Hello all,
Are you interested in the future of Wikipedia and Wikidata?
Have you heard the buzz around "Abstract Wikipedia" and want to learn more?
Confused about the differences between "Abstract Wikipedia",
"Wikifunctions" and "WikiLambda"?
If the answer to any of these questions is "Yes", then you should read
more. [image: 🙂]
*What?*
My academic course at Tel Aviv University, "From Web 2.0 to Web 3.0, from
Wikipedia to Wikidata", is coming to an end soon and next week we will be
closing the Wikidata module of the course in a special celebration,
hosting Denny
Vrandečić (initiator of Wikidata, and more recently the director of
"Abstract Wikipedia", or rather "Wikifunctions").
To properly celebrate, Denny & I have designed a two-parts "party" for my
students, which includes a pre-recorded interview
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GjNkrvT7Yc&ab_channel=ShaniEvenstein>,
and then *a live Q & A session with Denny during the course hour*.
And the good news is -- *you are all invited!*
*Where?*
*1) Pre-recorded interview* (available here - https://youtu.be/0GjNkrvT7Yc
<https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2F0GjNkrvT7Yc%3Ffbcli…>)
-
In the interview we discussed the some of the challenges we have in
Wikipedia and Wikidata, and how they brought about the idea of "Abstract
Wikipedia"; What is the difference between "Abstract Wikipedia",
"Wikifunctions" and "WikiLambda"; What is the current state of the project;
and how it all ties to the current Internet Ecosystem and things like AI
and Machine Learning.
*2) Q & A live session - *
*Next Monday, June 7th, at 15:00 Israel time (12:00 UTC),* I will be
hosting Denny in my course for a 45 mins Q & A session via Zoom.
This part of class will be open and anyone interested in this topic, and
you are welcome to either *join us live*, *send questions* to Denny (after
watching the pre-recorded interview) *or watch later*.
*How?*
If you are interested to join, *please write me an email *(simply reply
privately to this email) *by Sunday June 6th at 20:00 UTC*, and I will send
you the zoom link (this is to avoid Zoombombing).
If you are unable to participate live, but still want to engage, *feel free
to send in questions *(again replying to this email privately).
The session will also be recorded, so if you cannot make it to the live
session, you will be able to watch later on YouTube (I will be sharing the
recording later).
Looking forward to your questions and to seeing you next week,
Shani.
Dear colleagues,
There is still time to book a place to join us Monday lunchtime 12-1pm for a celebration of Wikipedia #KnowledgeActivism in Scotland!
This event for the University of Edinburgh’s Digital Skills Festival discusses the efforts of the ScotWiki community and the Wikimedia residency at the University of Edinburgh<https://www.ed.ac.uk/information-services/help-consultancy/is-skills/wikime…>; highlighting its efforts working with Wikipedia both as an ally in its mission to disseminate verifiable open knowledge and an important tool in its information literacy and digital skills strategy.
Volunteer editors (staff, students and members of the public) over the last 5 years have helped address content online that was missing, skewed or less than fulsome. Particularly where Scotland had a rich story to tell.
Line-up of speakers
* 5 years of Wikipedia in teaching & learning at the University of Edinburgh: condensing course programmes and projects the Wikimedia residency has been involved in supporting inc. Witches; Suffragettes; The Edinburgh Seve; Global health; Islamic Art; Scotland, Slavery and Black History and more - Ewan McAndrew (Wikimedian in Residence)
* Wikipedia and the gender gap - Sarah Lappin, President of the University of Edinburgh Women in STEM society, will outline her motivations and the outcomes of the editing events she organised this year.
* Representing the History of HIV and AIDS activism on Wikipedia - Lorna Campbell, OER Service at University of Edinburgh, discuss the collaboration with HIV Scotland to improve Wikipedia pages related to the history of HIV awareness and activism in Scotland.
* Wikimedia in Scotland projects, and Scots Wikipedia - Dr. Sara Thomas, Scotland Programme Co-ordinator at Wikimedia UK, will outline the brilliant projects taking place throughout Scotland to address knowledge gaps online and the work being done by a group of volunteers to improve Scots Wikipedia.
* Making Wikipedia easier to learn and engage with, a student perspective - Hannah Rothmann, Classics undergraduate, will outline how and why she spent lockdown creating easy-to-follow 'how to edit' videos so that anyone at any university can contribute to Wikipedia.
* Wikimedia UK and the road ahead - Lucy Crompton-Reid, CEO at Wikimedia UK, will outline some of the work being supported by the charity and the road ahead for work in the UK as we navigate our way through the post-pandemic world.
This is a free event, open to all.
Full details of the event can be found on Eventbrite<https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/digital-skills-festival-wikimedia-in-scotlan…>, where you can book a place and receive the Zoom webinar invite. More details about Wikipedia supporting teaching and learning at the University of Edinburgh (along with student-created ‘how to edit’ resources) can be found on our IS Skills website<https://www.ed.ac.uk/information-services/help-consultancy/is-skills/wikime…>.
very best,
Ewan McAndrew
Wikimedian in Residence
Website for the residency<https://www.ed.ac.uk/information-services/help-consultancy/is-skills/wikime…> and Map of Accused Witches site<http://witches.is.ed.ac.uk/>
Email: ewan.mcandrew(a)ed.ac.uk<mailto:ewan.mcandrew@ed.ac.uk> Blog: WiR blog<https://thinking.is.ed.ac.uk/wir/>
Tel: 07867 593450 Subscribe to the Scotwiki mailing list<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSctpnDjO_PHZeOTrA0yjtVLqE4oDfjLtYh…>
My working hours are 10am to 6pm Monday to Friday.
Wikipedia Project Page: Wikipedia:University_of_Edinburgh<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:University_of_Edinburgh>
Media Hopper channel: Videos and video tutorials<https://media.ed.ac.uk/channel/Wikimedian%2Bin%2BResidence%2BChannel/510201…>
YouTube: Wikimedian in Residence channel<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSDRSVKM4ceUSPI-7-BFeoQ?view_as=subscriber>
Wikimedia in Education: New booklet of UK Case Studies<https://open.ed.ac.uk/wikimedia-in-education/>
Join Wikimedia in Scotland<https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Wikimedia_in_Scotland> events and UoE events<https://www.events.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?eventssearch=wikipedia&event=search&e…>.
The University of Edinburgh, Floor H (West), Argyle House, 3 Lady Lawson Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9DR.
www.ed.ac.uk<http://www.ed.ac.uk/>
The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336. Is e buidheann carthannais a th’ ann an Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann, clàraichte an Alba, àireamh clàraidh SC005336.
Hello,
This email was stuck in moderation due to some issues (
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T282271) during the upgrade to mailman3
which is now resolved. I send it again so it doesn't get lost. Sorry for
this.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Melissa Guadalupe Huertas <mguadalupe(a)wikimedia.org>
To: Wikimedia Education <education(a)lists.wikimedia.org>,
eduwiki(a)lists.wikimedia.org
Cc:
Bcc:
Date: Fri, 7 May 2021 16:08:13 -0500
Subject: The "Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom" evaluation report is now
available
Dear friends,
The Education Team is very happy to share with you the evaluation report
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Reading_Wikipedia_Final_Report.pdf>of
the pilot project, "Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom." We also hosted an
open meeting about the results of the pilot, including first-hand
experiences of the three communities that collaborated with us. You can
view the recording on our Facebook page <https://fb.watch/5lbvAdv4gB/>.
Last year, the Education team at the Wikimedia Foundation launched the Reading
Wikipedia in the Classroom
<https://wikimediafoundation.org/our-work/education/reading-wikipedia-in-the…>
pilot in 3 pilot countries: Bolivia, Morocco, and the Philippines. We
worked with local coordinators from the Wikimedia affiliates in each
country to provide an online professional development opportunity to close
to 1000 secondary school teachers
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/2020/12/10/nearly-1000-teachers-participate-in-r…>
with a localized curriculum
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/2021/04/02/a-three-module-teachers-guide-about-r…>
that aligns Wikipedia with UNESCO’s Media and Information Literacy framework
<http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/media-developmen…>.
The report outlines our approach to implementing this pilot and the
outcomes around:
- How teacher's perspectives about Wikipedia changed, and how their
skills improved
- How the program fostered a safe and inclusive learning environment
- How the program helped build community capacity to work in the
education sector
In the next year, we'll be supporting this pilot to scale by facilitating a
training of trainers program, providing funding opportunities, and
supporting the reuse and adaptation of the program's resources. If you
would like to receive more information or updates about the program, please
feel free to send us a message.
