Greetings!
AfLIA is happy to announce Prof. Rosemary M. Shafack as the Curriculum
Development Consultant (CDC) for the *Wikipedia in African Libraries
Project*, sponsored by the *Wikimedia Foundation*.
Rosemary is the Director of the University of Buea Library and Information
Services (Cameroon) and a Professor of Library and Information Science,
with over ten years’ experience in curriculum development and evaluation as
a teacher in the university.
As the CDC, she will work closely but remotely with *AfLIA’s Wikipedian in
Residence, Alice Kibombo*, to adapt the existing OCLC curriculum (Wikipedia
+ Libraries: Better Together), modules/instructional design and training
materials and make them suitable for African librarians for the training of
at least 10 Librarians each from 30 Countries in Africa.
Learn more here:
https://web.aflia.net/aflia-signs-on-a-curriculum-development-consultant-wi…
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Asaf Bartov (he/him/his)
Senior Program Officer, Emerging Wikimedia Communities
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
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From: Asaf Bartov <abartov(a)wikimedia.org>
Date: Fri, Sep 11, 2020 at 9:46 PM
Subject: Wikimedia Clinic #010 - Tue Sep 15th 13:00UTC - Abstract Wikipedia
To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Dear Wikimedians,
This is an update from the Wikimedia Clinics series.[1]
On Tuesday, September 15th, at 13:00 UTC[2], we will be hosting Wikimedia
Clinic #010.[3] The scheduled segment this time would be an introduction
to Abstract Wikipedia, featuring project founder Denny Vrandečić himself!
As always, beyond this scheduled segment, there will be time to bring up
any Wikimedia-related questions or topics other call attendees are
interested in.
Hope to see you there!
A.
[1] Wikimedia Clinics are live video calls hosted by the Community
Development team, as a way to keep in touch during the pandemic, and offer
an opportunity to ask questions, share recent work, brainstorm ideas, etc.
In addition to whatever topics attendees bring up on the spot, there is a
pre-schedule segment in each call. Read more at
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Clinics
[2] this time, the time of day was chosen to accommodate the ESEAP region,
in particular.
[3] Google Meet[4] link: https://meet.google.com/dsd-rypz-xjf
[4] Our experiment using Jitsi-based Wikimedia Meet resulted in a clear
conclusion that it is not a suitable platform for Wikimedia Clinic calls,
as it cannot reliable handle more than about 10 people, as we learned the
hard way at Clinic #009.
Asaf Bartov (he/him/his)
Senior Program Officer, Emerging Wikimedia Communities
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the
sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality!
https://donate.wikimedia.org
Announcement: September 10 Zoom Webinar
Wiki Credibility Tech Demo Hour
The WikiCred grants initiative was launched earlier this year with a focus
on information credibility/reliability and new tools on open-knowledge
platforms like Wikipedia and Wikidata.
The Demo Hour will be held on September 10th at 12 pm EDT where 6 of our
grantees will demo their Wikipedia projects. You can register for the
online event here
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeEpva_wwZA9xIjtTni7-y0tZ_VgXW8nzV…>
. 👈👈
WikiCred is a grants programme managed by the Credibility Coalition, Hacks
Hackers, members of Wikimedia DC, and other groups. We support research,
software projects, and Wikimedia events that explore information
reliability and credibility in the Wikimedia space and the overall online
information ecosystem.
So far, we have funded 12 projects over 3 rounds of funding. You can find a
full list of the projects here <http://wikicred.org/#projects> or our own
blog <https://misinfocon.com/search?q=wikicred>. Projects range from
strengthening credible vaccine content on Wikipedia to automating the
additions of references to Wikidata.
6 grantees will join us to present their work for 5 mins each followed by a
Q&A from the attendees.
Let me know if you have any questions about the project or the event.
Isaac Olatunde
For: Ahmed & WikiCred Team
wikicred.org
Hello everyone,
The WPWP Campaign International Team is looking for experienced Wikipedia
volunteers to help coordinate the WPWP Campaign International Jury.
If you are interested in joining the Jury, please email the organizing team
at wpwp-organizers(a)lists.wikimedia.org.
Thank you.
Isaac Olatunde
For: WPWP Campaign International Team