Hi everyone, We're closing the survey on 14th December. In case you missed to take part in the survey and share your opinion about Education on Outreach Wiki, fill the form before or on 14th. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScbMtZcOyoKJjP59F-hLm3c4AeSkCqK_pJ3fDgGuJAvg57Tcg/viewform?usp=sf_link
For more information : https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/News/November_2018/Important_updates_from_Wikimedia_Education_Team Regards! On Tue, Dec 4, 2018 at 1:36 AM Nichole Saad <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Wikimedia & Education Community! > > In case you missed it in the newsletter, I wanted to make sure everyone was > aware of some important updates: > > ;TLDR > > 1. Share your opinion > < > https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScbMtZcOyoKJjP59F-hLm3c4AeSkCqK_pJ3fDgGuJAvg57Tcg/viewform?usp=sf_link > > > on > revamping the Education portal > 2. Guidelines on how to use Wikimedia Education > <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimedia_Education.svg> logo > 3. Join the Wikimedia and Education Slack > < > https://join.slack.com/t/wikimedia-education/shared_invite/enQtNDkwNzY3ODE0OTk2LTFjMjQzYzhmMjMxYjczNWI0ZmVhNzUyYzg5M2JlZDk0NGY2NTVhNDA4MzY0NTc2MTM0YWJjMWM2ZTIyMjk5Njc > > > Channel > > > In January 2018 the Education Team at the Wikimedia Foundation published a > report > < > https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Education_Program_Survey_Report_January_2018.pdf > > > based > on a survey that asked all of the Wikimedia & Education stakeholders for > input about our communications and branding. The research conducted last > year found that our communications materials and resources were not > reflecting the work of our large and active community of program leaders, > educators, students, policymakers, and many more. > > We made an announcement > <https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/education/2018-July/002026.html> in > July that the Education team would start making some initial revisions to > the Education <https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education> space on > Outreach Wiki. Including phasing out the current visual identity, archiving > outdated pages and information, developing new content that is relevant and > current, and improving overall usability. > > The first step in this process was to decide on a new logo. In October, the > Education team invited community members to decide the new logo > <https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/voting_for_new_logo> > designed > by the Communications team and select among the three other options > available. After a week-long process, a new logo > <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimedia_Education.svg> was > selected for Wikimedia and Education. The Education team at the Foundation > will use the new logo selected by the community as the primary identity for > Education in the Wikimedia movement, where it will be used on Outreach and > on resources and presentations made by the team. > Following the guidelines by the Communications team, the community members > can localize the logo in the context of their Education program/movement. > > - The logo must not be changed, no other fonts should be, neither the > shapes or texts should be shifted from the existing position. > - No new illustrations can be added to the logo or used as part of the > logo > - Illustrations can be used on materials/ apparel branded with the > Education logo. > - In terms of localizing the logo, refer to the Wikimedia Foundation > guidelines. Text must in black and in font Montserrat > > Maria Cruz <https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:MCruz_(WMF)> has also > supported us by taking the new logo color and creating a color scheme that > we can use. The following colors are part of the color scheme: > *#00A7E2* *#DAD6D6* *#92BFB1* *#F4AC45* *#CA054D*Revision of Education on > Outreach > > The research we did last year about the perception of our visual identity > and the usefulness of our online space was insightful and informative. It > is shaping the way we are revising the Education space on outreach. In > order to gather more information, and collect your opinions, we’re offering > another opportunity to share what you want to see in the revised Education > space on Outreach. You can share your opinion on the form linked here > < > https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScbMtZcOyoKJjP59F-hLm3c4AeSkCqK_pJ3fDgGuJAvg57Tcg/viewform?usp=sf_link > > > > *This survey will be conducted via a third-party service, which may subject > it to additional terms. For more information on privacy and data-handling, > see the survey privacy statement > < > https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Outreach_Revision_Opinion_Survey_Privacy_Statement > >* > . > Slack > > Currently, Wikipedia + Education Facebook group is the only collaborative > social space for community members and educators to share their work and > learn from others. To bring these interaction/discussions to a more public > participation, The Wikimedia Education team wants to introduce a new > Wikimedia > and Education Slack > < > https://join.slack.com/t/wikimedia-education/shared_invite/enQtNDkwNzY3ODE0OTk2LTFjMjQzYzhmMjMxYjczNWI0ZmVhNzUyYzg5M2JlZDk0NGY2NTVhNDA4MzY0NTc2MTM0YWJjMWM2ZTIyMjk5Njc > > > workspace > developed specifically for Wikimedia Education. We hope to see you there. > > Slack is currently being used by other actors in the Open space such as > Creative Commons. Many of you are probably taking part in conversations > there. We think having open conversations on certain topics ongoing in > Slack channels could be a great thing for the Education community, and we’d > like to try it. > > Note: In case you don't want to join Slack, you can still be part of the > Education discussion on Facebook or Education mailing list. > > You can find these updates in this month's newsletter > <https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/News>, along with many > other > interesting articles! > > all the best, > > Nichole > > > -- > *Nichole Saad* > Wikimedia Foundation | Senior Program Manager, Education > [email protected] > user: NSaad (WMF) > _______________________________________________ > Education mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education > -- *Sailesh Patnaik* Communications and Wikimedia Outreach Contractor _______________________________________________ Education mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education
