I would not mind being a test audience at all, let me know when. On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 3:51 PM, Charlene Foster <[email protected]>wrote:
> 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" * > > > _______________________________________________ > WikimediaZA mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediaza > >
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