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Wikipedia Ambassadors, Wikiversity and possibility other WMF projects
by Everton Zanella Alvarenga 26 Dec '11

26 Dec '11

Hi all, I'd like to point out a discussion I've just started on Wikiversity asking if they are using this project as part of the Wikipedia ambassadors program http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Wikiversity:Colloquium#Wikiversity_and_Wikip… and ask you if you know of any other Wikimedia Foundation project, beyond Wikipedia, involved in the Ambassadors program. If some case you know to tell us is not in English or some Romanic language, I'd like to read your experience about it. Also, a short comment bellow about a point of Juan's nice description (thanks!) about Czech Republic situation of its educational sector. 2011/12/19 Juan de Vojníkov <juandevojnikov(a)gmail.com>: > Other "problems" comes when newbies coming to the Czech Wikipedia. There is > a luck of mentors for them and they have to face both technical (wikisyntax, > templates, standards) and social problems (unpleasant users, lack of social > interaction, just templates on their discussion page). Thus we have agreed > to focus on setting up some features from en.wp such gadget Cite[2] or > Wikilove. At this time User:Vojtech.dostal comes up with the information > that Wikimedia Foundation's (WMF) developers is close to WYSIWYG editor for > Wikipedia, but user Chmee2 is afraid that most of the good tools from WMF > might be reject by the local community. What about using Wikiversity in Czech <http://cs.wikiversity.org/> for these social problems you mention? I've seen similar comments on Wikiversity to be more hospitable than Wikipedia (see, for instance, the last note in blue here <http://diigo.com/0lzhd>), from volunteers of both English and Portuguese languages projects. Best wishes, Tom

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December Wikipedia Education Program Metrics and Activities Meeting
by LiAnna Davis 15 Dec '11

15 Dec '11

The December Wikipedia Education Program Metrics and Activities Meeting has been scheduled for a week from tomorrow, on Tuesday, December 20 at 16:00 UTC. Instructions for joining and time zone conversion information is available here: http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Education_Program_Metrics_and_… Hope to talk with you then! LiAnna

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Next Education Program Metrics and Activities Meeting
by LiAnna Davis 17 Nov '11

17 Nov '11

Education list subscribers are cordially invited to attend the next Wikipedia Education Program Metrics and Activities Meeting, to be held on Tuesday, November 22, at 16:00 UTC. While last month's meeting focused mainly on metrics, this month's meeting will focus more on learning points. Representatives from each country will discuss what they've learned and their plans for expansion in 2012. Instructions for joining and time zone conversions are available here: http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Global_Education_Program_Metrics_and_Act… Hope to talk with you on Tuesday. LiAnna Davis Global Education Program Communications Manager Wikimedia Foundation

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Problem with registration on workshops
by Nina Wikipedia 30 Oct '11

30 Oct '11

There is a problem with registration when there are more than 15 people trying to do on the same IP. When people have workshops this is a real problem. Is there any way to solve it? Nina nina.wikipedia(a)gmail.com

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Outreach Oceania: Looking for volunteers
by Laura Hale 29 Oct '11

29 Oct '11

Hi! We're doing an outreach effort to Oceania, with an early focus on Micronesia. Details can be found at http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Outreach_Oceania . We have an itinerary set and airfare paid for. We've talked to local colleges and we'll be going there as our primary form of outreach. We're intending to do secondary outreach to local GLAMs. We'll be going to Majuro in the Marshall Islands, and Kosrae and Chuuk in the Federated States of Micronesia from January 27 to February 16. We'd be really keen to have another Australian, some one from the GLAM sector or some one with education experience attend and participate in these outreach efforts. Ideally, we'd like some one is keen to help and who can be self funding in terms of airfare and help with some of the lodging costs (round trip airfare costs between $1,500 and $2,300 from Cairns) or some one has a specialised skill set that would be really beneficial for us to have along when we make a funding pitch to WMF. (One of our participants is American. Hence, funding sought there. The other two are myself and User:Hawkeye7.) If you've teaching experience, conducted wiki workshops, have experience working with GLAMs, that would be really great. It is a big ask, but if you have the time, going along would be really great. The islands we're visiting have small populations of between 2,700 and 25,000, so there is a great opportunity to make a big impact. :) If you're interested, please get in touch with me via e-mail, on IRC, or on one of the talk pages for the project. If you have general questions about the project, please feel free to ask on list. Sincerely, Laura Hale http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Outreach_Oceania/Planning

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Wikimedia UK & World War I & universities &GLAM
by Chris Keating 28 Oct '11

28 Oct '11

(apologies for cross-posting, but it's a UK topic, a MILHIST topic, GLAM topic and an education topic all rolled into one) You might be interested to know that Wikimedia UK has lent its support to a bid led by a researcher at University of Birmingham, supported by Oxford University and also the Imperial War Museum, for a project funded by JISC to categorise and prioritise the UK's cultural heritage related to World War I.(1) This isn't a partnership per se though it may well lead to one. The only commitment we have made is to write a letter and go to a meeting, and the outcomes will be very long-term. However I think it's significant because 1) It is good recognition that the Wikimedia movement is a stakeholder in the development of heritage and educational resources. (The phone call when someone from Oxford was saying "we really think your support would add weight to what we're doing" was, erm, interesting) 2) It gives us as an organisation formal access to a strong network of world-leading institutions focusing on this particular task 3) It's also relatively unusual for a Wikimedia organisation to provide support to someone else to apply for third-party funding in a competitive tendering process, but in this case the Wikimedia UK board thought it was quite justified in pursuit of our objectives. This should help us build up our network of institutional partners, particularly (but not exclusively) aimed at the World War I centenary, and help lay the groundwork for some exciting collaboration work in the future. Any questions, or if you'd like to express your interest in being involved in future work on the World War I centenary, please give me a shout. Chris (1)JISC's Invitation to Tender: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/funding_calls/2011/09/JISC%20ITT… Wikimedia UK's letter of support (and a bit of a manifesto): http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Birmingham_JISC_support.pdf The people whose bid we are supporting (though nothing specific about it here): http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/warstudies/index.aspx

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Getting together to coordinate university outreach activities
by Frank Schulenburg 26 Oct '11

26 Oct '11

Hi all, I would like to invite you to the first "Global Education Program Metrics and Activities" meeting on October 25, 2011. The meeting is a monthly gathering of people interested in the global Wikimedia outreach activities at educational institutions. First and foremost the meeting aims at sharing our experiences in the field of university outreach. We want to ensure that best practices and lessons learned get shared across different countries. More information: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2011/10/05/measuring-and-coordinating-wikipedias-… Sign up for October 25: http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Global_Education_Program_Metrics_and_Act… Thanks, Frank

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added to agenda: Wikiversity
by Erkan Yilmaz 25 Oct '11

25 Oct '11

Hello, I've added also Wikiversity (1) to the agenda. Wikiversity (2) is a Wikimedia Foundation project devoted to learning resources, learning projects, and research for use in all levels, types, and styles of education from pre-school to university, including professional training and informal learning. Some examples can be found at: School and university projects (3) Erkan Yilmaz (1) http://outreach.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Global_Education_Program_Me… (2) http://en.wikiversity.org (3) http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Wikiversity:School_and_university_projects -- Find me at: http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/User:Erkan_Yilmaz LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/in/yilmazerkan personal blog http://IaskQuestions.com ********************************************************************************************** This e-mail may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient (or have received this e-mail in error) please notify the sender immediately and destroy this e-mail. Any unauthorised copying, disclosure or distribution of the material in this e-mail is strictly forbidden. Diese eMail enthaelt vertrauliche und/oder rechtlich geschuetzte Informationen. Wenn Sie nicht der richtige Adressat sind oder diese eMail irrtuemlich erhalten haben, informieren Sie bitte sofort den Absender und vernichten Sie diese Mail. Das unerlaubte Kopieren sowie die unbefugte Weitergabe dieser Mail ist nicht gestattet. **********************************************************************************************

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Re: [Wikimedia Education] Medical outreach
by James Heilman 20 Oct '11

20 Oct '11

The scholarship is just for "post secondary students". This year it is restricted to Canadian but as the numbers have not been as good as hoped (still a few months to go). Will be looking at offering this globally next year. I will be lecturing on Wikipedia next month in India and Nepal at two medical school their. I will let you know how it goes. They have managed to find a computer lab with 10 computers in New Delhi thus after the lectures which will be open to all we will be having a hands on session limited to 20 people. It supposedly filled up the day it was announced. -- James Heilman MD, CCFP-EM, Wikipedian

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IRC Office Hour with India Education Program team
by LiAnna Davis 20 Oct '11

20 Oct '11

(apologies for the cross posting) This is just a quick note to alert you that we'll be having an IRC Office Hours on Friday, October 22 at 02:00 UTC to discuss the India Education Program [1]. The team working on the India Education Program will be present to answer any questions about the program in #wikimedia-office on irc.freenode.net. See the Meta page on IRC Office Hours for more information on accessing the IRC channel and time conversions [2]. Hope to talk with you then. LiAnna [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:India_Education_Program [2] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/IRC_office_hours -- LiAnna Davis Global Education Program Communications Manager Wikimedia Foundation

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