Digital Citizens, Global Citizens

with Sara Hassan and Liam O’Doherty, TakingITGlobal, CANADA

Date: March 18, 2010
4:00 pm to 4:50 pm EDT
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Description:
TakingITGlobal (TIG) operates the world?s most popular online community of young leaders. Members inspire each other to make a difference, learn about issues that matter, and find out how to constructively channel their energy and ideas. With a membership of close to 300,000 individuals in over 200 countries, www.tigweb.org has reached 10 million youth since its launch in 2000.

In 2006 TIG launched the TIGed program. TIGed comprises a community of educators interested in empowering students to think and act as world citizens, resources that facilitate the inclusion of global perspectives in the classroom, and a virtual classroom that allows students to learn with and about peers the world over.

This presentation shares TIG’s inspiring story, award-winning web platform, and youth-centered, technology-driven initiatives, leaving participants with a better understanding of how social media can support young leaders interested in actively shaping a more inclusive, peaceful and sustainable world.

About the Presenters:
Sara Hassan is currently working as the Education Programs Coordinator at TakingITGlobal. She provides general programmatic support, guides and assists educators in-person and virtually, supports the development of the online platform, and working to strengthen the educator community. She has a BA from York University in International Development Studies and an MA from McMaster in Globalization Studies with a focus on Global Citizenship and Global Education.

Liam O’Doherty is a trained improviser, organizer and actor currently studying Sociology, the Environment and Semiotics at the University of Toronto. Favourite pastimes of his include riding his bike, playing piano, taking photos of people and things, cooking without recipes and drinking copious volumes of tea. Liam is currently working as TakingITGlobal’s OnlineCommunity Animator which involves online engagement with a global network of inspired youth who connect and collaborate for social change and environmental sustainability.