Hello again everyone,
We recognize that the Community Development community call is scheduled
during the same time as some events of EduWiki Week next week. This may
have caused a conflict for volunteers who expressed interest in attending
either event.
We apologize for the oversight of the scheduling of the community call and
would like to encourage volunteers to attend the EduWiki live session as it
is a great opportunity to virtually celebrate the education work happening
in the movement.
Our team will be hosting more community calls in the near future and will
also be publishing digests of each call on our meta page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Calls>. The digest from our
first call will be published within 48 hours after the call.
If you have any questions or concerns about the community calls of the
Community Development team, please feel free to email Cassie Casares
ccasares(a)wikimedia.org
Thank you,
The Community Development Team
Cassie Casares
Program Support Associate
Community Development
Wikimedia Foundation
ccasares(a)wikimedia.org
Dear friends,
Time flies so quickly! Only a few days left for EduWiki Week[1]. Join us
for this virtual celebration for Wikimedia in Education. Let's together
celebrate our community members, our work, and foster new connections. Join
us for this celebration from 21st-25th February. Checkout the agenda now![2]
*What are we bringing to you next week*?
The answer is a lot! Take part in our daily trivia on social media
channels, Facebook[3], and Twitter[4]. We will use the hashtag
#EduWikiWeek2022 throughout the week.
Each day we want to celebrate a new highlight of the work of the EduWiki
community:
- the programs that you have built in the past 20-years to engage teachers
and students by providing learning opportunities through Wikimedia projects.
- the effort you and your community members have put to make successful
programs and your learnings.
- And some fun, what are some of the famous carnivals or festivals in your
region. Let us know!
- the resources that you have created in all these years.
- We also want to improve our engagement, so tell us "how to" at the end of
the event.
Please help us to highlight these stories by taking part on social media.
Register today to attend the *Community showcase and connection session*,
join us on the 23rd for 13:00 - 16:00 UTC to listen to 9 community stories
followed by a social hour. You can also watch it live on Youtube[5].
You can organize asynchronous/local activities throughout the week. Find
some of the activities here or add your activity to the section[6].
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/EduWiki_Week_2022
[2] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/EduWiki_Week_2022#Agenda
[3] https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaEducationTeam/
[4] https://twitter.com/WikimediaEdu
[5] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ovn1h9ZmEnY
[6]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/EduWiki_Week_2022#Asynchronous_Ce…
Please let me know if you have any questions. Also, use the Education
newsletter space to highlight your work and your community members.
Deadline to submit articles is on the 20th.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/News/Newsroom
We look forward to celebrating EduWiki Week with you all. Please write to
me if you have any questions or concerns.
Best!
EduWiki Week organizing team
Florencia, Klara, Will, Vjollca, Kasyap, and the Education team
--
Sailesh Patnaik (He/Him)
Program Officer, Education
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
Hello everyone,
This is a friendly reminder that The Community Development team
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Calls> at the Wikimedia
Foundation is hosting our first ever community call on Wednesday, February
23, 2022 from 15:00 - 16:00 UTC on Zoom
<https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/84302371758?pwd=b1ZFNTMyaFdJRCtxbzIyaU13OWlmUT09>
[meeting link]
We want to thank those who have expressed interest in speaking during this
call, we had an overwhelming response. Unfortunately we were only able to
choose 3 speakers from the community. We will be sending invitations to
those who have been selected to participate in the meeting shortly. At this
time sign ups for speaking during the call has closed.
To join in the community call:
-
To attend the call, please find the link here
<https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/84302371758?pwd=b1ZFNTMyaFdJRCtxbzIyaU13OWlmUT09>
.
-
Please ensure you have zoom downloaded on your personal device prior to
the call.
We are excited to see and hear from you in our first ever Community
Development community call!
Thank you,
The Community Development team
Cassie Casares
Program Support Associate
Community Development
Wikimedia Foundation
ccasares(a)wikimedia.org
Hello everyone!
I was just discussing with Obialugaeriaku Ezeilo <oby.ezeilo(a)gmail.com>
regarding the classroom use of Wikiversity and Wikibooks. We agreed on the
fact that these two projects have a huge potential for classroom use but
there are also a lot of questions.
Wikipedia has references to fact-check every information before using. We
can also evaluate whether an article is rich enough to be used or not using
different criteria.
Our question is can we use these two projects in the classrooms? What are
the pros and cons? Is anyone doing this already? How is their experience?
Kind regards
Rafi
Dear Md Nahid,
I'm sorry to hear you've had issues while completing the application form.
If it's helpful, we just uploaded the recording of today's information
session. You can find the video on Wikimedia Commons (
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Information_Session_-_ToT_for_Readi…)
and you'll find the following relevant information on these corresponding
minutes in the video:
- 18:57 - Overview of the Training of Trainers program
- 32:14 - A walkthrough of the application form
- 41:38 - Panel interview with 3 graduate participants from the ToT 2021
cohort
I hope this information can still be helpful for you and other people
interested in the program!
