TechChange Course: RapidPro Essentials
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2016
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TechChange teamed up with UNICEF s innovation team to build this interactive online course on how to get started with RapidPro RapidPro is a new powerful open source software that allows you to easily build and scale mobile based applications and services from anywhere in the world Access this full course for free from anywhere with an internet connection and anytime no matter your time zone Course Description This one hour interactive on demand online course developed by the UNICEF and TechChange teaches participants how to get started with RapidPro a new powerful open source software that allows you to easily build and scale mobile based applications and services from anywhere in the world Access this full course for free from anywhere with an internet connection and anytime no matter your time zone Course Topics and Featured Tech RapidPro is a powerful tool that allows you to connect directly with a user on their mobile phone over SMS voice or social media without the help of a software developer making it easy to adapt for different contexts and needs This free on demand course was developed by UNICEF and TechChange to build the capacity necessary to successfully design deploy and scale SMS IVR and social media based interactions using RapidPro It is designed to be taken in 1 1 5 hours at your own pace from anywhere in the world Course Objectives Module 1 Introduction to RapidPro This module provides a broad introduction to RapidPro including features functions and examples of current UNICEF deployments After this module participants will be able to Understand basic functions and features of RapidProUnderstand importance of RapidPro in addressing global challengesExplain how RapidPro has been used on the ground in 4 different contextsPrepare a presentation on RapidPro for a representative of a country or supervisor in an office Module 2 Strategizing RapidPro This module will guide you through the RapidPro Deployment Toolkit an essential planning tool to help you understand how RapidPro can be used to support international development activities and communicate this to others After this module participants will be able to Define and understand all key terms used in the toolkitExplain the significance of the toolkit activities and project documentsAnalyze whether RapidPro is a suitable tool for a specific goalDesign a RapidPro flow Course Methodology Participants can expect a fun and practical learning environment with a mixture of animations scenario based case studies and interactive exercises including designing a RapidPro flow
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Capacity Building Learning, Capacity Building Learning