[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] This Month In Education: April 2015

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New updates about Wikipedia in Education are in April's issue of the
education newsletter. Wikipedia Education Program in Armenia is now
recruiting Armenian community members in Lebanon, Swedish students are
nominated for a national prize for one of their open online courses, and
don't forget to read about the new WikiStudia project in Ukraine.. and many
other stories.

Enjoy reading!

Samir Elsharbaty
Communications Intern, Wikipedia Education Program
Wikimedia Foundation

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*This Month in Education*: April 2015
*Updates, reports, news, and stories about how Wikipedia and Wikimedia
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   - Armenia: Teachers and journalists of Armenian community in Lebanon
   joined Wikipedia and Wikipedia Education program
   

   - Ukraine: First round of WikiStudia wraps up with success
   

   - Greece: Greek Adult school completes wikiexpedition on Greek villages
   

   - Mexico: New to Wikipedia: A personal perspective
   

   - Latvia: Education Program Extension enabled on Latvian Wikipedia
   

   - Russia: Education Program Extension enabled on Russian Wikipedia
   

   - Sweden: Students nominated for their MOOC on Swedish Wikiversity
   

   - WMF: Quarterly update from the education team
   

   - Media: Articles of interest in other publications: Studies and news
   from Harvard to Cambridge, women events and history editathons
   


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[Wikimedia-l] This Month in Education: April 2015

[The 'This Month In Education' Team]

Hello everyone,

Sorry for cross posting in case you have seen this on other lists
today/yesterday!

New updates about Wikipedia in Education are in April's issue of the
education newsletter. Wikipedia Education Program in Armenia is now
recruiting Armenian community members in Lebanon, Swedish students are
nominated for a national prize for one of their open online courses, and
don't forget to read about the new WikiStudia project in Ukraine.. and many
other stories.

Enjoy reading!

Samir Elsharbaty
Communications Intern, Wikipedia Education Program
Wikimedia Foundation

[1] Direct link:
https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Newsletter/April_2015
*This Month in Education*: April 2015
*Updates, reports, news, and stories about how Wikipedia and Wikimedia
projects are used in education around the world.*

   - Armenia: Teachers and journalists of Armenian community in Lebanon
   joined Wikipedia and Wikipedia Education program
   

   - Ukraine: First round of WikiStudia wraps up with success
   

   - Greece: Greek Adult school completes wikiexpedition on Greek villages
   

   - Mexico: New to Wikipedia: A personal perspective
   

   - Latvia: Education Program Extension enabled on Latvian Wikipedia
   

   - Russia: Education Program Extension enabled on Russian Wikipedia
   

   - Sweden: Students nominated for their MOOC on Swedish Wikiversity
   

   - WMF: Quarterly update from the education team
   

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Announcing Inspire Campaign Grantees

[Hasive Chowdhury]

Thank you Liam for your nice comments.

Hasive

On Sat, May 2, 2015 at 3:14 PM, Pine W  wrote:

> Hi Micru,
>
> My understanding is that the thinking at WMF is that, if this campaign is
> successful, they may repeat Inspire with a different focus, perhaps global
> south, underrepresented languages, public health, or education programs.
>
> It could be very beneficial to involve affiliates in some of these
> programs. Affiliates might also be interested in running some of the
> projects in IdeaLab that have not yet been sponsored by WMF.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Pine
>
> Pine
>
> *This is an Encyclopedia* 
>
>
>
>
>
>
> *One gateway to the wide garden of knowledge, where lies The deep rock of
> our past, in which we must delve The well of our future,The clear water we
> must leave untainted for those who come after us,The fertile earth, in
> which truth may grow in bright places, tended by many hands,And the broad
> fall of sunshine, warming our first steps toward knowing how much we do not
> know.*
>
> *—Catherine Munro*
>
> On Sat, May 2, 2015 at 1:52 AM, David Cuenca  wrote:
>
> > Liam, that is true, originally I submitted an idea because of the
> specific
> > topic of the campaign, which later on evolved into a more generic project
> > which could potentially address other kind of issues. BUT, without the
> > original hook, perhaps I would have never submitted anything.
> >
> > I hope the inspire campaign doesn't mean that it is the only way to do
> > things. I wish to see chapters playing a role in the grantmaking process,
> > assisting specially with internationalitation which seems a long standing
> > issue.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Micru
> >
> > On Fri, May 1, 2015 at 11:35 PM, Liam Wyatt  wrote:
> >
> > > Congratulations on bringing to the surface these 16 project ideas!
> > > I'm looking forward to seeing how these specific projects go, and also
> to
> > > seeing if they can become replicable models for future activities and
> > help
> > > solve the broad gender-gap problem.
> > >
> > > When the "inspire campaign" was first announced I was critical - not of
> > the
> > > importance of the topic - but whether the method of "focusing attention
> > on
> > > only one topic" was a good idea. By focusing grants on one topic, would
> > > that be beneficial to that topic or would it simply be detrimental to
> all
> > > other topics?
> > >
> > > It seems the answer is that SPECIFICALLY INVITING people to apply for
> > > grants on a specific topic DOES draw out many and various good ideas.
> > > Without that specific invitation, it is likely that only a proportion
> of
> > > these would ever have been submitted, and an even smaller number
> actually
> > > funded.
> > >
> > > Furthermore, it don't believe any of the grant applications that were
> > > underway on other topics were delayed or negatively affected because of
> > > this project.
> > >
> > > So, congratulations WMF grants team on trialling an innovative and
> tricky
> > > idea. Let's hope the 16 projects prove to be successful!
> > >
> > > -Liam / Wittylama
> > >
> > >
> > > wittylama.com
> > > Peace, love & metadata
> > >
> > > On 1 May 2015 at 23:01, Alex Wang  wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi All,
> > > >
> > > > Today we're pleased to announce a new group of grantees working to
> > > increase
> > > > gender diversity in Wikimedia projects.
> > > >
> > > > In early March, we announced the Inspire campaign
> > > > , an
> > initiative
> > > > led
> > > > by WMF’s Community Resources team to generate new ideas to address
> > > > Wikimedia's gender gap. From 266 ideas came 42 grant proposals
> eligible
> > > for
> > > > consideration. After careful review by a committee of volunteer
> > > Wikimedians
> > > > and gender-focused experts, 16 projects have been recommended and
> > > approved
> > > > for funding.
> > > >
> > > > The projects are experimenting with a variety of strategies:
> organizing
> > > > events and leveraging professional communities, institutions and
> > > > partnerships to create quality content, researching gaps in both
> > content
> > > > and contributors, and testing approaches for training and mentorship
> to
> > > > better support gender diversity on-wiki. Overall, we’re particularly
> > > > pleased to see projects looking at gender in multiple ways as they
> work
> > > to
> > > > improve Wikipedia’s gender diversity across various contexts, and to
> be
> > > > supporting some returning grantees as well as many new project
> leaders
> > > who
> > > > identify as women or allies for increasing gender diversity.
> > > >
> > > > You can also read more about the campaign and each funded project on
> > the
> > > > Wikimedia Foundation blog
> > > > .
> > > >
> > > > The funded projects are:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >- Wikipedian in Residence for Gender Equity
> > > ><
> > > >
> > >
> >
> https://meta.w

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Announcing Inspire Campaign Grantees

[Pine W]

Hi Micru,

My understanding is that the thinking at WMF is that, if this campaign is
successful, they may repeat Inspire with a different focus, perhaps global
south, underrepresented languages, public health, or education programs.

It could be very beneficial to involve affiliates in some of these
programs. Affiliates might also be interested in running some of the
projects in IdeaLab that have not yet been sponsored by WMF.

