June 9, 2017 Meeting with TIG + James + IDRC
- Dana Ayotte
Adapting on the fly to new contexts
SDG’s are very broad, technocratic - we can think about how to build in OER-type resources
use SDG’s as a framing device
Try a prototype on one of them
Basic messages about impact eg. throwing plastic bottles in river - responsible actions - preserving environment
- Updating the Guide to Action (http://www.tigweb.org/action-tools/guide/)
- POSSIBLE THINGS TO DO
   - Updating the guide itself
   - A guide to the Sustainable Development Goals
   - A guide to Inclusion
- SDGs
   - 17 different goals and objectives of UN (https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/?menu=1300)
   - AKA Sustainable Development Agenda, 2030 Goals
   - http://wikiprogress.org/articles/poverty-development/how-do-the-sdgs-differ-from-the-mdgs/
   - the MDG -> SDG process was an inclusive design process in action
   - JAMES: no involvement of people in MDGs, not meant for developed countries
       - Shift from developing countries to ALL countries
           - Goals 1-5: "Unfinished business"
           - Goals 12-15: "The Green Agenda"
       - "a global ambition with national partnerships"
- Action Guides framed in terms of the SDGs?
   - update Guide to Action
   - frame it in terms of the SDGs
   - make it more accessible and inclusive
   - another interesting frame - inclusion!
       - how do we ensure that we create and develop processes inclusively, accessibly
- "who are young people?" Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
   - who is the constituency
   - how can we develop content that is understandable by young people in different regions?
       - localization
       - different reading levels
       - translation
       - simplification
       - visual aids
       - RELEVANT and CONTEXTUAL
- directions of entry
   - young people with learning differences understanding of SDGs
   - creating adaptable resources - adaptable to regional context, to learning differences
- Global Goals Platform: http://globalgoals.youthmovements.org/
- SDGs an inclusive design process in action
   - How do we adapt it to integrate young people with learning differences?
   - analyzing tools, analyzing materials
   - are materials in easy to read format?
- Environmental scan of SDGs   Â
   - https://sdg.guide/chapter-1-getting-to-know-the-sustainable-development-goals-e05b9d17801
   - https://www.worldwewant2030.org/
- Identifying some of the stakeholders, who we might be able to provide and collect input from
   - Who is not part of these conversations?
       - Intersecting literacies
- Initial timeline       Â
- people have difficulty accessing computers in Africa
- but around 80% of the young people (18-30) have mobile phones
   - Facebook, Whatsapp, etc
- to what extent do these versions of information have a mobile version?