Education June 2019

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Call for submission of Education newsletter, June 2019
by Sailesh Patnaik 18 Jun '19

18 Jun '19

Hey everyone, Hope you are all doing well. Here is a call for submission for the June e ducation newsletter, and we are excited to know about the amazing work you have done or planning to do in this month. Please submit your article on the Education newsroom on or before 18th June 2019: https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/News/Newsroom We encourage you to go through the publication guidelines ( https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/News/Publication_Guidelines ) before submitting the article. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me. In case, you have missed the May edition of the newsletter, find it here: https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Newsletter/May_2019 Dhanyabaad! -- *Sailesh Patnaik* Communications and Wikimedia Outreach Contractor

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EDUWiki Open Meeting next Monday!
by Shani Evenstein 18 Jun '19

18 Jun '19

(Sorry for x-posting!) Dear all, Next Monday, June 24, between 1530-1700 UTC, the Wikipedia & Education User Group will be hosing its bi-monthly Open Meeting and you're all invited! The full meeting agenda is listed at the end, but it includes 2 featured speakers this month: LiAnna Davis, from the Wiki Education Foundation in the US, who will be talking about how to scale an education program; and Krishna Chaitanya Velaga from India, who will be talking about user retention and project sustainability. We look forward to learning from their stories! The meeting will be held between via this link: https://zoom.us/j/876197184. Many thanks to WikiEd for hosting us using their account, so we can have multiple people joining without any technical difficulties. :) *Meeting Agenda: * * Intros * General updates from the UG board * Updates regarding the working groups, with a focus on the tech tools survey we are planning * Updates on the Education Space at Wikimania * 2 featured speakers * Q & A *Looking forward to seeing as many of you as possible! * Shani, on behalf of The Wikipedia & Education User Group. ----------------------------------------------- *Shani Evenstein Sigalov* * Lecturer, Tel Aviv University. * EdTech Innovation Strategist, NY/American Medical Program, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University. * PhD Candidate, School of Education, Tel Aviv University. * OER & Emerging Technologies Coordinator, UNESCO Chair <https://education.tau.ac.il/node/3495> on Technology, Internationalization and Education, School of Education, Tel Aviv University <https://education.tau.ac.il/node/3495>. * Chairperson, WikiProject Medicine Foundation <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Project_Med>. * Chairperson, Wikipedia & Education User Group <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_%26_Education_User_Group>. * Chairperson, The Hebrew Literature Digitization Society <http://www.israelgives.org/amuta/580428621>. * Chief Editor, Project Ben-Yehuda <http://bybe.benyehuda.org>. +972-525640648

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Welcome Vasanthi Hargyono to the Education Team at the Wikimedia Foundation!
by Nichole Saad 12 Jun '19

12 Jun '19

Dear Wikimedia & Education Community, I'm so excited to introduce you to Vasanthi Hargyono, the newest Program Officer on the Education Team at the Wikimedia Foundation. Vasanthi will be supporting our team by working with the community to create evaluation plans and tools for Wikimedia in education, and using that evidence to design more engaging storytelling and advocacy resources. In her own words: Hi everyone! I’m very glad to be a part of the Wikimedia Foundation and look forward to working with the Education team. The first time I was introduced to Wikipedia editing was back in 2011. In 2013, my previous workplace shared an office space with the Wikimedia Indonesia team and I started to discover other Wikimedia projects and initiatives, such as GLAM, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons. Given the similar nature between Wikimedia’s work and my work at the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team at the time, I was intrigued by Wikimedia' initiatives and now I am excited that I get to join the Wikimedia movement! My education and work background are a combination of geography and community development fields. In my previous work, I managed participatory community development and university programs using open source mapping technologies for humanitarian and economic development purposes across Indonesia. I also volunteered with children and education programs in several underprivileged regions. After six years full-time in the field I decided to further my knowledge by taking on a masters degree in development studies at the University of Melbourne. During my two years of studying, I focused on community development and grew my interest towards impact measurement. I realised the importance of being relevant to local context and collaboration with local stakeholders as some of the important keys to achieve and sustain programs’ impacts in the community. In my free time, I enjoy reading books, sketching, and watching dog videos online. I’m also a big fan of Formula 1 racing. If your country happens to host a grand prix, I might come and visit during the season! Please feel free to reach out to me. Aside from English, I can speak Bahasa Indonesia, Sundanese, Malay, and I’m learning Swedish! Please join me in welcoming Vasanthi to the Wikimedia Foundation! best, Nichole -- *Nichole Saad* Wikimedia Foundation | Senior Program Manager, Education nsaad(a)wikimedia.org user: NSaad (WMF)

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Education Office Hours, June 2019
by Sailesh Patnaik 11 Jun '19

11 Jun '19

Hey everyone, Hope you're all doing well! Here we are with the education office hours for the month of June. We have scheduled the office hours on the 19th and 25th of June this month. The agendas for this month are: - Best practices on how to write an education newsletter - How to talk about Wikimedia in Education - Resources we have or planning to have for your work. - Any other topic you want to add or share. For more information: - Office Hours (1): June 19, 13:30 UTC (http://bit.ly/EdOfficeHoursJune19 ) - Office Hours (2): June 25, 14:00 UTC ( http://bit.ly/EdOfficeHoursJune25 ) Please add the Office hours to your own calendar by clicking on the bit.ly links in the brackets above. Looking forward to seeing you all in the coming office hours, for any other queries feel free to reach out to me. Dhanyabaad! -- *Sailesh Patnaik* Communications and Wikimedia Outreach Contractor

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Submit now for Wikimania 2019! Share your ideas about Wikimedia & Education
by Nichole Saad 07 Jun '19

07 Jun '19

Dear Wikimedia & Education community, The deadline for submissions to Wikimania is fast approaching. This year there is a space dedicated specifically to education, and we need your submissions to make it engaging and relevant. Submit your ideas by *June 1st *here: https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2019:Education <https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2019:Education?fbclid=IwAR1TaJdz5WH6QW…> This year, Wikimania is organized around the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), these are goals agreed on by UN member states, that we should achieve by 2030. SDG4 aims to ensure that all people have access to quality education and lifelong learning. We believe that the Wikimedia projects can make a big difference by providing relevant educational resources, especially in mother languages, and through empowering learners as content creators and critical consumers of information. We know you have great ideas for workshops, lightening talks, presentations, and more for this space. Don't forget to submit your proposal before June 1st! -- *Nichole Saad* Wikimedia Foundation | Senior Program Manager, Education nsaad(a)wikimedia.org user: NSaad (WMF)

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Leaving for maternity leave
by Gabriela Boková 05 Jun '19

05 Jun '19

Hello to everybody, As some of you already know, in the middle of June I´m leaving for maternity leave. I would like to say goodbye and thank you for the great cooperation with you :) At the same time, I would like to introduce Lucie Schubert (in CC) - my new colleague who is taking over my agenda. Please, could you add her to the mailing list? Greetings from Prague, Gabriela *Gabriela Boková* manažer vzdělávacích aktivit +420 723 734 968 <+420%20723%20734%20968> *Wikimedia Česká republika* Web <http://www.wikimedia.cz/> | Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/Wikimedia.CR> | Twitter <https://twitter.com/Wikimedia_CR> | Newsletter <http://wikimedia.us7.list-manage1.com/subscribe?u=24c9403aa67fc995b69c7e704…>

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