DIGITAL MEDIA AND LEARNING COMPETITION IS OPEN (DEADLINE OCT 15, 2008). SOUTH AFRICAN APPLICATIONS WELCOMED!

I just wanted to make sure that all of your supporters were aware of the 2008 $2M HASTAC/MacArthur Digital Media and Learning Competition. The theme of this year's competition is participatory learning which we broadly define as using new digital media for sharing ideas or planning, designing, implementing, or just discussing ideas and goals together.

I'm sure some of your supporters have a big idea on how to use digital media to make a positive change in the world and further learning and collaboration. We want to hear your ideas!

This year we are piloting limited international eligibility for our Innovation in Participatory Learning Award and SOUTH AFRICA is one of the countries eligible to apply without a partner.

In addition to our Innovation in Participatory Learning Award, this year we have introduced a new award, our Young Innovators award, targeted to U.S. applicants aged 18-25. I'm sure some of your U.S. youth supporters have big ideas and we want to help them get their ideas from the "garage" to implementation.

I've posted the full rfp below, but you can also check out the full details at http://www.dmlcompetition.net.

And follow us on Twitter @ http://twitter.com/dmlComp

I hope some of you that have those ideas cooking, will consider applying!

You can email me at mandy.dailey@duke.edu with questions.

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DIGITAL MEDIA AND LEARNING COMPETITION 2008

$2 Million Competition
Focus: Participatory Learning

Participatory learning is defined broadly: using new digital media for sharing ideas or planning, designing, implementing, or just discussing ideas and goals together.

Application Deadline: October 15, 2008

Full information at: http://www.dmlcompetition.net

The second HASTAC/MacArthur Digital Media and Learning Competition is now open!

Awards will be made in two categories:

Innovation in Participatory Learning Awards support large-scale digital learning projects
$30,000-$250,000

This year we are piloting international eligibility for our Innovation Award and will be accepting submissions from primary applicants in Canada, People's Republic of China, India, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States; collaborators can be from anywhere in the world.

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Young Innovator Awards are targeted at 18-25 year olds
$5,000-$30,000

(You can find out about last year’s winners at http://hub.dmlcompetition.net/)

Full information at: http://www.dmlcompetition.net

Thanks go out to all who support Amazwi. We are glad to announce the first SOMA class graduated December 2007, amid tears and congratulatory praise. Amazwi continues to educate South African women: our next step is further empowerment. Look forward to SOMA 2007 graduates working on their very own publication--from editing and writing to marketing and advertising. Visit www.amazwi.org to learn more!

We continue to bring the voices of rural South African women to people around the globe. Listen to our our premier broadcast of our students' work. http://amazwistudents.wordpress.com/ More to come!!!

Welcome to Amazwi, a South African NPO with three projects: Writers and Artists in Residence (WARP), a.magazine: non-fiction narratives of africa, and the School of Media Arts (SOMA). a.magazine will be distributed this fall in independent booksellers in the USA, Canada, and South Africa. Look for our magazine and enjoy an artistic view of African Life; or read the Amazwi Villager, and understand the importance of training rural women narrative journalism. Amazwi--Zulu for voices--empowers women to write the stories that need to be heard. Their voices become stronger with each issue published. We welcome you--and your voice--to help us develop a female media representation in South Africa