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Kōrero EAG - Start Local, Go Global

Malia M. Hoffmann, Ed.D. & Alfred Y. Ramirez, Ph.D.

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A vignette of educators, researchers, and student leaders around the world working to make a difference. Each episode will cover the innovative activities that are making a difference in the world. Music by Liam Kilby Cover art by Dave Cardona http://5toolmedia.com
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In Local to Global, presenter Nick Hewer interviews British business owners, entrepreneurs and CEOs about their experiences of growing UK businesses around the world and their insights into trading globally. During these conversations, Nick discovers the personal stories and memorable moments that inspired these people to first start their business and then make the leap from local to international phenomenon.Teasing out the top tips for success, Local to Global provides useful insights for ...
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The Global Health Collective - With a Local Edge

McMaster MSc. Global Health program - Hosted by Shania Bhopa

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Current global health challenges are multiple and complex, from the rising burden of disease to the climate crisis to health disparities. These are the same challenges impacting our local communities. The Global Health Collective will explore some of these issues and the research and work being done in response. With a focus on the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), this podcast invites students, faculty, staff, and global health changemakers from the broader community to ...
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At the Franklin School of Innovation, an EL charter school in Asheville, North Carolina, 9th grade students embarked on a learning expedition that had them learning about the causes and impacts of climate change, going out in the field to interview local professionals and experts from local businesses and organizations, and then creating podcasts to address the industries that affect and are affected by climate change. In this year's series of podcasts students also included a call-to-action ...
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Digital Rights Explored: Local Fights, Global Perspectives

Media and Information Literacy Expert Network (MILEN)