The Education Team would like to shout out thanks to all who supported (and
continue to support) this initiative, especially the Partnership's Team
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Partnerships_team> and
our Wikimedia affiliates in Bolivia
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedistas_de_Bolivia>, Morocco
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_MA_User_Group>, and the
Philippines <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/PhilWiki_Community>!
All the best,
Melissa + the Education Team
--
Melissa Guadalupe Huertas (she/her)
Senior Program Officer, Education
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
--
Amir (he/him)
Hello everyone,
This is a gentle reminder, join us for the South Asia Education meeting
today at 9:30 UTC (in 6 hours). We are looking forward to having you there.
You can join the meeting through this link:
https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/93653915483
Best!
Sailesh
On Sat, Apr 24, 2021 at 9:33 PM Sailesh Patnaik <spatnaik(a)wikimedia.org>
wrote:
> Dear Wikimedians,
>
> I am writing this email to invite you all to the third regional education
> meeting[1]. This month we are meeting with our community members based in
> the South Asia region[2]. You can use these regional office hours as an
> opportunity to learn and share your projects, tools, or ideas with the
> education community from the region.
>
> These regional education meetings are planned by the community specialists
> of the EduWiki Outreach Collaborators (EWOC)[3] and the Education team. We
> are using this as an opportunity to strengthen the EduWiki network, explore
> collaboration opportunities, and identify common practices or challenges
> that are faced by our community members in different regions of the world.
> We are launching these regional office hours as a pilot initiative to
> complement our general monthly office hours[4], we encourage you to
> participate, share your ideas, and help this become a fully community-led
> initiative.
>
> Our first South Asia regional education meeting will take place on *30th
> April 2021 at **9:30 UTC*, (3:00 PM IST, Colombo Time, 3:30 PM Dhaka
> Time, 3:15 PM Kathmandu Time), it will be led by Md. Galib, a member of
> Wikimedia Bangladesh, and EWOC community specialist for the region. *If
> you want to volunteer to interpret this meeting for your community members
> in a local language, please reach out to me.*
>
> At this South Asia regional education meeting, we will hear from:
>
> -
>
> Challenges with education in Covid 19: Is there any way to overcome?,
> Prof. Mostafa Azad, Country representative of CC Bangladesh, Dean, School
> of Business, Bangladesh Open University
> -
>
> Education initiatives by Punjabi Wikimedians UG, Dr. Manavpreet Kaur
> -
>
> State of Education projects by Karavali Wikimedians UG, Dr. U. B.
> Pavanaja
>
>
>
> If you have other ideas, topics, or questions you want to ask, you can add
> them to the agenda here[5]. We will try to answer them during the meeting.
> We are looking forward to seeing you there!
>
> Best!
>
> Md. Galib, EWOC community specialist team, Sailesh, and Education team
>
> [1]
> https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/About/Office_Hours/Regional_M…
>
> [2]
> https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/About/Office_Hours/Regional_M…
>
> [3]
> https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/EduWiki_Outreach_Collaborators
>
> [4] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/About/Office_Hours
>
> [5]
> https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/About/Office_Hours/Regional_M…
> --
>
> Sailesh Patnaik (He/Him)
>
> Program Associate, Education
>
> Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
>
--
Sailesh Patnaik (He/Him)
Program Officer, Education
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
Hi Z!
I hope you're having a nice week. Thank you for reaching out and for your
interest in the project. Yes, the open meetings will be recorded and we
will share the corresponding links when they're available via this mailing
list as well. If you want to send in some questions in advance, please feel
free to email me.
Cheers!
On Thu, Apr 29, 2021 at 2:45 AM Željko Blaće <zblace(a)mi2.hr> wrote:
> Hi Melissa!
>
> I am interested, but would likely not be able to join.
> Would you be recording these sessions?
>
> Best Z. Blace
>
--
Melissa Guadalupe Huertas (she/her)
Senior Program Officer, Education
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
Dear Wikimedians,
[Please, excuse the cross-posting!]
We know how crucial media and information literacy skills are in today's
world and we see the opportunities in the use of Wikipedia as a pedagogical
tool. So how can we continue to support educators to integrate Wikipedia
into their classrooms to foster these skills?
