50 IATI Data Tips

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#1

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 @rolfkleef 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?

#2

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?

#3

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 @pelleaardema @DanielMackenzie) made a “dump” of training resources as a step towards a “menu” of course blocks (http://rowdydata.github.io/1-programmes.html)

As @stevieflow 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 :slight_smile: