Re: [Wikimedia-l] [feedback requested] Taxonomy of knowledge gaps

2020-09-17 Thread Leila Zia 
Hi all,

I'd like to give an update about where we are and what's next.

* We are one week in the feedback collection. You have almost 2 more
weeks if you're interested to provide feedback.

* A big thank you to those of you who have already started engaging
with the feedback process and thanks to those of you who intend to do
it. We know this is no small ask and we appreciate your generosity to
share your perspectives with us and help us improve the work. You can
share your feedback at
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research_talk:Knowledge_Gaps_Index/Taxonomy#Feedback_collection_September_2020
.

* For those of you who are interested to talk with us in a more high
bandwidth set-up where we can do more back-and-forths: we have
dedicated our upcoming Research Showcase to this topic. You will hear
a presentation about this work followed by at least 30-min time for
Q More information in a separate email sent about the showcase and
at https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Research/Showcase#September_2020
.

If you have questions, please let us know. (SJ: we have not forgotten
you. We still intend to get back to you.)

Thank you!

Leila on behalf of
Martin Gerlach, Research Scientist, WMF
Isaac Johnson, Research Scientist, WMF
Miriam Redi, Senior Research Scientist, WMF
Leila Zia, Head of Research, WMF

On Thu, Sep 10, 2020 at 3:47 PM Leila Zia  wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I hope this email finds you well.
>
> I'm reaching out to let you know that the Research team [1] at the
> Wikimedia Foundation has been working on developing a taxonomy of
> knowledge gaps for the Wikimedia projects. We now have the first draft
> of the taxonomy ready and we're seeking your input to improve it.
>
> ==Why are we contacting you?==
> The taxonomy of knowledge gaps aims to be a high level representation
> and grouping of the different knowledge gaps Wikimedia projects face
> today. Each of you, whether you are a volunteer editor, patroller,
> organizer, affiliate, etc. have valuable on the ground knowledge of
> the different types of knowledge gaps. We believe it's important to
> hear from you before we finalize the taxonomy.
>
> ==Material==
> The material you may need to review is listed at
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Knowledge_Gaps_Index/Taxonomy#Learn_more!
> . I will list them below as well, for archive completeness:
>
> * A summary of the taxonomy and motivation:
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Knowledge_Gaps_Taxonomy_Summary-and-Motivation.pdf
>
> * Full paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2008.12314
>
> * A video presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP3uXA9bfvU or
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Knowledge_Gaps_Taxonomy.mp4.webm
> (same video on two platforms)
>
> ==Feedback==
> Please provide your feedback by answering the 6 questions posted at
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research_talk:Knowledge_Gaps_Index/Taxonomy#Feedback_collection_September_2020
> .
>
> We're collecting feedback until 2020-09-30.
>
> ==Talk with us==
> If you have questions about the taxonomy and you'd like to talk with
> us in a synchronous set-up, we invite you to join us in the upcoming
> Research Showcase
> https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Research/Showcase#September_2020
> . We will have a very short presentation about it and will leave 15-20
> min for any questions you may have. We are also happy to set up more
> time to answer your questions if there is demand for it.
>
> ==Disclaimer==
> As you're going through the material we have shared with you, you will
> see imperfections and rooms for improvement. I acknowledge that they
> exist and they may be numerous. We could spend another month and
> improve the documents. We made the call to not let perfect be the
> enemy of good. Please keep that in mind, assume good faith, and ask
> questions if any part of what you read is not clear to you. We're here
> to engage and answer your questions, and ultimately learn about your
> perspective.
>
> Thank you!
>
> Leila, on behalf of
> Martin Gerlach, Research Scientist, WMF
> Isaac Johnson, Research Scientist, WMF
> Miriam Redi, Senior Research Scientist, WMF
> Leila Zia, Head of Research, WMF
>
> [1] https://research.wikimedia.org/team.html

___
Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l
New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org
Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l,

[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Research Showcase] September 23, 2020: Knowledge Gaps

2020-09-17 Thread Janna Layton 
Hi all,


The next Research Showcase will be live-streamed on Wednesday, September
23, at 9:30 AM PDT/16:30 UTC, and will be on the theme of knowledge gaps.
Miriam Redi will give an overview on the first draft of the taxonomy of
knowledge gaps in Wikimedia projects. The taxonomy is a first milestone
towards developing a framework to understand and measure knowledge gaps
with the goal of capturing the multi-dimensional aspect of knowledge gaps
and inform long-term decision making.

YouTube stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJDsKPsz64o

As usual, you can join the conversation on IRC at #wikimedia-research. You
can also watch our past research showcases here:
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Research/Showcase

This month's presentation:

A first draft of the knowledge gaps taxonomy for Wikimedia projects

By the Wikimedia Foundation Research Team 

In response to Wikimedia Movement’s 2030 strategic direction
,
the Research
team  at the Wikimedia Foundation
is developing a framework to understand and measure knowledge gaps. The
goal is to capture the multi-dimensional aspect of knowledge gaps and
inform long-term decision making. The first milestone was to develop a
taxonomy of knowledge gaps which offers a grouping and descriptions of the
different Wikimedia knowledge gaps. The first draft of the taxonomy is now
published  and we seek your feedback to
improve it. In this talk, we will give an overview over the first draft of
the taxonomy of knowledge gaps in Wikimedia projects. Following that, we
will host an extended Q in which we would like to get your feedback and
discuss with you the taxonomy and knowledge gaps more generally.