Last year, the Education team at the Wikimedia Foundation launched the Reading
Wikipedia in the Classroom
<https://wikimediafoundation.org/our-work/education/reading-wikipedia-in-the…>
program in 3 pilot countries: Bolivia, Morocco, and the Philippines. We
worked with local coordinators from the Wikimedia affiliates in each
country to provide an online professional development opportunity to close
to 1000 secondary school teachers
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/2020/12/10/nearly-1000-teachers-participate-in-r…>
with a localized curriculum
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/2021/04/02/a-three-module-teachers-guide-about-r…>
that aligns Wikipedia with UNESCO’s Media and Information Literacy
framework.
We would like to invite you to an open meeting where the Education team and
the pilot’s local coordinators will share the experiences of the program:
the curriculum design, the methodology, the impact, and the next steps for
you to get involved!
You can join us on one of these two dates via Zoom:
-
Thursday, May 6, 13:00 UTC (link to join:
https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/93678353815)
-
Friday, May 7, 17:00 UTC (link to join:
https://wikimedia.zoom.us/j/99326961118)
We are eager to share our learnings with you and to continue working
towards a critical inclusion of Wikipedia in education. In the meantime,
you can explore the teacher's guides and booklets developed for the program
available on Wikimedia Commons
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Reading_Wikipedia_in_the_classr…>
.
Please, don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions or doubts you might
have (or if you need an invite to the event for your personal calendar).
¡Gracias!
--
Melissa Guadalupe Huertas (she/her)
Senior Program Officer, Education
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
Dear Wikimedians,
Join us for this months' education office hours on 27th April at 15:00 UTC
<https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1619535613>! The office hours is a
dedicated online space to have conversations and discussions related to
Wikimedia and education activities, listen and learn from each other's
projects and experiences.
This month we are looking forward to sharing updates from the education
team. and also to learn from your work. You can find more details and the
agenda of the meeting here:
https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/About/Office_Hours/April_27_2…
Looking forward to seeing you then, Please let me know if you have any
questions.
Do you want to reach out to the education team for a 1:1 consultation?
Request for a slot for consultation for your education work (
https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/About/1:1_Consultations_with_…
) by filling this google form ( http://bit.ly/EduOfficeSpace )
Dhanyabaad!
--
Sailesh Patnaik (He/Him)
Program Associate, Education
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
Dear Wikimedians,
I am writing this email to invite you all to the third regional education
meeting[1]. This month we are meeting with our community members based in
the South Asia region[2]. You can use these regional office hours as an
opportunity to learn and share your projects, tools, or ideas with the
education community from the region.
These regional education meetings are planned by the community specialists
of the EduWiki Outreach Collaborators (EWOC)[3] and the Education team. We
are using this as an opportunity to strengthen the EduWiki network, explore
collaboration opportunities, and identify common practices or challenges
that are faced by our community members in different regions of the world.
We are launching these regional office hours as a pilot initiative to
complement our general monthly office hours[4], we encourage you to
participate, share your ideas, and help this become a fully community-led
initiative.
Our first South Asia regional education meeting will take place on *30th
April 2021 at **9:30 UTC*, (3:00 PM IST, Colombo Time, 3:30 PM Dhaka Time,
3:15 PM Kathmandu Time), it will be led by Md. Galib, a member of Wikimedia
Bangladesh, and EWOC community specialist for the region. *If you want to
volunteer to interpret this meeting for your community members in a local
language, please reach out to me.*
At this South Asia regional education meeting, we will hear from:
-
Challenges with education in Covid 19: Is there any way to overcome?,
Prof. Mostafa Azad, Country representative of CC Bangladesh, Dean, School
of Business, Bangladesh Open University
-
Education initiatives by Punjabi Wikimedians UG, Dr. Manavpreet Kaur
-
State of Education projects by Karavali Wikimedians UG, Dr. U. B.
Pavanaja
If you have other ideas, topics, or questions you want to ask, you can add
them to the agenda here[5]. We will try to answer them during the meeting.
We are looking forward to seeing you there!
Best!
Md. Galib, EWOC community specialist team, Sailesh, and Education team
[1]
https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/About/Office_Hours/Regional_M…
[2]
https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/About/Office_Hours/Regional_M…
[3]
https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/EduWiki_Outreach_Collaborators
[4] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/About/Office_Hours
[5]
https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/About/Office_Hours/Regional_M…
--
Sailesh Patnaik (He/Him)
Program Associate, Education
Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>