All the best,
Melissa Guadalupe Huertas (she/her)
Senior Program Officer, Education
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
> Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2022 10:01:10 +0300
> From: Md Nahid Islam <mdnahidislam91(a)gmail.com>
> Subject: [Wikimedia Education] Re: 🎉 Applications open: Training of
> Trainers for Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom
> To: "Mailing list for anyone interested in Wikimedia + education!"
> <education(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
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>
> Hi Melissa Guadalupe Huertas (she/her)
>
> Application form - Training of Trainers for Reading Wikipedia in the
> Classroom.
>
> The application process is much longer. Update it. I opened the
> application and went to submit, but the application was canceled due to
> various problems. I will not submit.
>
> Thank You
>
> On Thu, 10 Feb 2022, 11:33 pm Melissa Guadalupe Huertas, <
> mguadalupe(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
>
> > Hi everyone!
> >
> > Kind reminder: the information session about the Training of Trainers
> > program is taking place tomorrow Friday February 11, 2022 at 13:00 UTC.
> > Join us to get an overview of the Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom
> > program, learn about the curriculum and application process of the
> Training
> > of Trainers, and hear about the experience of 3 graduates from El
> Salvador,
> > Bangladesh and Nigeria who will be joining us then.
> >
> > The information to join this session and to apply to the Training of
> > Trainers can be found on Meta-Wiki:
> >
> >
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Reading_Wikipedia_in_the_Classroo…
> > Remember that applications for the second cohort are open until February
> > 20th!
> >
> > If you can't make it, come back for the recording of the session later
> and
> > check out this article on Diff about the experience of the first cohort
> in
> > 2021:
> >
> >
> https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/02/10/expanding-the-reading-wikipedia-in-th…
> >
> >
> > Hope to see you there!
> >
> >
> >
> > Melissa Guadalupe Huertas (she/her)
> >
> > Senior Program Officer, Education
> >
> > Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Jan 31, 2022 at 5:56 PM Melissa Guadalupe Huertas <
> > mguadalupe(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
> >
> > > tl;dr: Looking for a way to engage secondary school teachers with
> > > Wikipedia? Become a certified trainer of the Reading Wikipedia in the
> > > Classroom program! Apply from Jan. 31 - Feb. 20. Information session
> > coming
> > > up on February 11, 2022 at 13:00 UTC
> > >
> > > Hola everybody!
> > >
> > > The Education team at the Wikimedia Foundation is happy to announce
> that
> > > applications are open for the second cohort of the Training of Trainers
> > > (ToT) program for “Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom”! This call is
> open
> > > for Wikimedians, educators, and members of mission-aligned
> organizations
> > > who believe in the value of Wikipedia to advance key 21st century
> skills
> > > [1] and who are interested in implementing the “Reading Wikipedia in
> the
> > > Classroom” program in their countries.
> > >
> > > Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom[2] is a professional development
> > > program for secondary school teachers that aligns a critical approach
> to
> > > Wikipedia with UNESCO’s Media and Information Literacy framework. You
> can
> > > read more details about the impact of the pilot experience in our
> report
> > > [3]. The educational resources created for the program are available on
> > > Wikimedia Commons [4] in four languages.
> > >
> > > The Training of Trainers program is a 9-week online learning experience
> > > that prepares participants to implement the Reading Wikipedia in the
> > > Classroom program locally - by the end of the ToT, successful
> > participants
> > > will be certified to lead the program in their countries. Participants
> > who
> > > complete the ToT will also have access to a pool of funding that can
> > > support their local implementation of the program. Applications are
> open
> > > from *January 31st to February 20th*, 2022. You can find the
> application
> > > form, important dates, and general guidance on Meta-Wiki [5] and check
> > out
> > > this newsletter article [6] to learn about the experience and learnings
> > of
> > > the first ToT cohort in 2021.
> > >
> > > You’re also invited to join our information session on February 11,
> 2022
> > > at 13:00 UTC where we’ll share more details and answer any pending
> > > questions (find the link to join on Meta-Wiki [5]). If you have any
> > > questions ahead of this event, please don’t hesitate to reach out to
> the
> > > team: education(a)wikimedia.org
> > >
> > > We look forward to seeing you at the information session!
> > >
> > > - Melissa (on behalf of the Education team)
> > >
> > > [1] http://www.battelleforkids.org/networks/p21
> > > [2]
> > >
> >
> https://wikimediafoundation.org/our-work/education/reading-wikipedia-in-the…
> > > [3]
> > >
> >
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Reading_Wikipedia_Final_Report.pdf
> > > The program report shows us how teachers’ attitudes towards Wikipedia
> > > changed as they moved through the program. For example, one teacher
> from
> > > Bolivia said that at first he “thought that Wikipedia was a platform
> like
> > > Google, but now I value all the volunteer work done by the community
> > behind
> > > it”. The program model also supported members of the local Wikimedia
> > > affiliates to improve their capacity to organize and lead education
> > > initiatives. Currently, the Wikimedia affiliates in Bolivia and Morocco
> > are
> > > working on second editions of the program.
> > > [4]
> > >
> >
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Reading_Wikipedia_in_the_classr…
> > > [5]
> > >
> >
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Reading_Wikipedia_in_the_Classroo…
> > > [6]
> > >
> >
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/News/January_2022/Welcoming_new_t…
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > Melissa Guadalupe Huertas (she/her)
> > >
> > > Senior Program Officer, Education
> > >
> > > Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > --
> >
> > Melissa Guadalupe Huertas (she/her)
> >
> > Senior Program Officer, Education
> >
> > Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
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Melissa Guadalupe Huertas (she/her)
Senior Program Officer, Education
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
tl;dr: Looking for a way to engage secondary school teachers with
Wikipedia? Become a certified trainer of the Reading Wikipedia in the
Classroom program! Apply from Jan. 31 - Feb. 20. Information session coming
up on February 11, 2022 at 13:00 UTC
Hola everybody!
The Education team at the Wikimedia Foundation is happy to announce that
applications are open for the second cohort of the Training of Trainers
(ToT) program for “Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom”! This call is open
for Wikimedians, educators, and members of mission-aligned organizations
who believe in the value of Wikipedia to advance key 21st century skills
[1] and who are interested in implementing the “Reading Wikipedia in the
Classroom” program in their countries.
Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom[2] is a professional development program
for secondary school teachers that aligns a critical approach to Wikipedia
with UNESCO’s Media and Information Literacy framework. You can read more
details about the impact of the pilot experience in our report [3]. The
educational resources created for the program are available on Wikimedia
Commons [4] in four languages.
The Training of Trainers program is a 9-week online learning experience
that prepares participants to implement the Reading Wikipedia in the
Classroom program locally - by the end of the ToT, successful participants
will be certified to lead the program in their countries. Participants who
complete the ToT will also have access to a pool of funding that can
support their local implementation of the program. Applications are open
from *January 31st to February 20th*, 2022. You can find the application
form, important dates, and general guidance on Meta-Wiki [5] and check out
this newsletter article [6] to learn about the experience and learnings of
the first ToT cohort in 2021.
You’re also invited to join our information session on February 11, 2022 at
13:00 UTC where we’ll share more details and answer any pending questions
(find the link to join on Meta-Wiki [5]). If you have any questions ahead
of this event, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the team:
education(a)wikimedia.org
We look forward to seeing you at the information session!
- Melissa (on behalf of the Education team)
[1] http://www.battelleforkids.org/networks/p21
[2]
https://wikimediafoundation.org/our-work/education/reading-wikipedia-in-the…
[3]
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Reading_Wikipedia_Final_Report.pdf
The program report shows us how teachers’ attitudes towards Wikipedia
changed as they moved through the program. For example, one teacher from
Bolivia said that at first he “thought that Wikipedia was a platform like
Google, but now I value all the volunteer work done by the community behind
it”. The program model also supported members of the local Wikimedia
affiliates to improve their capacity to organize and lead education
initiatives. Currently, the Wikimedia affiliates in Bolivia and Morocco are
working on second editions of the program.
[4]
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Reading_Wikipedia_in_the_classr…
[5]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Reading_Wikipedia_in_the_Classroo…
[6]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/News/January_2022/Welcoming_new_t…
--
Melissa Guadalupe Huertas (she/her)
Senior Program Officer, Education
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
Dear Wikimedians,
The wait is finally over! Registration is now open for EduWiki Week’s
Community Showcase and Connection session. This synchronous 3-hour-long
event includes 9 lightning talks from community members followed by a
social hour. Stay for the whole event or stop by for a few minutes, you’re
all invited to join!
You can find the registration form, important information, and other
details on Meta-Wiki[1]. Registration is required to receive the link to
the meeting. We will be using Zoom for this session. Please register before
February 17.
Thanks to everyone who took the time to submit a proposal for the event!
You will hear the result of your submission by February 11 and the agenda
will be public on February 15.
If in case, you missed submitting a session. Don’t worry! You can host
asynchronous or local events throughout the week or participate in social
media prompts[2]. See our space on Meta-Wiki for more information or
contact me directly.
We look forward to seeing you on Feb. 23 from 13:00 UTC - 16:00 UTC to
celebrate our work and community! Please reach out to me if you have any
questions.
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/EduWiki_Week_2022
[2]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/EduWiki_Week_2022#Asynchronous_Ce…
Best!
