Great! Maybe you can even be a test audience once I have set up the material.
On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 1:52 PM, Charlene Foster <[email protected]> wrote: > 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" > -- David Richfield [[:en:User:Slashme]] +27718539985 _______________________________________________ WikimediaZA mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaza
