[Wikimedia-l] Re: Join us on July 29th! Information session: Training of Trainers for "Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom"

[Sailesh Patnaik]

Dear all,

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https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reading_Wikipedia_in_the_Classroom_Training_of_Trainers_Application_2021
Best! Sailesh

On Tue, Aug 3, 2021 at 2:14 PM Sailesh Patnaik 
wrote:

> Dear Wikimedians and friends,Yaay! The wait is over. Now, you can apply
>  for the
> Training of Trainers for Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom program. The
> call for applications starts from today until 31st August 2021.You can
> have more details on this meta page
> .
> Please feel free to share this within your circle. If you have any
> questions regarding the program/application process please reach out to us
> at educat...@wikimedia.org.
>
> Best!
> Sailesh
>
> On Fri, Jul 23, 2021 at 12:17 AM Sailesh Patnaik 
> wrote:
>
>> Dear Wikimedians,
>>
>> Last year, the Education team at the Wikimedia Foundation launched a
>> pilot teacher training program that helped teachers use Wikipedia in their
>> classrooms. Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom
>> 
>> provided a professional development opportunity to over 500 teachers in
>> Bolivia, Morocco, and the Philippines with a localized curriculum and
>> resources aligned with UNESCO’s Media and Information Literacy framework.
>> Throughout this 9-week program, teachers developed vital media and
>> information literacy skills for the 21st century, including understanding
>> how information is produced, accessing and evaluating content online, and
>> identifying biases and knowledge gaps. All through the power of Wikipedia
>> !
>> You can read more details about the pilot program and its impact in our
>> final report
>> 
>> [1].
>>
>> Now, we are opening up the opportunity to more Wikimedians,
>> mission-aligned organizations, and individuals to participate in a Training
>> of Trainers (ToT). By the end of the ToT, participants will be certified
>> to lead training for Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom. They will be
>> able to adapt & implement the Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom program in
>> their local contexts to help teachers use Wikipedia as a pedagogical tool.
>> Participants who successfully complete the ToT will also have access to a
>> pool of funding that can support their local activities. You can learn more
>> about the ToT timeline and curriculum on Meta
>> 
>> .
>>
>> We think you or members of your community would be a great fit! We invite
>> you to attend an information session on Thursday, July 29 at 13:00 UTC via
>> Zoom . The team will share more
>> detailed information, answer questions, and announce the open call for
>> applications. If you have any questions ahead of this event, please don’t
>> hesitate to reach out to the team at educat...@wikimedia.org
>>
>> We look forward to seeing you at the information session!
>>
>> --the Education Team
>>
>> [1]The program report
>> 
>> shows us how teachers’ attitudes towards Wikipedia changed as they moved
>> through the curriculum, responded to practical assignments and reflection
>> questions, and participated in synchronous sessions led by local
>> coordinators of the program. For example, one of the participating teachers
>> from Bolivia said that at first he “thought that Wikipedia was a platform
>> like Google, but now I value all the volunteer work done by the community
>> behind it”. The program model also supported members of the local Wikimedia
>> affiliates to improve their capacity to organize and lead education
>> initiatives. Currently, the Wikimedians of Bolivia
>>  user group
>> is launching the second edition of the program! The resources
>> 
>> created for the program are available on Wikimedia Commons in English,
>> Spanish, Arabic, and Tagalog, and they are free for anybody to use, adapt
>> and share.
>> --
>>
>> Sailesh Patnaik (He/Him)
>>
>> Program Officer, Education
>>
>> Wikimedia Foundation 
>>
>
>
> --
>
> Sailesh Patnaik (He/Him)
>
> Program Officer, Education
>
> Wikimedia Foundation 
>


-- 

Sailesh Patnaik (He/Him)

Program 

[Wikimedia-l] Re: Sign up for the Toolhub's quality signal sessions

[Srishti Sethi]

Hello all,


This is a follow-up to a previous email about Toolhub’s quality signal
sessions on this list.


We are also organizing an async feedback round for *tool maintainers* to
gather their input on quality indicators for tools in the Wikimedia
ecosystem. We will use this feedback to develop a new feature set for
Toolhub to convey the quality of tools.


We have a few questions for tool maintainers that we have posted here

[1].
Your feedback would be valuable! You can share your feedback in response to
the discussion questions on the same topic; the last date to do so is
August 31st.


Best,

Srishti


[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Toolhub/The_Quality_Signal_Sessions#Discussion_topic_for_%22Quality_Signal_Sessions:_The_Tool_Maintainers_edition%22


Best,
Srishti

On Tue, Jul 27, 2021 at 2:47 PM Srishti Sethi  wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> We invite you all to sign up for Toolhub's Quality Signal sessions!
>
> Toolhub  [1] is a
> community-authored catalog of Wikimedia tools. On Toolhub, you will be able
> to discover new tools in the Wikimedia ecosystem, promote their use in your
> wiki community, and help improve them by contributing data. Toolhub's first
> release is planned around Wikimania 2021.
>
> The Toolhub team is currently working on identifying quality indicators
> through conversations with tool users and developers. As a tool user, how
> do you know which tool is reliable, useful, and safe to use? As a tool
> maintainer, what makes it attractive to you to contribute to an existing
> tool? What information are you looking for to decide whether to join a tool
> project? We hope that these sessions will help gather quality indicators
> for tools and provide valuable insight toward developing new features to
> convey the quality.
>
> Want to organize a quality signal session in your community in
> August/early September? Please get in touch on the talk page or sign-up for
> an already planned session by adding your name below it: <
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Toolhub/The_Quality_Signal_Sessions> [2].
> Your feedback, thoughts, ideas would be valuable!
>
> If you are attending Wikimania, we are running a few introductions and a
> feedback session as part of the unconference. Learn more here: <
> https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2021:Unconference/Toolhub> [3].
>
> Cheers,
> Srishti
>
> On behalf of the Toolhub team
>
> [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Toolhub
>
> [2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Toolhub/The_Quality_Signal_Sessions
>
> [3] https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2021:Unconference/Toolhub
>
> *Srishti Sethi*
> Senior Developer Advocate
> Wikimedia Foundation 
>
>
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[Wikimedia-l] Re: Wikimania Hackathon 2021: Call for sessions and projects now open!

[Srishti Sethi]

Hello all,

As the Wikimania Hackathon is fast approaching, this message is another
reminder to start proposing projects and sessions using the guidelines in
the original email on this thread.

Particularly for the sessions, you may look at the ones scheduled already
and the slots available so far here: <
https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2021:Hackathon/Schedule> [1].

Best,
Srishti

[1] https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2021:Hackathon/Schedule


On Wed, Jul 28, 2021 at 11:43 AM Srishti Sethi  wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> This email is a reminder to start proposing projects and sessions for this
> year’s Wikimania hackathon, taking place on August 13th (the first day of
> Wikimania). You may have already seen the announcement email last week with
> all the details.
>
> This year’s hackathon will take place in a 24 hrs format covering all time
> zones. You can start proposing a session or a project by following the
> guidelines here: <
> https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2021:Hackathon#Propose_a_project_or_a_session>
> [1].
>
> We also encourage folks to reuse the video of a previously recorded
> session (in lecture format) to organize a watch party-style session. And,
> you can pause during or after for questions and discussions. That way, you
> have to do less prep, and one can watch your session at any time during the
> event.
>
> There isn't a specific focus area proposed this time, so your session or
> project needn't fit under a theme. Anything that involves MediaWiki
> development or covers a technical area in the Wikimedia ecosystem. Plus, we
> welcome sessions that would be helpful to newcomers–new to the event, our
> technical spaces, or projects.
>
> If you have any questions, feel free to use the related talk page to
> contact the organizing team or join the community conversation on Telegram:
>  [2].
>
> We look forward to your participation!
>
> Cheers,
> Srishti
>
> On behalf of the Wikimania Hackathon organizing team
>
> [1]
> https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2021:Hackathon#Propose_a_project_or_a_session
>
> [2] https://t.me/wikimaniachat
>
> *Srishti Sethi*
> Senior Developer Advocate
> Wikimedia Foundation 
>
>
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[Wikimedia-l] Important Information for Wikimania Participants

[Winnie kabintie]

Dear Community Members,

As promised, we have published a series of posts on Diff with key information
for event participants .
There you will find information about navigating your way around the
virtual space Remo and the program, technical solutions, measures to make
the experience more welcoming and inclusive, accessing the amazing content
during (and after) the events … and so much more. Make sure to read them.

Office Hours

In case you have any questions, this week and next week, we will be
hosting office
hours - Wed. Aug 4 (3pm UTC), Fri. Aug. 6 (5pm UTC), Mon. Aug. 9 (10am
UTC), Tues. Aug. 10 (8am UTC), Wed. Aug. 11 (3pm UTC). For more
information, visit https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2021:Organizers


Best Wishes,
Winnie Kabintie (User:Ms_Kabintie
), on behalf of the
Wikimania 2021 Core Organizing Team.
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