Dear Collab members,
During our last Collab call, we asked some of you to see if you could test
the load time of the Programs and Events Dashboard for those of you who are
on, or have access to, slow connections.
We are interested in knowing:
- Is it annoyingly slow to mouse around https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/
- How long does it take for a typical page to load, e.g.
https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/Chapman_University/3,000_Years_of_Jew…
If I could have 2 or 3 responses no later than this Friday, that would be
great. Please let me know what you find!
Thank you for your help in making the Dashboard better!
Floor Koudijs
Senior Manager, Wikipedia Education Program
Wikimedia Foundation
+1.415.839.6885 x6806 (landline)
+1.415.692.5289 (cell phone)
fkoudijs(a)wikimedia.org
education.wikimedia.org
Sending this for those who haven't been attending our last online meeting!
Dear Collab members,
I'm writing to let you know that next Monday 2/15 will be my last day at
the Wikimedia Foundation.
For the past 15 months, it was my great pleasure to serve the foundation as
a contractor for the Wikipedia Education program. During this time and even
earlier as a volunteer, I enjoyed meeting wonderful people, learned a lot
from everyone I worked with, enjoyed seeing the success of projects we
collaborated on. The Collab improvements we worked on together last summer
will always be one of the best things I'm proud of.
I will take a brief break to refresh my mind and then will go ahead with my
new work plans. You will continue to see me on Wikimedia projects as
[[User:Samir I. Sharbaty]] and you can contact me at samirsharbaty(a)gmail.com
.
All the best,
Samir
P.S. This has been planned long time ago and the timing is a mere
coincidence.
--
Samir Elsharbaty,
Wikipedia Education Program
Wikimedia Foundation
+20.100.944.3478
education.wikimedia.org
Dear Education program leaders,
I hope this finds you well! I email you today to remind you that the
Education newsletter is due soon.
We are still missing many stories! If you haven't shared your story yet,
please write a piece by *Thursday, February 18*. You will find clear
instructions and guidance on how to share your post in the Newsroom section
in the Education portal.
https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Newsletter/Newsroom
If you would like to volunteer as a leader on content, publication or
distribution for the following issue (due in June), you can now add your
name on the team page [1].
Looking forward to reading more education-related stories!
Best,
*María Cruz * \\ Communications and Outreach Coordinator, L&E Team \\
Wikimedia
Foundation, Inc.
mcruz(a)wikimedia.org | : @marianarra_ <https://twitter.com/marianarra_>
[1]
https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/News/Team#Join_the_newsletter…
Dear Anna and Samir,
We will miss you a lot. I really thank you for your passion, commitment and
hard work. You are the best examples of what the spirit of Wikipedia means.
Please keep in touch. I'm sure you will continue growing wherever you
decide to be.
All the best, with full of #wikilove.
Paola
Dear friends,
During the past three years, I have been privileged to be a part of this
movement and this organization.
I have been honored to be your colleague and to work with you in service of
the sum of all knowledge.
The Wikipedia Education Program [1] is especially near and dear to my
heart. It is a means of educating readers, recruiting contributors, and
creating quality content. Since 2014, the number of education initiatives
around the world has increased by 36%. [2] [3] And 25% of all education
programs now are in one of the regions that I directly supported. [4] I am
so proud of what they have accomplished. And I am enthusiastic about what
great things they have yet to achieve.
I want to thank and compliment my current manager, Floor Koudijs. She is a
competent, considerate, conscientious leader, and her diplomacy skills are
unsurpassed. I am confident that the education team and the education
program will continue to excel under her leadership. They are in the best
hands.
I want to thank my teammates, past and present, from whom I have learned so
much: Floor Koudijs. Tighe Flanagan, Samir Elsharbaty, Kacie Harold, Rodney
Dunican, Sage Ross, Jami Mathewson, and LiAnna Davis.
I want to thank the Wikipedia Education Collaborative [5] for sharing their
experience and expertise with the greater global education community. I may
ask to mentor me when I pilot a Wikipedia assignment in my own classroom!
And I want to thank the education program leaders, past and present, with
whom I had the privilege of working closely, especially those whom I had
the privilege of visiting. To be able to support their great work was an
honor and a lot of fun.
Wikipedia is a miracle, a monument to altruism. It is vital to the internet
ecosystem, and it is vital to the education system. I hope that more young
people especially will find their way to it and help out. And when they do,
I hope that they are met with wise mentorship from veteran community
members, just as I was.
I intend to remain a Wikipedian even after I am no longer a WMF staff
member. And, with that promise, I’ll see you on the wikis. [6]
All the best,
Anna Koval, M.Ed.
[1] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education
[2]
https://outreach.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Education/Countries&oldid=…
[3] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Countries
[4]
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File%3ACEE_2015_State_of_th…
[5]
https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Wikipedia_Education_Collabora…
[6] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Msannakoval
--
Anna Koval, M.Ed.
Manager, Wikipedia Education Program
Wikimedia Foundation
+1.415.839.6885 x 6729
Skype: annakoval.wiki
akoval(a)wikimedia.org
education.wikimedia.org
Dear Collab members,
As we are preparing the program of the Collab two-day meeting that will be
held in Stockholm early March, we would like to hear from you about the
discussions that we should have as a group and whether you would like to
lead a session to discuss any topic in your mind. In order to help us do
that, please fill in the following form <http://goo.gl/forms/S0bNJ3RQAT> [1] by
end of the day on February 14, 2016.
You can use this form to:
1. Suggest a topic you think is important for the group to discuss.
2. Let us know that you have an idea for a session that you would like to
lead. This idea could be an experience that you would like to share, a
problem that you want to discuss, a success story, a suggestion you have
for the Collab, etc. And there are different type of sessions to choose
from as well, i.e, presentation, workshop, etc.
If you would like to get a better idea about the meeting agenda, please
find it here
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1I4INHxEa4J7HZgYFoerZivc5D8QAAZ2288iwdvk…>.
[2]
Thank you!
[1] http://goo.gl/forms/S0bNJ3RQAT
[2]
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1I4INHxEa4J7HZgYFoerZivc5D8QAAZ2288iwdvk…
--
Samir Elsharbaty,
Wikipedia Education Program
Wikimedia Foundation
+20.100.944.3478
education.wikimedia.org
A message about Program Capacity and Learning: Office Hours
Hi all,
we are changing this online conversation to a Hangout on Air. Please either
accept the invitation to that other event, or sign up on here if you did
not get an invitation:
https://plus.google.com...
Dear Collab members,
This is our update of changes and news related to the Wikipedia Education
Collaborative. Since our last update, the following has happened:
*Tasks*
- 12 new tasks were created.
- 11 tasks were claimed.
- 6 tasks were completed.
*New tasks available*
- Contribute to Use Cases and User Stories for Program and Events
Dashboard <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T124819>.
- Get translated brochures ready for publication.
- Templates.
- Translation.
- Outreach wiki pages.
- And more...
*Surveys*
As you have seen in Edward's email. Edward is offering help with providing
templated surveys for your programs. This will be a great opportunity to
track the changes happening to your programs. For more information, please
check out this Phabricator ticket
<https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T124472>.
*Collab logo*
We have made a logo for the Wikipedia Education Collaborative adapted from
the WEP logo by David Peters. Please check out the new logo attached to
this message and here on Commons
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WEC_white.png>.
All the best,
--
Samir Elsharbaty,
Wikipedia Education Program
Wikimedia Foundation
+20.100.944.3478
education.wikimedia.org