   - More information:
   https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Knowledge_Gaps_Index/Taxonomy


-- 
Janna Layton (she/her)
Administrative Associate - Product & Technology
Wikimedia Foundation 
___
Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l
New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org
Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l,

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Draft schedule of Wikimedia CEE Online Meeting 2020

2020-09-17 Thread Dennis During 
I was INTENTIONALLY putting others in the same position that the e-mail put
me AND I reinforced the point by INTENTIONALLY referring to US DoD.

On Wed, Sep 16, 2020 at 1:00 PM Asaf Bartov  wrote:

> Indeed, acronyms are best expanded on first use.  A truly constructive way
> to point it out, Mr. During, would have been to model the change you would
> like to see yourself.
>
> CEE = Central and Eastern Europe.
>
> A.
>
> On Wed, Sep 16, 2020 at 7:57 PM Dennis During  wrote:
>
> > Would it be unreasonable to ask that a notice to a general mailing list
> > from an organizational unit such as CEE actually had the full name of the
> > organizational unit?  Even the two linked Meta pages did not contain the
> > name. Only the Eventbrite page had it.  Some mailings seem to have
> wandered
> > in from the US DoD or some other country's bureaucracy. It doesn't seem
> > unreasonable to me that the opening post for a new thread should not have
> > any acronym or initialism, but should have the topical organization,
> event,
> > proposal, or whatever spelled out (Yes, even CoC.). It would seem to me
> > that such is a requirement for the kind of inclusiveness we are allegedly
> > seeking.
> >
> > On Wed, Sep 16, 2020 at 9:41 AM Kiril Simeonovski <
> > kiril.simeonov...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Dear all,
> > >
> > > I would like to inform you that the draft schedule
> > > <
> > >
> >
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_CEE_Online_Meeting_2020/Programme#Schedule
> > > >
> > > of
> > > the Wikimedia CEE Online Meeting 2020, which will take place from 2–4
> > >  October, has been published. We have received proposals covering
> > > interesting topics with creative ideas and it was a real challenge to
> > > accommodate them in the optimal way. Thank you for your interest in
> > taking
> > > part as a speaker.
> > >
> > > The registration for the event is still open. You can add your username
> > to
> > > the list of participants
> > > <
> > >
> >
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_CEE_Online_Meeting_2020/Participants/List
> > > >
> > > and
> > > subsequently confirm your participation by getting your ticket for free
> > on
> > > the following link
> > > <
> > >
> >
> https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wikimedia-cee-online-meeting-2020-tickets-116483763071
> > > >
> > > . *Note that the number of participants per community is unlimited and
> we
> > > also welcome interested participants from outside the CEE region.
> > > *Additionally,
> > > there is no obligation to attend all sessions at the conference and you
> > can
> > > freely choose only those that you find particularly interested in.
> > >
> > > Best regards,
> > > Kiril
> > > ___
> > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at:
> > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and
> > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l
> > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org
> > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l,
> > > 
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Dennis C. During
> > ___
> > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at:
> > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and
> > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l
> > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org
> > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l,
> > 
> >
>
>
> --
> Asaf Bartov 
> ___
> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at:
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l
> New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org
> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l,
> 
>


-- 
Dennis C. During
___
Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l
New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org
Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l,

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Education Office Hours, September 2020

2020-09-17 Thread Sailesh Patnaik 
My apologies, for the wrong link, here is the link for the meeting next
week:
https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/About/Office_Hours/September_24_2020

On Thu, Sep 17, 2020 at 1:07 PM Sailesh Patnaik 
wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> Join the education team for this months' Education office hours on 24th
> September 2020 at 14:00 PM UTC! The office hours are a dedicated time and
> an online space to have conversations and discussions related to Wikimedia
> and education activities, listen and learn from each other's projects and
> experiences.
>
> We will be providing some updates of the Reading Wikipedia project, and
> join for a discussion around Education and gender initiatives. If you are
> interested, join us! You can find more details to join the meeting here:
> https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education
> /About/Office_Hours/July_16_2020
>
> Looking forward to seeing you all then, Please let me know if you have any
> questions, also reach out to me if you want a calendar invitation for this
> meeting.
>
> Do you want to reach out to the education team for a 1:1 consultation?
> Request for a slot for consultation for your education work ( 
> https://outreach.wikimedia.
> org/wiki/Education/About/Office_Space
>  ) Best!
> --
> *Sailesh Patnaik*
> Wikimedia Foundation | Program Associate, Education
> User:SPatnaik (WMF)
>


-- 
*Sailesh Patnaik*
Wikimedia Foundation | Program Associate, Education
User:SPatnaik (WMF)
___
Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l
New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org
Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l,

[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Education Office Hours, September 2020

2020-09-17 Thread Sailesh Patnaik 
Hi everyone,

Join the education team for this months' Education office hours on 24th
September 2020 at 14:00 PM UTC! The office hours are a dedicated time and
an online space to have conversations and discussions related to Wikimedia
and education activities, listen and learn from each other's projects and
experiences.

We will be providing some updates of the Reading Wikipedia project, and
join for a discussion around Education and gender initiatives. If you are
interested, join us! You can find more details to join the meeting here:
https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education
/About/Office_Hours/July_16_2020

Looking forward to seeing you all then, Please let me know if you have any
questions, also reach out to me if you want a calendar invitation for this
meeting.

Do you want to reach out to the education team for a 1:1 consultation?
Request for a slot for consultation for your education work (
https://outreach.wikimedia.
org/wiki/Education/About/Office_Space
 ) Best!
-- 
*Sailesh Patnaik*
Wikimedia Foundation | Program Associate, Education
User:SPatnaik (WMF)
___
Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and 
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l
New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org
Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l,