Cheers,

Pine

Pine

*This is an Encyclopedia* 






*One gateway to the wide garden of knowledge, where lies The deep rock of
our past, in which we must delve The well of our future,The clear water we
must leave untainted for those who come after us,The fertile earth, in
which truth may grow in bright places, tended by many hands,And the broad
fall of sunshine, warming our first steps toward knowing how much we do not
know.*

*—Catherine Munro*

On Sat, May 2, 2015 at 1:52 AM, David Cuenca  wrote:

> Liam, that is true, originally I submitted an idea because of the specific
> topic of the campaign, which later on evolved into a more generic project
> which could potentially address other kind of issues. BUT, without the
> original hook, perhaps I would have never submitted anything.
>
> I hope the inspire campaign doesn't mean that it is the only way to do
> things. I wish to see chapters playing a role in the grantmaking process,
> assisting specially with internationalitation which seems a long standing
> issue.
>
> Cheers,
> Micru
>
> On Fri, May 1, 2015 at 11:35 PM, Liam Wyatt  wrote:
>
> > Congratulations on bringing to the surface these 16 project ideas!
> > I'm looking forward to seeing how these specific projects go, and also to
> > seeing if they can become replicable models for future activities and
> help
> > solve the broad gender-gap problem.
> >
> > When the "inspire campaign" was first announced I was critical - not of
> the
> > importance of the topic - but whether the method of "focusing attention
> on
> > only one topic" was a good idea. By focusing grants on one topic, would
> > that be beneficial to that topic or would it simply be detrimental to all
> > other topics?
> >
> > It seems the answer is that SPECIFICALLY INVITING people to apply for
> > grants on a specific topic DOES draw out many and various good ideas.
> > Without that specific invitation, it is likely that only a proportion of
> > these would ever have been submitted, and an even smaller number actually
> > funded.
> >
> > Furthermore, it don't believe any of the grant applications that were
> > underway on other topics were delayed or negatively affected because of
> > this project.
> >
> > So, congratulations WMF grants team on trialling an innovative and tricky
> > idea. Let's hope the 16 projects prove to be successful!
> >
> > -Liam / Wittylama
> >
> >
> > wittylama.com
> > Peace, love & metadata
> >
> > On 1 May 2015 at 23:01, Alex Wang  wrote:
> >
> > > Hi All,
> > >
> > > Today we're pleased to announce a new group of grantees working to
> > increase
> > > gender diversity in Wikimedia projects.
> > >
> > > In early March, we announced the Inspire campaign
> > > , an
> initiative
> > > led
> > > by WMF’s Community Resources team to generate new ideas to address
> > > Wikimedia's gender gap. From 266 ideas came 42 grant proposals eligible
> > for
> > > consideration. After careful review by a committee of volunteer
> > Wikimedians
> > > and gender-focused experts, 16 projects have been recommended and
> > approved
> > > for funding.
> > >
> > > The projects are experimenting with a variety of strategies: organizing
> > > events and leveraging professional communities, institutions and
> > > partnerships to create quality content, researching gaps in both
> content
> > > and contributors, and testing approaches for training and mentorship to
> > > better support gender diversity on-wiki. Overall, we’re particularly
> > > pleased to see projects looking at gender in multiple ways as they work
> > to
> > > improve Wikipedia’s gender diversity across various contexts, and to be
> > > supporting some returning grantees as well as many new project leaders
> > who
> > > identify as women or allies for increasing gender diversity.
> > >
> > > You can also read more about the campaign and each funded project on
> the
> > > Wikimedia Foundation blog
> > > .
> > >
> > > The funded projects are:
> > >
> > >
> > >- Wikipedian in Residence for Gender Equity
> > ><
> > >
> >
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Wikipedian_in_Residence_for_Gender_Equity
> > > >
> > >- Gender gap admin training
> > ><
> > >
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Gender-gap_admin_training
> > >
> > >
> > >- Survey women who don't contribute
> > ><
> > >
> >
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Survey_women_who_don%27t_c

Re: [Wikimedia-l] Announcing Inspire Campaign Grantees

[David Cuenca]

Liam, that is true, originally I submitted an idea because of the specific
topic of the campaign, which later on evolved into a more generic project
which could potentially address other kind of issues. BUT, without the
original hook, perhaps I would have never submitted anything.

