Ah, sorry if you were expecting a list of IATI data tips !
Instead, I wanted to point at this fantastic guide to Humanitarian data, published by Simon B Johnson of he British Red Cross, and shared by Rory Scott
So , the question is: do we need an IATI version? Or a combination?
And, then, the next question is - who would do this?
At the TAG, I had a good conversation with Rolf Kleef and others about an “IATI MOOC”. Perhaps we need those with a specialism in e-learning resources (if they are still called that!) to be involved… any suggestions?
I think it would be fantastic to have such a resource, though I don’t know how much is already available - in other words, is it an issue of creating it from scratch, or rather of consolidating what’s out there, or even updating/expanding an existing product?
There is material available for workshops and trainings. For instance, at the end of the Partos training programme we gathered the presentations and facilitator schemas we developed and (with SJohns Pelle Aardema Daniel Mackenzie ) made a “dump” of training resources as a step towards a “menu” of course blocks (http://rowdydata.github.io/1-programmes.html)
As Steven Flower said: I think we can combine a lot of what the IATI community has to offer into a MOOC: a course that could be run at regular intervals, with a few weeks of online interaction and support.
Some of the materials might slot into such a course immediately, but a lot needs more work to be scripted into a proper course: we should create course videos etc.
One target group might be potential trainers or “School of Data” groups who can implement a support programme in their “neighbourhood” (organisational network, country, region).
Another (more ambitious) target would be to have an online course for actual IATI Officers within organisations: how do you start an IATI implementation project, etc. That could help scale from 500 to 15000 publishers…
From our experiences: it’s still a bit more work than consolidating what’s out there
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