Dear Vira, Thank you so much for sharing your draft blog post with our Collab. Here are my highlights:
* It is an excellent summary of events with ample context and gorgeous photos. * I *love* that you used the WEP tagline "Wikipedia belongs in education" in the *first sentence* of your blog. I suspect that Floor Koudijs will love it more! * It's excellent that Wikimedia Ukraine understands that teachers must be involved with editing Wikipedia and that WMUA intends to provide the maximal possible training. * That this educational collaboration led to a municipal MoU is fantastic! We're going to need to add a summary to the government partnerships page [[ here <https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Government_Partnerships#Ukraine>]] on Outreach wiki. Please feel free to start the draft!. * The Summer Wikischool idea is awesome! Can I come, please?? :) For the record, I just want to say that I am so proud of Wikimedia Ukraine and their growing Wikipedia Education Program. When the Wikimedians of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) gathered for their 4th annual meeting in Estonia in 2015 [1], I had a long heart-to-heart with Levon (User:Ліонкінг) about expanding the education program to this region. My heart is so happy to see this dream become a reality. Truth be told, we (WMUA and I) have been talking about how to expand Ukraine's WEP since the 3rd CEE meeting in Ukraine [2]. This just goes to show that if we are patient and if we persevere, good things happen. This news was a long time coming and a long time in the making. This, truly, is my best Christmas present of all. Again, I am so proud of Wikimedia Ukraine and their growing Wikipedia Education Program. Дякую, Віро. <3 Thank you, Vira. <3 Sincerely yours, Anna [1] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Newsletter/December_2015/Education_Program_at_Wikimedia_CEE_Meeting_2015_in_Estonia [2] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Newsletter/December_2014/Eastern_European_education_programs_presented_at_regional_conference P.S. Because I also wish to share my positive feedback with your chapter's leadership, I redacted about a half a dozen emoticons from this message. I hope that the undercurrent of joy and pride and wikilove still permeates it nevertheless. -- Anna Koval, M.Ed. Manager, Wikipedia Education Program Wikimedia Foundation +1.415.839.6885 x 6729 Skype: annakoval.wiki [email protected] education.wikimedia.org On Tue, Dec 22, 2015 at 1:10 AM, Vira Motorko <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > We managed to reach out to several institutions in Mykolaiv Oblast > (region) in Ukraine, university as well as authorities, so there is a hope > for fruitful WEP (and GLAM) collaboration there. But it's only starting. > > My colleagues asked me to write a draft post for Wikimedia Blog so here it > is > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Blog/Drafts/Expansion_of_Wikipedia_Education_Program_in_Ukraine > > I would appreciate your feedback or any reflections on text, regarding its > language as well as its contents and the ideas themselves. > > Thank you, > *--* > *Vira Motorko* > Wikimedia Ukraine <https://ua.wikimedia.org/> > +380667740499 > > Are you saving your documents in free formats? ;) > > Help save natural resources – please think twice before printing this e-mail > or any attachments. > > _______________________________________________ > education-collab mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education-collab > >
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