Dear all,
During Wikimania, representatives from the "Wikipedia & Education User
Group" organizing team have met with AffCom. AffCom members made some
suggestions regarding the formation of our group, and though we haven't
heard from them officially yet, we believe their suggestions requires a
wider discussion with all interested parties and potential members of the
group.
The meeting agenda will focus on* next steps, governance, membership and
the group's name* and will *last 1.5 hours.*
I have set up a doodle to schedule this meeting
<https://doodle.com/poll/kyassesr9w3dqwrd>. Please fill it out *by next
Tuesday, August 29th.* By Wed the 30th I'll announce the final date and
will send out a google hangout invite.
Best,
Shani (on behalf of the organizing team).
PS - this message will be posted on our talk page on Meta, as well as the
Wikipedia & Education FB group to ensure maximum participation.
Hello, education community!
I'm happy to announce that the new issue of This Month in Education
<https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/News> is out. It's a rather
short issue this month, but there are still some great articles!
Like an article? Have a question?* Please contribute your thoughts* on the
article's talk page!
Finally, we want your stories! *Don't forget to submit your stories for the
next issue by 20 September! *You can submit by heading to the newsroom
<https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Newsletter/Newsroom>and
using the input box.
best,
--
*Nichole Saad*
WMF | Education Program Manager
nsaad(a)wikimedia.org
user: NSaad (WMF)
*Want to talk about the Wikipedia Education Program?*
Schedule a meeting: https://calendly.com/nsaad-1
Hi Vira,
Thank you very much! You can find the spreadsheet attached. Let me know if
you have any questions.
Best,
Nichole
On Aug 26, 2017 5:51 AM, "Vira Motorko" <vira.motorko(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Regarding translation into Ukrainian I am all yours :)
*--*
*Vira Motorko // Віра Моторко*
Wikimedia Ukraine <https://ua.wikimedia.org/> nonprofit organisation // ГО
«Вікімедіа Україна»
mobile: +380667740499 | facebook: vira.motorko
<https://www.facebook.com/vira.motorko> | wikipedia: Ата
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Ата>
If this email is about your daily job and it reaches you outside of the
working hours, please, feel free to answer when it's appropriate! // Якщо
це робочий лист і Ви отримали його не в робочий час, будь ласка,
відповідайте, коли вважаєте за потрібне!
Якщо маєте електронну скриньку на зразок _(a)_.ru, задумайтесь, будь ласка,
над її зміною. Дякую!
2017-08-24 1:11 GMT+03:00 Nichole Saad <nsaad(a)wikimedia.org>:
> Dear [Affiliates, WMF Staff, Translators],
>
> The Education Team at the Wikimedia Foundation will be running a survey in
> mid-September about the perception of the Wikipedia Education Program in
> order to better focus our communications and support materials to the
needs
> of our various audiences. In order for it to be easily accessible to as
> many people as possible, we need help to translate the survey into as many
> languages as we can.
>
> Ideally, we would like the survey translated into at least these 5
> languages: Spanish, French, Arabic, Russian, and Mandarin Chinese.
> Translations in additional languages are also welcome, as long as the
> survey can be fully translated in those languages.
>
> We will be using a Google spreadsheet to perform the translations. This is
> a logistical decision, as moving translations from Meta-wiki to Qualtrics
> (the platform of choice to hold the survey) is very complicated.
>
> If you are interested in helping and have some free time over the next two
> weeks, please respond to me directly to let me know which language you can
> help translate and I will follow up with more information. Our deadline
> for the translations to be completed is September 12.
>
> I look forward to hearing from you!
>
> best,
>
> --
> *Nichole Saad*
> WMF | Education Program Manager
> nsaad(a)wikimedia.org
> user: NSaad (WMF)
>
> *Want to talk about the Wikipedia Education Program?*
> Schedule a meeting: https://calendly.com/nsaad-1
> _______________________________________________
> Education mailing list
> Education(a)lists.wikimedia.org
> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education
>
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Education(a)lists.wikimedia.org
https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education
Dear [Affiliates, WMF Staff, Translators],
The Education Team at the Wikimedia Foundation will be running a survey in
mid-September about the perception of the Wikipedia Education Program in
order to better focus our communications and support materials to the needs
of our various audiences. In order for it to be easily accessible to as
many people as possible, we need help to translate the survey into as many
languages as we can.
Ideally, we would like the survey translated into at least these 5
languages: Spanish, French, Arabic, Russian, and Mandarin Chinese.
Translations in additional languages are also welcome, as long as the
survey can be fully translated in those languages.
We will be using a Google spreadsheet to perform the translations. This is
a logistical decision, as moving translations from Meta-wiki to Qualtrics
(the platform of choice to hold the survey) is very complicated.
If you are interested in helping and have some free time over the next two
weeks, please respond to me directly to let me know which language you can
help translate and I will follow up with more information. Our deadline
for the translations to be completed is September 12.
I look forward to hearing from you!
best,
--
*Nichole Saad*
WMF | Education Program Manager
nsaad(a)wikimedia.org
user: NSaad (WMF)
*Want to talk about the Wikipedia Education Program?*
Schedule a meeting: https://calendly.com/nsaad-1
Le 23 août 2017 6:38 PM, "Gabriel Thullen" <gthullen(a)gmail.com> a écrit :
> Hi,
> I can help translate into French.
>
> Gabe
>
> Le 23 août 2017 6:11 PM, "Nichole Saad" <nsaad(a)wikimedia.org> a écrit :
>
>> Dear [Affiliates, WMF Staff, Translators],
>>
>> The Education Team at the Wikimedia Foundation will be running a survey in
>> mid-September about the perception of the Wikipedia Education Program in
>> order to better focus our communications and support materials to the
>> needs
>> of our various audiences. In order for it to be easily accessible to as
>> many people as possible, we need help to translate the survey into as many
>> languages as we can.
>>
>> Ideally, we would like the survey translated into at least these 5
>> languages: Spanish, French, Arabic, Russian, and Mandarin Chinese.
>> Translations in additional languages are also welcome, as long as the
>> survey can be fully translated in those languages.
>>
>> We will be using a Google spreadsheet to perform the translations. This is
>> a logistical decision, as moving translations from Meta-wiki to Qualtrics
>> (the platform of choice to hold the survey) is very complicated.
>>
>> If you are interested in helping and have some free time over the next two
>> weeks, please respond to me directly to let me know which language you can
>> help translate and I will follow up with more information. Our deadline
>> for the translations to be completed is September 12.
>>
>> I look forward to hearing from you!
>>
>> best,
>>
>> --
>> *Nichole Saad*
>> WMF | Education Program Manager
>> nsaad(a)wikimedia.org
>> user: NSaad (WMF)
>>
>> *Want to talk about the Wikipedia Education Program?*
>> Schedule a meeting: https://calendly.com/nsaad-1
>> _______________________________________________
>> Education mailing list
>> Education(a)lists.wikimedia.org
>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education
>>
>
Hello Education Folks,
I wanted to call your attention to a discussion page that has been set up
for the draft strategic direction, as part of the movement strategy process:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2017/Direction/…
Many of you may have participated in the strategy process so far, be it in
person or on wiki. The discussion page on wiki has several prompts that you
can respond to, or leave other comments as well.
Thanks in advance for your input!
Tighe
--
Tighe Flanagan
Senior Manager, Wikipedia Education Program
Wikimedia Foundation
tflanagan(a)wikimedia.org
education.wikimedia.org
Greetings brilliant education community!
We're a bit short on stories for the newsletter this month, so I'm
extending the deadline to the end of the week, that's August 25, 2017.
Do you have something to contribute? For those who attended Wikimania
perhaps you can write about what you learned that could benefit our
education community? There are so many possibilities :)
Head over to the newsroom
<https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Newsletter/Newsroom> to
submit your story!
--
*Nichole Saad*
WMF | Education Program Manager
nsaad(a)wikimedia.org
user: NSaad (WMF)
*Want to talk about the Wikipedia Education Program?*
Schedule a meeting: https://calendly.com/nsaad-1
Hello Education enthusiasts!
For those at Wikimania that are interested in the launch of the UG, you're
welcome to join us Sunday at the Hémon room, on level A (-1) at 12:30 to
further the conversation we had today about the value of having this User
Group, and how it could best work within the ecosystem of the Affiliates
(among other topics).
Best Regards,
Vahid.
--
Vahid Masrour
Community Capacity Manager, Wikipedia Education Program
vmasrour(a)wikimedia.org
https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education
For those at Wikimedia that would like to partake in the conversation, we
will meet to discuss the Wikipedia & Education User Group on Saturday at
10:30, in front of Drummond West, 3rd floor.
Best Regards,
Vahid.
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Vahid Masrour
Community Capacity Manager, Wikipedia Education Program
vmasrour(a)wikimedia.org
https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education
https://www.change.org/p/universit%C3%A9s-d%C3%A9claration-du-maroc-sur-les…
Building on UNESCO’s 2012 Paris OER Declaration and on the European
Commissions Opening Up Education Initiative, the present Declaration
calls on the Moroccan Government and on all sectors of Moroccan
education to endorse the following recommendations:
a. Foster awareness of all forms of open education across all
sectors of Moroccan education, promoting Open Education Practices and
the use of Open Educational Resources to widen access to lifelong
learning at all levels.
b. Encourage the use of open licenses (e.g. Creative Commons) for
all educational materials produced with public funds, enabling different
kinds of use, while respecting the rights of copyright holders.
c. Encourage the development and adaptation of Open Education
Resources in a variety of local languages and diverse cultural contexts
to ensure their relevance and accessibility.
d. Support the development of user-friendly ICT tools to find,
retrieve and share Open Education Resources that are relevant to the
needs of teachers and learners, based on open standards to ensure
interoperability and reuse of open courses, resources and assessment
materials.
e. Reinforce the development of institutional strategies for Open
Educational Resources and open online courses, including rewarding and
incentives schemes for the staff adopting Open Education Practices
f. Support capacity building on Open Education through adequately
funded professional development programmes for teachers and other key
personnel, which take into account local needs and the full diversity of
learners.
g. Foster strategic Open Education alliances at national and
international level, creating opportunities for sharing openly licensed
courses and materials, and ensuring sustainability across all sectors
and levels.
h. Encourage and fund research on Open Education, in order to
strengthen the evidence base for public investment in Open Education in
general and Open Educational Resources in particular.
i. Support the Open Education community in Morocco, by organising
an annual event where Open Education practitioners and researchers can
present their work and share expertise and by promoting the
participation of Open Education practitioners and researchers from
Morocco at relevant international academic events so their work can gain
more visibility
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Nemo