements: Email Facility and Web Access.

7. Language: The Tele-Teaching Letters will be in English.

8. Fees: No money, but expectation for active course participation, 
   sharing experiences when applying the learning stuff at home and ob-
   ligation to email a longer, detailed feed-back when the course has 
   finished.

9. Registration: Till 20 December 2001 with an email to 
   Burkhard Luber <Luber@dieschwelle.de>
   containing the word DLC1 at the beginning of the Subject-Line of the 
   email. The text of the registration email should contain:

a) The 1st and last name of the registering person plus town and 
   country where s/he comes from.

b) A couple of words about the work of the registering person, 
   her/his major motivations to register for this course, main expecta-
   tions towards the online lessons and short information about the work 
   of her/his NGO (if applicable) / its web page if existent. 

Sent this email as plain Text message without any attachments and not 
in HTML form. 

10. Start: Each person registered till 20 December will get a regis-
    tration confirmation till the end of December. The 1st Tele-Teaching 
    Email Letter will be emailed to the registered participants till 10 
    January 2002.

Contact: 
Dr Burkhard Luber 
The Threshold Foundation
mailto:luber@dieschwelle.de
http://www.dieschwelle.de

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