Hello
Thank you for this topic, Pline.
In Rennes (Brittany), we don't use wikitext in workshops anymore. Problem: VE is preferred by new editors, but regular contributors don't use it. So we have trained ourselves: we use(d) VE in our day to day contributions in order to discover it and know the current limitations. Now, I use VE very often.
During a workshop, we spent half of the time on rules and wiki-traditions, half on the wikitext. Now we have half of the time for real contributions, because VE interface is simple and much more easier than this complicated wikitext (no more "hey, how can I type [ on my Mac keyboard", or "this is bold text? How can I see that?" \o/).
The booklet "Welcome to Wikipedia", avaliable on Outreach wiki, has been updated a few months ago. It focuses on VE and is a good basis for VE lessons.
Benoît / Trizek
Hi Juliana,
The attendees at the Cascadia Wikimedians User Group editing workshop expressed a strong preference for VisualEditor after learning the traditional interface with The Wikipedia Adventure.Hi Amir,
Would you be willing to translate the training into English?Pine
On Feb 21, 2015 12:00 PM, "domusaurea" <domusaurea@gmail.com> wrote:Excellent point, Pine. I myself don't even know how to use the VisualEditor - seems odd, but old-timers know how it feels, yep? But indeed, I'm sure my students would feel less intimidated if they don't need to learn any coding, even wiki.I'd love to hear from colleagues who made this transition in their classes. Is switching to VisualEditor as effective as promised?
Juliana
Enviada do meu iPhoneHi all,
Is there a lesson plan available for an editor training workshop that uses VisualEditor? New editors seem to prefer learning VE but all lesson plans that I know of use the traditional wikitext interface.
I would like to be able to teach new editors the basics of editing and referencing using VE, plus talk pages using wikitext, in a one hour format.
Thanks,
Pine
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