Blog posts about Dadamac Community

It's wonderful when things fall into place. Two examples from last week are Wednesday's Meetup on Informal Learning and Learning Networks, and Friday's visibility session with Julliet Makhapila. Learning Networks On Wednesday I led a GlobalNet21 Meetup called - The 21st Century - An Age of Informal Learning and Learning Networks . This has emerged from overlapping interests with Francis Sealey, founder of GlobalNet21. I won't list all the areas of overlap in detail, but they include systemic change in the 21st century and ongoing education as an attitude to life. Last year, when Francis and I were first exploring...

Local diginitary Hands out a couple of Certs. Originally uploaded by Dadamac Community Congratulations to Sabo! Sabo has been choosen to be one of 3 Nigerians to meet President Obama. I can think of few people who could represent his country's needs and aspirations better....go Sabo! Please see Ifedayo Adebayo's article and Jane Morse's article I first 'e-met' Sabo in 2008 when he was working with John Dada at Fantsuam Foundation . He was instrumental in helping Dadamac set up the first GIMP (photo editing) course at FF. This later developed into devising a Cameras4Communication course. It was from these...

This is a copy of an email sent to Victoria Sinclair (Project Manager Generate Project and director ArcSpace Manchester): Hi Vicky I am writing to you ref Ref ArcSpace Manchester, the email you sent to PRADSA, and the information below which I read on your website: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We cultivate a holistic, environmentally sound entrepreneurial zone, seeding inspiration and cohesion, nurturing creativity through workshops and peer to peer learning. People are empowered through intercultural and creative skills-based exchanges - from visual to musical to written word and everything in between using inclusive technologies, academic and international partnerships.

Thursday February 4th is the First Thursday of the month. So here's my invitation to join me in the worknets chat room, and my usual thanks to Andrius Kulikauskas , director of Minciu Sodas for making it possible. All being well I will be around for an hour starting - 13.00 Nigerian time, 15,00 Kenyan time, 12.00 GMT.

As I look around this online space I see potential that reminds me of childhood visits to the new homes of my many uncles and aunties. I adored my uncles. In my eyes they were big, strong, fun-filled heroes to whom nothing was impossible. When their cars broke down (as, in those days, cars frequently did) they fixed them. If their new home didn't have a bathroom, they put one in. If a door was in the wrong place they moved it - the same with cupboards and walls and windows. They transformed poky little sculleries into shiny kitchens. They...