Launch of the course "OpenRefine for Wikimedia Commons: the basics" - Wikimedia-l

Joris Darlington Quarshie

4 Apr 4 Apr

6:11 a.m.

Thank you very much, Giovanna! Best, Joris. On Thu, 4 Apr 2024 at 11:02, Giovanna Fontenelle <gfontenelle(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:

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Hello! We are happy to announce that there is now a free and publicly accessible course on the learning platform, WikiLearn, on how to upload and edit files on Wikimedia Commons using OpenRefine: *OpenRefine for Wikimedia Commons: the basics* <https://learn.wiki/courses/course-v1:Wikimedia-Foundation+WMF_GLAM001+2023/about> . OpenRefine <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/OpenRefine> is a free data-wrangling tool that can be used to process, manipulate, and clean tabular (spreadsheet) data and connect it with knowledge bases, including Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons. This online course is available at any time, for free. Anyone with a Wikimedia account can enroll with the click of a button. It can be followed at your own pace, with computer-graded exercises. A certificate is awarded at the end to those who complete the course. The training is suitable for Wikimedians, Wikimedia affiliate staff, and partners (e.g. GLAM staff and Wikimedians in Residence). Accomplishing the course should take an average of 6 to 8 hours. This course was developed as part of the Wikimedia Foundation's training and sustainability grant to OpenRefine <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:OpenRefine/Training_2023-24>. It is currently available in English and can be easily translated into other languages (more about the translation process here <https://studio.learn.wiki/meta_translations/discover_courses/> and here <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tutorial_on_how_to_translate_course_content_in_WikiLearn.webm>). Translations for this course in French, Spanish, and Portuguese are being worked on and will be available very soon. Please, feel free to share this course with people you think might be interested in learning more about OpenRefine or Wikimedia Commons, who are part of your network, in groups, social media, or any other places. Thank you! Best, Giovanna & Sandra Giovanna Fontenelle (she/her) Program Officer, Culture and Heritage Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l Public archives at https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org… To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-leave(a)lists.wikimedia.org

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Ruby Damenshie-Brown

9:12 a.m.

This is awesome 👏🏾! Thanks for sharing. Best, Ruby On Thu, 4 Apr 2024 at 11:47 AM, Ndahiro Derrick Alter < ndahiroderric(a)gmail.com> wrote:

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Wow this is a great initiative . derrick On Thu, 4 Apr 2024 at 13:12 Joris Darlington Quarshie < billionairegenerations16(a)gmail.com> wrote:

Thank you very much, Giovanna! Best, Joris. On Thu, 4 Apr 2024 at 11:02, Giovanna Fontenelle < gfontenelle(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:

Hello! We are happy to announce that there is now a free and publicly accessible course on the learning platform, WikiLearn, on how to upload and edit files on Wikimedia Commons using OpenRefine: *OpenRefine for Wikimedia Commons: the basics* <https://learn.wiki/courses/course-v1:Wikimedia-Foundation+WMF_GLAM001+2023/about> . OpenRefine <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/OpenRefine> is a free data-wrangling tool that can be used to process, manipulate, and clean tabular (spreadsheet) data and connect it with knowledge bases, including Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons. This online course is available at any time, for free. Anyone with a Wikimedia account can enroll with the click of a button. It can be followed at your own pace, with computer-graded exercises. A certificate is awarded at the end to those who complete the course. The training is suitable for Wikimedians, Wikimedia affiliate staff, and partners (e.g. GLAM staff and Wikimedians in Residence). Accomplishing the course should take an average of 6 to 8 hours. This course was developed as part of the Wikimedia Foundation's training and sustainability grant to OpenRefine <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:OpenRefine/Training_2023-24>. It is currently available in English and can be easily translated into other languages (more about the translation process here <https://studio.learn.wiki/meta_translations/discover_courses/> and here <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tutorial_on_how_to_translate_course_content_in_WikiLearn.webm>). Translations for this course in French, Spanish, and Portuguese are being worked on and will be available very soon. Please, feel free to share this course with people you think might be interested in learning more about OpenRefine or Wikimedia Commons, who are part of your network, in groups, social media, or any other places. Thank you! Best, Giovanna & Sandra Giovanna Fontenelle (she/her) Program Officer, Culture and Heritage Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l Public archives at https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org… To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-leave(a)lists.wikimedia.org

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Olushola Olaniyan

5 Apr 5 Apr

2:16 a.m.

