Online education
From our blog
AI Apprenticeship: 10 lessons from building and learning alongside AI
28 December 2024
Artificial Intelligence, Capacity development, Cybersecurity, Online education
AI apprenticeship addresses a growing gap between the rapid advancement and slow adoption of AI technology. A 2023 Gartner survey illustrates this disconnect: while almost 80% of business leaders view AI as a priority...
By teaching, We learn
30 September 2024
Artificial Intelligence, Education diplomacy, Online education, Pedagogy
On Friday, September 27, in Sofia, I had the honour of receiving, on behalf of Diplo, the Docendo Discimus Award from the Institute of Diplomacy of the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The award’s name, meanin...
Diplo Academy 2023: A year in review
28 December 2023
Capacity development, Contemporary diplomacy, Diplomacy courses and workshops, Online education, Pedagogy
In the year behind us, Diplo Academy has, once again, achieved excellent results in the field of e-learning. With over two decades of track record in digital policy and diplomacy online training, the academy remains a...
Why should diplomatic academies shift to online learning?
12 February 2022
A major outcome of the COVID-19 pandemic across the globe has been a surge in online distance learning. As they say, necessity is a great mother of both innovation and change. With schools, universities, and other edu...
Training and courses
Events
Round-table on current practices and trends in the use of e-learning platforms
02 Dec 19 -
Switzerland
Introduction to Digital Politics 2015: online course for Geneva-based diplomats
27 Apr 15 - 22 Jun 15
Online
Resources
2011
E-learning at Fiji National University
In this paper, Fiji National University (FNU) was used to determine the possibility of e-learning. A new programme was chosen and a programme document was written. Based on the programme, a unit syllabus was developed. Given the infrastructure of the information and co... Read more...
2011
Marrying education with ICT
‘It is necessary to ensure the responsible use of technology and to stress the innovation and knowledge sharing that technology allows over the opportunity for piracy, slander, and other ‘negative’ activities’ - Arlene Buckmire-Outram from Grenada... Read more...
2011
Emerging Leaders for a Digital World (2011): Dalsie Greenrose Kalna Baniala from Vanuatu
‘With the number of training courses I have attended, including attending the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), I have learnt a lot.’... Read more...
2011
Opening one’s eyes to opportunity
'John Walubengo introduced me to KictaNET... I got involved in ICT and... what it could do at a time when Kenya was revising its national ICT policy...' - Judith Okite from Kenya... Read more...
2009
Exploring the benefits of digital education
'The government of Nigeria is making a giant stride to improve the situation by rolling out programs that would in one form or the other include Information Technology in the curriculum of primary and secondary students.' - Ijeoma Ogbuagu from Nigeria... Read more...
2009
E-teaching social programmes
'I had to use all possible means of getting people to participate actively in the programme... What learning style does a person have? Is it part of his or her culture or not? These were the questions for which I looked to find answers.' - Veronica Cretu from Moldova... Read more...
2007
The e-learning experience
'My vision for Malawi is to have educational institutions connected to the Internet and to each other. This would provide for reduction in cost, as we would... use lecturers/teachers from other institutions to teach students across the country...' - Ulemu Nyasulu from ... Read more...
2007
The benefits of e-learning
'There is a difference from taking a physical course, and some nuances of real-world, human interaction were missing. Yet, in a way, this difference helped me to concentrate better... in e-learning, one can stay more focused...' - Janyl Bokonbaeva from Kyrgyzstan... Read more...
