Look forward On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 2:45 PM, David Richfield <[email protected]>wrote:
> 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 > -- Charlene Foster +27 82 850 5740 *"At the feast of Ego everyone leaves hungry" *
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