Thumb up for the team! *Olaniyan Ishola Olushola* *CEO. Data Access Systems LtdChairman Local Organizing Committee (WikiIndaba2019) <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiIndaba_conference_2019/Team>Co-Producer, Wikipedia Campaign in Nigeria <https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=5&v=AUBPd3PTas0> ( Winner of the Best NGO in Africa ( African Excellence Award 2018) <https://af-pr.excellence-awards.com/winnerlist/best-of-2018/>) Dublin, Republic of Ireland. Co-Producer , Wiki Women Radio <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Women_Radio_Program>President, Wikimedia Nigeria <https://wikimedia.org.ng/>Treasurer, FOSSFAMember, Affiliates Committee ( Wikimedia Foundation)* *Administrator, Wikimedia Programs & Events Dashboard* *MD,Olbims ConsultingPhone: +2348167352512E: olaniyanshola15(a)gmail.com <E%3Aolaniyanshola15(a)gmail.com>Em>E: shola(a)wikimedia.ng.org <E%3Ashola@wikimedia.ng.org>Facebook:Olaniyan SholaTwitter:oluwanishola73Wiki User Name: Olaniyan Olushola* * Wikipedia Campagn in Nigeria featuring Emmanuela * * One on One with Olushola Olaniyan ( TV Plus Africa) <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGp_YqdOJzY&feature=youtu.be>* * https://youtu.be/DwTUGVv6Qng <https://youtu.be/DwTUGVv6Qng>* On Thu, Apr 4, 2024 at 1:01 PM Giovanna Fontenelle < gfontenelle(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:

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Hello! We are happy to announce that there is now a free and publicly accessible course on the learning platform, WikiLearn, on how to upload and edit files on Wikimedia Commons using OpenRefine: *OpenRefine for Wikimedia Commons: the basics* <https://learn.wiki/courses/course-v1:Wikimedia-Foundation+WMF_GLAM001+2023/about> . OpenRefine <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/OpenRefine> is a free data-wrangling tool that can be used to process, manipulate, and clean tabular (spreadsheet) data and connect it with knowledge bases, including Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons. This online course is available at any time, for free. Anyone with a Wikimedia account can enroll with the click of a button. It can be followed at your own pace, with computer-graded exercises. A certificate is awarded at the end to those who complete the course. The training is suitable for Wikimedians, Wikimedia affiliate staff, and partners (e.g. GLAM staff and Wikimedians in Residence). Accomplishing the course should take an average of 6 to 8 hours. This course was developed as part of the Wikimedia Foundation's training and sustainability grant to OpenRefine <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:OpenRefine/Training_2023-24>. It is currently available in English and can be easily translated into other languages (more about the translation process here <https://studio.learn.wiki/meta_translations/discover_courses/> and here <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tutorial_on_how_to_translate_course_content_in_WikiLearn.webm>). Translations for this course in French, Spanish, and Portuguese are being worked on and will be available very soon. Please, feel free to share this course with people you think might be interested in learning more about OpenRefine or Wikimedia Commons, who are part of your network, in groups, social media, or any other places. Thank you! Best, Giovanna & Sandra Giovanna Fontenelle (she/her) Program Officer, Culture and Heritage Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l Public archives at https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org… To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-leave(a)lists.wikimedia.org

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Galder Gonzalez Larrañaga

8 Apr 8 Apr

3:26 a.m.

This is great, thank you! I have tried to understand how to translate it, but I can only get the links for existing translations, not new ones. Is it possible to translate it for other languages? Or we need some kind of permission? Thanks! Galder ________________________________ From: Giovanna Fontenelle <gfontenelle(a)wikimedia.org> Sent: Thursday, April 4, 2024 1:00 PM To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Cc: Sandra Fauconnier <sandra.fauconnier(a)gmail.com> Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Launch of the course "OpenRefine for Wikimedia Commons: the basics" Hello! We are happy to announce that there is now a free and publicly accessible course on the learning platform, WikiLearn, on how to upload and edit files on Wikimedia Commons using OpenRefine: OpenRefine for Wikimedia Commons: the basics<https://learn.wiki/courses/course-v1:Wikimedia-Foundation+WMF_GLAM001+2023/about>. OpenRefine<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/OpenRefine> is a free data-wrangling tool that can be used to process, manipulate, and clean tabular (spreadsheet) data and connect it with knowledge bases, including Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons. This online course is available at any time, for free. Anyone with a Wikimedia account can enroll with the click of a button. It can be followed at your own pace, with computer-graded exercises. A certificate is awarded at the end to those who complete the course. The training is suitable for Wikimedians, Wikimedia affiliate staff, and partners (e.g. GLAM staff and Wikimedians in Residence). Accomplishing the course should take an average of 6 to 8 hours. This course was developed as part of the Wikimedia Foundation's training and sustainability grant to OpenRefine<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:OpenRefine/Trainin…24>. It is currently available in English and can be easily translated into other languages (more about the translation process here<https://studio.learn.wiki/meta_translations/discover_courses/> and here<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tutorial_on_how_to_translat…)m>). Translations for this course in French, Spanish, and Portuguese are being worked on and will be available very soon. Please, feel free to share this course with people you think might be interested in learning more about OpenRefine or Wikimedia Commons, who are part of your network, in groups, social media, or any other places. Thank you! Best, Giovanna & Sandra [https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/9cMOAAZVx7CCnPDmWZIFBoHDi3zRNs3FpjMnAQ70G…] Giovanna Fontenelle (she/her) Program Officer, Culture and Heritage Wikimedia Foundation<https://wikimediafoundation.org/>

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Galder Gonzalez Larrañaga

11:45 a.m.

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