I definitely have the ability to be a participant trainee, assist where necessary and pass on the news to interested parties....
On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 9:52 AM, David Richfield <[email protected]>wrote: > I definitely have the ability to present the material. I'd have to > find a day when I'm actually in the country, and schedule time to > prepare. If it's feasible to do this over a weekend, that would be > great, but I realize that it might be harder to find participants. > Please, everyone, work the peer pressure! I'm eager to get involved, > but I need a prod sometimes. > > David > > On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 12:04 AM, Asaf Bartov <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hello, everyone. > > > > I would like your input on an idea we at the Wikimedia Foundation have > been > > exploring as one possible model of outreach activity in South Africa: a > > two-day "train the trainer" event in Pretoria for (mostly campus) > librarians > > from South Africa, to enable them to go back to their respective > > institutions and communities and deliver two-hour and one-day talk and > > workshops on Wikipedia. The training event would be funded by a grant > from > > the Wikimedia Foundation. > > > > More details: the participants are to be carefully selected for good > > existing computer literacy and relevant skills (but a Wikipedia > background > > won't be required), and the training event would include a balance of > > "theory" (free knowledge, free licenses, NPOV), background ("How does > > Wikipedia get written?"), user training (navigation, categories, Commons, > > talk pages, portals, WikiProjects, ...), and basic editor training (user > > accounts, basic markup, where to get help, how to interact on talk > pages). > > Ideally, the trainee-trainers would be able to deliver a two-hour > > "introduction to Wikipedia" or "How to Make the Most of Wikipedia" > module, > > and/or a one-day "Introduction to Editing on Wikipedia" workshop, in > their > > respective communities, as opportunity and conditions permit. > > > > This specifically seeks to address a "bootstrapping" difficulty, i.e. the > > short supply of Wikipedians available to deliver that sort of training. > No > > attempt will be made to make these trainers pose as veteran Wikipedians; > the > > focus is clearly to be along the lines of "Wikipedia is tremendously > useful, > > and we can share some useful information about it that would let you use > it > > more effectively and explore it further on your own". > > > > We are looking into partnering with a Pretoria-based non-profit named > ITOCA > > -- Information Training and Outreach Centre for Africa -- which > specializes > > in conducting training events for librarians, teachers, and IT personnel > in > > sub-Saharan Africa. (Ms. Blessing Chataira of ITOCA is subscribed to > this > > list.) ITOCA can handle the logistics of holding this event -- > recruiting > > and selecting participants, booking and providing accommodations and > > refreshments for the training event, preparing physical materials, > > collecting feedback and providing follow-up with participants in their > > respective communities after the event, etc. What ITOCA certainly > cannot do > > is _prepare and deliver_ such training. That would certainly require a > > veteran Wikipedian! > > > > I would therefore ask if any of you might be interested in working with > the > > WMF on designing the curriculum for such an event, and/or in delivering > such > > training, once a curriculum is available. The Wikimedia Foundation would > > gladly cover travel expenses (i.e. Wikipedians outside Gauteng can > certainly > > help!) and provide a "per diem" budget for meals and incidentals. > > > > I welcome feedback about the idea, whether or not you're able to help > out. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Asaf > > -- > > Asaf Bartov > > Wikimedia Foundation > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > WikimediaZA mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaza > > > > > > -- > David Richfield > [[:en:User:Slashme]] > +27718539985 > > _______________________________________________ > WikimediaZA mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaza > -- Charlene Foster +27 82 850 5740 *"At the feast of Ego everyone leaves hungry" *
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