Dear Sir / Madam,

A group of itrainers http://dgroups.org/groups/itrainers members from Uganda decided to organise and host a local itrainer’s workshop in December 2007 that would bring together Ugandan members and create a space to exchange practical experiences and knowledge related to ICT training. More specifically, the organisers of the event are interested to explore training practitioners’ experiences in designing and delivering training in Web 2.0 tools and applications for different audiences. These new tools hold great promise for enhancing social and professional networking, information sharing and collaboration, and recent national and international initiatives have highlighted the opportunities and limitations in the use of these tools for organisations in urban and rural African contexts.

In order for organisations and individuals in Uganda to make effective use of these opportunities however, relevant knowledge and skills capacities need to be in place – an important task which often falls back on the ICT trainers hired by, or associated with, these organisations.

Ugandan community members that are collaborating to put together this event are:

1. Clare Sempebwa from CERT Computer Solutions

2. Abubaker Basajjabaka from Bellanet Africa

3. Tonny Lule from the Uganda Institute of Information and Communications Technology (UIICT)

4. Chris Kasangaki from the East African Centre for Open Source Software (EACOSS)

A brief History of the community

Itrainers is a community of practice comprising mainly of ICT4D trainers from Anglophone Africa. Our DGroup (http://dgroups.org/groups/itrainers) was established in July 2006 when we had our first face to face meeting in Lusaka Zambia. This is an online community of computer and Internet trainers in Anglophone Africa. The main topics for discussion are: how to deliver better training, solve problems and build our businesses.

Workshop Theme and Objectives

Theme:

How do you design and deliver training programmes that allow you to effectively build capacity in Web2.0 tools?

The workshop will answer the following questions:

1. Which Web 2.0 tools are relevant and appropriate for different training audiences?

2. Which tools and applications should the training activities focus on and why?

3. Which skills and knowledge do you yourself as a trainer need in order to design and Deliver effective Web 2.0 training programmes?

4. Which tips and tricks can you learn from other trainers that have already prepared and implemented Web 2.0 training activities?

This encounter will offer the opportunity to create or strengthen collaboration among trainers and within the community by learning from each other and involving each other in the design and execution of existing or new Web2.0 training initiatives.

Who Should Participate

Participation to this workshop is for people with demonstrated interest in training in the use of web 2.0 tools for the benefit of development organizations, and who commit to bringing their training experience and newly acquired knowledge into the community activities following the workshop.

If you are interested please provide us with a Motivational Letter describing:

1. A short biography about yourself

2. Your experience in facilitating collaboration software related training events, or in case of a lack of experience, your interest in the same;

3. Your existing knowledge on Web2 tools and applications, your experience with using such tools, and some sample ideas of how you would approach training on the tools and applications you know;

4. The relevance and potential, according to you, of Web2 tools and applications for development-oriented organizations in Uganda or Africa, including any ideas you have on how to encourage such organizations to use such tools;

5. A plan on how you expect to share your experience with the community after the workshop (as an existing or new community member);

The motivational letter should not exceed 1.5 pages.

Costs

There are no costs related to the participation of the meeting itself. However, you will be provided with transport to aid your movement within Kampala. For those not based in Kampala, you will have to provide for your accommodation, meals outside the workshop and transport to Kampala.

Please send your letter, including personal and contact details, by November 19th 2007

To Clare Sempebwa, clare.sempebwa@gmail.com

On behalf of the itrainers community and the itrainonline partners.

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