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In this podcast we explore the relevant digital rights violations of our time and provide possible solutions. From internet shutdowns, fake news, hate speech, violation of personal data, intrusive surveillance systems to cybercrime and others - in particular since the onset of Covid-19 - we are witnessing an unprecedented amount of digital rights’ violations. We will talk at grassroots level with people from all across the globe who have been the victim of such violations. In addition to the ...
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It is hard to think of a part of the world that has not been touched by globalisation. From ‘Big Macs’ in Moscow to Blockbuster video in Beijing the world seems less distant and twenty-four-hour-a-day news makes foreign places more familiar. This unit examines the dimensions of globalisation and the processes that connect people together. This study unit is just one of many that can be found on LearningSpace, part of OpenLearn, a collection of open educational resources from The Open Univers ...
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Jeff Fortune, Senior Director of Artificial Intelligence and Data Engineering at Bixal, explores the impact of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) in particular large language models. He emphasizes the need for inclusive access to those tools and introduces the machine learning community, Hugging Face. Explore more ICT4D content on our websi…
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Alexander Bertram, Executive Director of BeDataDriven and Founder of ActivityInfo, shares how to leverage data and technology for impact and results, discussing the good, the bad, and the potential of information management. Explore more ICT4D content on our website www.ict4dconference.orgSonja Ruetzel
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Nora Lindstrom, Senior ICT4D Director at Catholic Relief Services, summarizes the three digital trends that emerged from the 2024 discussions and shares the main learnings she took home from the Conference in Ghana. Explore more ICT4D content on our website www.ict4dconference.orgSonja Ruetzel / Nora Lindstrom
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In this episode, our host, Shania Bhopa is joined by Ajita Vidyarthi and Jenn Wani from Plan International Canada to discuss female activism and all the challenges that come with it. Our guests discuss their most recent global research study which involved 1000 young female activists worldwide. This study showed the world what kinds of barriers you…
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In today's episode, Lulwama Mulalu, a Global Health Ph.D. candidate from McMaster University, welcomes Dr. Alexandra Martiniuk, an esteemed epidemiology professor from the University of Sydney's Faculty of Medicine and Health. She is also a senior research fellow at the George Institute for Global Health. Additionally, she is an adjunct professor i…
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Jessica Agnew, Ph.D., Associate Director of CALS Global, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech, explores the potential of blockchain to solve global food security challenges. Introducing their Laser Pulse project’s unique user-based design, creating ‘stickiness’ and encouraging long-term use. Explore more ICT4D content on ou…
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"The pandemic shook us out of our teaching habits and forced us to find an alternative to in-person teaching. Like everyone else, I drank from the fire hose of online technology, and through the fatigue and misery of it all, I began to see the potential of the online lectures that were taking shape. They were as primitive as the first draft of any …
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"The pandemic shook us out of our teaching habits and forced us to find an alternative to in-person teaching. Like everyone else, I drank from the fire hose of online technology, and through the fatigue and misery of it all, I began to see the potential of the online lectures that were taking shape. They were as primitive as the first draft of any …
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Benedicto Hosea, CEO at Mboni ya Vijana, partnering with Plant Village, explains how have implemented a global AI app to help farmers in Tanzania with detecting pests in staple crops, and further improve their knowledge for resilience. Explore more ICT4D content on our website www.ict4dconference.org…
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Worlali Senyo, Head of Corporate Services at Farmerline, explores how to encourage (small-holder) farmers to digitize and inspire social behavioral change for more resilience and agricultural productivity. Explore more ICT4D content on our website www.ict4dconference.orgSonja Ruetzel
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In this exciting episode, our host Shania speaks to the SCORE! team, which includes Dr. Sonia Anand, Dr. Andrea Baumann, Dr. Russell De Souza, Dr. Sujane Kandasamy and Ms. Parsa Memon. SCORE! Is a project where Health Equity meets Public Health and endeavours to discover effective strategies that can enable Newcomer families when they arrive in Can…
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Sonja Perakis, Senior Market Monitoring Advisor, and Janeen Cayetano, Data and Geospatial Analyst, at Catholic Relief Services discuss the importance of data-driven response to food security and explain how to get started with a market monitoring dashboard. Explore more ICT4D content on our website www.ict4dconference.org…
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Leila Toplic, Head of Emerging Technologies Initiative at NetHope, demonstrates how AI can assist vulnerable communities in adapting to the effects of climate change. She shares three examples on anticipatory action, climate-smart agriculture, and AI for environmental protection. [Publication referenced ‘Digital for Climate Adaptation and Resilienc…
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Dave Cardona is a Graphic Designer in the Clothing Industry and has worked for over 20 years. Dave developed his passion for Graphic Design and Art by collecting Sports Trading cards and reading Sports Illustrated as a young boy. His first job as a Graphic Designer was in the Clothing Industry, and he continues to design, source and manufacture clo…
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Anthony Whitbread, Principal Scientist at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), demonstrates how big data is being used to support livestock farming. Explore more ICT4D content on our website www.ict4dconference.orgSonja Ruetzel / Anthony Whitbread
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Carol Jiménez was elected to the Perris Elementary School District Board of Education in November 2022 and sworn into office in December 2022. Carol started her tenure in the district as a teacher, and as she noticed the disparity of the children in her district wrote grants to start a preschool program for the district. The grants were awarded and…
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Franziska Atwii, Team Lead of the Innovation Lab in Kampala at Welthungerhilfe, shares how they are scaling and customizing agriculture extension apps for each country to better support small holder farmers. Explore more ICT4D content on our website www.ict4dconference.orgSonja Ruetzel / Fransizka Atwii
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Nixon Mageka Gecheo, Senior Program Officer, Digital Systems & Solutions for Agriculture at AGRA (Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa), shares lessons learned and examples of using digital agriculture innovations in Africa. Explore more ICT4D content on our website www.ict4dconference.orgSonja Ruetzel / Nixon Gecheo
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Dr. Denise Kennedy is an Associate Professor of Early Childhood Studies at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. She is part of an early childhood education collaborative in California called PEACH (Partnership in Education, Articulation, and Collaboration in Higher Education) and co-leads the Credential workgroup. Dr. Kennedy is on the …
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Thembani Malapela, Knowledge and Information Management Officer at FAO e-agriculture, explains what impact digital technologies and data have to improve global food systems and address the current food crisis. Explore more ICT4D content on our website www.ict4dconference.orgSonja Ruetzel / Thembani Malapela
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Dr. Chris Burns has been the Executive Director of Boys Republic since 2010 and has been employed there in various capacities for the last 30 years. His wife, Brandy, and he have raised their two boys in the Chino Valley, with one graduating from Cal Poly Pomona and working as an electrical engineer and the other in his junior year at Cal State Lon…