I hope the inspire campaign doesn't mean that it is the only way to do
things. I wish to see chapters playing a role in the grantmaking process,
assisting specially with internationalitation which seems a long standing
issue.

Cheers,
Micru

On Fri, May 1, 2015 at 11:35 PM, Liam Wyatt  wrote:

> Congratulations on bringing to the surface these 16 project ideas!
> I'm looking forward to seeing how these specific projects go, and also to
> seeing if they can become replicable models for future activities and help
> solve the broad gender-gap problem.
>
> When the "inspire campaign" was first announced I was critical - not of the
> importance of the topic - but whether the method of "focusing attention on
> only one topic" was a good idea. By focusing grants on one topic, would
> that be beneficial to that topic or would it simply be detrimental to all
> other topics?
>
> It seems the answer is that SPECIFICALLY INVITING people to apply for
> grants on a specific topic DOES draw out many and various good ideas.
> Without that specific invitation, it is likely that only a proportion of
> these would ever have been submitted, and an even smaller number actually
> funded.
>
> Furthermore, it don't believe any of the grant applications that were
> underway on other topics were delayed or negatively affected because of
> this project.
>
> So, congratulations WMF grants team on trialling an innovative and tricky
> idea. Let's hope the 16 projects prove to be successful!
>
> -Liam / Wittylama
>
>
> wittylama.com
> Peace, love & metadata
>
> On 1 May 2015 at 23:01, Alex Wang  wrote:
>
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Today we're pleased to announce a new group of grantees working to
> increase
> > gender diversity in Wikimedia projects.
> >
> > In early March, we announced the Inspire campaign
> > , an initiative
> > led
> > by WMF’s Community Resources team to generate new ideas to address
> > Wikimedia's gender gap. From 266 ideas came 42 grant proposals eligible
> for
> > consideration. After careful review by a committee of volunteer
> Wikimedians
> > and gender-focused experts, 16 projects have been recommended and
> approved
> > for funding.
> >
> > The projects are experimenting with a variety of strategies: organizing
> > events and leveraging professional communities, institutions and
> > partnerships to create quality content, researching gaps in both content
> > and contributors, and testing approaches for training and mentorship to
> > better support gender diversity on-wiki. Overall, we’re particularly
> > pleased to see projects looking at gender in multiple ways as they work
> to
> > improve Wikipedia’s gender diversity across various contexts, and to be
> > supporting some returning grantees as well as many new project leaders
> who
> > identify as women or allies for increasing gender diversity.
> >
> > You can also read more about the campaign and each funded project on the
> > Wikimedia Foundation blog
> > .
> >
> > The funded projects are:
> >
> >
> >- Wikipedian in Residence for Gender Equity
> ><
> >
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Wikipedian_in_Residence_for_Gender_Equity
> > >
> >- Gender gap admin training
> ><
> > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Gender-gap_admin_training
> >
> >
> >- Survey women who don't contribute
> ><
> >
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Survey_women_who_don%27t_contribute
> > >
> >
> >- Wikipedia Gender Index
> ><
> >
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/WIGI:_Wikipedia_Gender_Index
> > >
> >
> >- Wikipedia Buddy Group
> > >
> >- Wiki Edit-a-thon Work Parties
> ><
> >
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Wiki_Edit-a-thon_Work_Parties
> > >
> >- More Female Architects on Wikipedia
> ><
> >
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/More_Female_Architects_on_Wikipedia
> > >
> >
> >- Linguistics Editathon series: Improving female linguists'
> >participation and representation on Wikipedia
> ><
> >
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Linguistics_Editathon_series:_Improving_female_linguists%27_participation_and_representation_on_Wikipedia
> > >
> >- Wikipedia edit-a-thon for the Aphra Behn Society
> ><
> >
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Wikipedia_edit-a-thon_for_the_Aphra_Behn_Society
> > >
> >- Wikineedsgirls
> >
> >- Gender in East Asia Wikipedia Editing
> ><
> >
>