Sailesh (on behalf of the EduWiki Week organizing committee)
--
Sailesh Patnaik (He/Him)
Program Officer, Education
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
Dear Wikimedians,
Happy Monday! Recently, we have announced EduWiki Week
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/EduWiki_Week_2022>! A virtual
festival for free knowledge in education, from 21st February 2022 to 25th
February 2022. This will be a hybrid event with asynchronous activities,
live interviews, and a final community showcase session. Stay tuned for
more updates!
The community showcase session will be on the 23rd of February from 13:00
UTC till 16:00 UTC. You can submit a proposal to highlight your work,
ideas, research or tools with the education community. The deadline to
submit a proposal is now extended till the 4th of February. Submit your
proposal here
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/EduWiki_Week_2022#Community_Showc…>
.
If you or your affiliate plan to organize regional events during the week,
like interviews, edit-a-thons, training or other events, please add them
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/EduWiki_Week_2022#Asynchronous_Ce…>
to the asynchronous celebrations section.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks
Sailesh (Wikimedia Foundation), Florencia (WM Argentina), Klara (WM
Polska), Vjollca (WM of Albanian Languages UG), Will (WikiEducation),
Kashyap, Elfego (Wikimedia Foundation).
--
Sailesh Patnaik (He/Him)
Program Officer, Education
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
Hello everyone,
The Community Development team
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Development> at the Wikimedia
Foundation is hosting our first ever community call on February 23, 2022
from 15:00 - 16:00 UTC on Zoom <https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/84302371758>.
The purpose of the community call is to provide a space for volunteers to
meet the Community Development team. The five-person Community Development
team is responsible for developing accessible opportunities for volunteers
to grow critical capacities and leadership skills for movement
sustainability and growth. The community call is also a shared space for
all volunteers to hear or speak about projects related to capacity building
& leadership development in the Wikimedia community.
Our first call, Meet the Community Development Team will include a sign up
sheet
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdIiyAlq7uKBp4eqmnbyVr9Zmi3LBjCQgZ…>for
those who would like to speak for 5-10 minutes about their
individual/community capacity building work.
If you would simply like to attend and listen, join the Zoom link at the
scheduled call time, please find the link here
<https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/84302371758>.
Although the primary language of the call is English, we are committed to
providing simultaneous translation to the best of our ability. Please use
the same sign up sheet
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdIiyAlq7uKBp4eqmnbyVr9Zmi3LBjCQgZ…>
to indicate your language preference so that we can best accommodate
translation support as needed.
Some may be asking, what is capacity building and why is the Community
Development team supporting this work?
What is capacity building? Capacity building is any activity aimed at
developing a skill or capability in others; it can take many forms, ranging
from formal training through online self-study courses to individual
mentorship.
The “Invest in Skill and Leadership Development”
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recomme…>
recommendation of the 2030 Wikimedia Movement Strategy
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_movement/2018-20/Recomme…>encourages
movement-wide capacity building as a necessity to achieve our strategic
commitment to Knowledge Equity. Capacity building has the ability to
encourage diversity, redistribute and share resources, welcome newcomers
and grow communities.
Community Development is launching this series to ensure we can hear
directly from volunteers who are interested in or who already are leading
capacity building work in their communities. This is one one way we plan to
create a space for direct conversations with volunteers about the different
contexts, challenges, and opportunities in capacity building across the
movement.
How do our projects relate to capacity building and leadership development?
Our team's portfolio is a curation of online and offline learning programs
and resources that aim to enable skill development and resilience in the
movement.
Some of our recent capacity building projects include the Wikilearn Online
Learning Pilot
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Development/WikiLearn>, Board of
Trustees Candidate toolkit
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_elections/Candidate_Re…>and
the 2021 Wikimania Speaker Series
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Development/What_we_do>.
In order for us to continue building relevant curricula and programming, we
need to hear from the Wikimedia movement. Please visit the Community
Development team page
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Development> to learn more about
our capacity building and leadership development projects.
Key Dates:
-
First community call: February 23, 2022 from 15:00 - 16:00 UTC on Zoom
<https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/84302371758>
-
Sign up
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdIiyAlq7uKBp4eqmnbyVr9Zmi3LBjCQgZ…>
to speak at the first community call. The application closes on February
February 14th, 2022.
To participate in the community call:
-
To attend the call, please find the link to the call here
<https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/84302371758>.
-
Please ensure you have zoom downloaded on your personal devicer.
-
Use the sign up sheet to confirm your interest to speak about your work
in capacity building here
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdIiyAlq7uKBp4eqmnbyVr9Zmi3LBjCQgZ…>
We are excited to see and hear from you in our call!
Thank you from the Community Development team
Cassie Casares
Program Support Associate
Community Development
Wikimedia Foundation
ccasares(a)wikimedia.org