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Dr. Sanjana Hattotuwa, Special Advisor at the ICT4Peace Foundation, offers advice for civil society organization to better use their online presence and social media for peace building efforts. Explore more ICT4D content on our website www.ict4dconference.orgSonja Ruetzel
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Dr. Christy Pattengill-Semmens is Reef Environmental Education Foundation's Co-Executive Director of Science & Engagement. She has been with REEF for almost 30 years and has overseen the expansion of its citizen science fish monitoring program over the last 2 decades. Christy’s role at REEF intersects citizen science, education, and conservation, e…
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Louis is a very talented individual. He played three sports in high school basketball, baseball, and football. He also played the clarinet in high school and really enjoyed it. He graduated from St. Cloud State University with a bachelor's in manufacturing engineering. Now he is an engineer working on designing machines that deal with tires. His ul…
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Having empathy can make all the difference in your work and in yourself. In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Amanda Sim, a research fellow, PI and assistant professor at McMaster University. Her work focuses on intergenerational impacts of war and adversity on child well-being and working with local communities to design and evaluate intervention…
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Dr. Joel Wong is a Professor of Counseling Psychology in the School of Education at Indiana University. He is a fellow of the American Psychological Association and of the Asian American Psychological Association. Joel conducts research on the science of gratitude interventions and practices. joelwong@indiana.edu…
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After working for 25 years as an educator in the private sector, Alda joined the Guiare team as Director and copartner in 2014. Since then, she has dedicated her time designing and implementing workshops as well as preparing the academic materials to complement the current national pedagogical strategies. She works closely with the Costa Rican Depa…
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Marie Cardona is an environmental engineer and has been working in consulting for over 20 years. A California native, she divides her time between the U.S. and Canada, currently residing in Vancouver, British Columbia. Her passions include travel, music, photography, social activism, and hoarding coffee mugs.…
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It’s been half a year since Russia invaded Ukraine. And while millions of people have fled the country, there are still many who remain living in different regions of Ukraine. In this episode, we will have a closer look at the digital rights challenges that citizens who currently are staying in Ukraine, are facing, during this horrible war of aggre…
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Alice Nderitu, the Special Adviser of the Secretary-General on the Prevention of Genocide at the United Nations, explains how civil society organizations can join the collaborative flight against hate speech and contribute to the prevention of atrocity crimes. For more information visit https://www.un.org/en/genocideprevention/ Explore more ICT4D c…
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Jomari Guillermo, Communications Manager at Catholic Relief Services in the Philippines, shares lessons learned from social media training of youth activists for strengthening their peace agendas and increase influence. Explore more ICT4D content on our website www.ict4dconference.orgSonja Ruetzel
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Sharon Latkovich Valente, Ph.D., is the Assistant Director of Curriculum Assessment and Evaluation, within the Master in Physician Assistant Studies Program at the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine at Florida International University. She has taught across multiple disciplines and has extensive experience in assessment along with her background …
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Adrienne Brooks, Senior Advisor for the Technology for Development team at Mercy Corps, specializes in addressing the weaponization of social media as it relates to peacebuilding. She introduces Mercy Corps’ global framework for understanding risks and resilience of social media and conflict and how it is applied in local context. Explore more ICT4…
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Romero Jalomo is the Vice President for Student Affairs at Hartnell College. He has served in this capacity for over nine years. Hartnell College is located in Salinas, California and serves approximately 14,000 students in the Salinas Valley.
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In today's episode hosted by Shania Bhopa and Danielle Denwood, they engage in a dynamic conversation with Ann Keeling from the Women in Global Health. The discussion focuses on gender equity and women's economic empowerment. Thinking about the lack of research and absence of data about unpaid women working in health systems across the globe. It is…
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Her real name is Laura, but she's better known as @thedivememe on social media. Since always, she has been fascinated by the underwater world. Already as a little girl, she started diving in the lakes and rivers of Switzerland, where she's from. Growing up, her passion for nature led to a degree in molecular biology, but her addiction to water neve…
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Dr. Lisa Schirch, Professor of Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies and Research Fellow at the Toda Peace Institute, introduces us to peace tech, its history, trends, current examples, and their impact - including Ushahidi, Build Up, Polis, and the “Angry Uncle” Chatbot. More about Lisa’s wo…
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"Don't live life in a vacuum." A graduate of Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, Ashley captained the tennis team her senior year and graduated with a B.A. in English in 1986. A college internship in Washington D.C. led to a position as a Trip Coordinator in the Office of Presidential Advance following graduation. At the close of the Reagan Administr…
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Tara Goines grew up in Southern California, attending several different elementary schools because of being a foster child. She went on to complete her Bachelor's degree at CSUN majoring in Business Law. Reflecting on her positive influences in school, she decided to get her multiple subject teaching credential and taught grades TK-8 for the next s…
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"See challenges as an invitation to innovate." Adam Woods is moving into his 17th year of Science Engineering teaching at Segerstrom High School in Santa Ana, CA. Adam has spent the past 8 years developing and maintaining the first Aerospace Engineering Pathway in Orange County, which consists of 3 successive Engineering courses designed to better …
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Don’t sweat the small stuff and focus on doing your best, even in the worst case scenario. In this episode, we are joined with positive energy from Dr. Deb Sloboda who is a researcher, professor at McMaster University, and one of the founding Co-Presidents of the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease Society of Canada. Her work involves under…
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Nikole Lim is a speaker, educator, and consultant on leveraging dignity through the restorative art of storytelling. She is the founder and international director of Freely In Hope, a nonprofit organization dedicated to equipping survivors and advocates to lead in ending sexual violence through their rewritten stories. If you’d like to check out th…
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In this live recording of our Podcast "Digital Rights Explored: Local Fights, Global Perspectives," we talked about content moderation by social media platforms taking a wrong turn. From their initial hands-off approach when it came to content, they turned to today’s invasive approach using also automated processes in making decisions. The platform…
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While interviewing Asher Wright, the Overseer and Managing Operator of Hickory Nut Gap Farm, FSI students Sierra D., Emily C., Larkin M., Jacie D., and Kai J. inform the audience on the severity of climate change and how transitioning into regenerative agriculture is the way to go to achieve a sustainable ecosystem and environment! Audio Technician…
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Being Local to WNC (Western North Carolina) we care deeply about our community and environment. Climate change is a large social issue, so we decided to research the topic of sustainable agriculture. Amy Boyd and Josua Arnold are professors at Warren Wilson College, they provided us with information and insight on this topic. In our podcast, we dis…
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