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presentation ready for use or re-use
by Gina Bennett 18 Apr '18

18 Apr '18

Hi Wikimedia Education people I have finally completed a draft of my presentation about Wikipedia for a group of Adult Basic Educators who will be getting together for a conference later this month. Several of you asked to see the presentation when it's done: if you're still interested, I have included some links below. If you have any trouble accessing it or altering it for re-use, let me know & I'll send you a copy via personal email. Underneath each slide (in Google slides version only) you should be able to see my copious speaker notes ... hopefully these will be useful to some of you. I have made every effort to ensure that all images & info are used correctly (copyright-wise) & of course the whole presentation is licensed CC-BY. Thanks again to so many of you who contributed your own works & ideas to help me develop this! Here are the links: (NOTE: you will have to add h t t p s: // (without the spaces) at the beginning of each url) The Google docs version: docs.google.com/presentation/d/ 1u20Ke3bKK1wpN84W7rh38TfQYmowA_VCMLH761gE-_o/edit?usp=sharing A pdf version, with a link at the top to the orginal: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikipedia_for_Educators_in_ABE.pdf Gina (Bennett) University of the Fraser Valley BC, Canada

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Need Assistance On a WEP research abstract
by Md Galib Hasan Abir 09 Apr '18

09 Apr '18

Dear Wikimedia Education Enthusiasts, I would like to inform you that i am planning to submit a research abstract on WEP in next AURS 2018( *Asian Undergraduate Research symposium*). There i have already submitted my abstract on* "* *Wikipedia- Advanced & reliable educational tool" *which is selected but i need to clarify some for info on the abstract which is requested from the AURS Team. That's why i am asking here for comment/suggestion on the following topic. **As Wikipedia is using in educational institute nowadays, is there any research data available on the efficiency of it or statistics of the Project? ** Those who have conducted the WEP Program in their institute by himself/herself please ping me i need to gather some info from them Thanks, *Mohammed Galib Hasan* *Volunteer (Education Outreach Program)* *Wikimedia Foundation* *Email: mdabir158(a)gmail.com <mdabir158(a)gmail.com>* *Cell: +8801949451868 <+880%201949-451868>*

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Fwd: [Wikimedia-l] Wikipedia Education programme at CHRIST (Deemed to be University)
by Pine W 08 Apr '18

08 Apr '18

I'm forwarding this email from Wikimedia-l to the Education mailing list. Pine ( https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pine ) ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Ananth Subray <ananth.subray(a)gmail.com> Date: Sat, Apr 7, 2018 at 9:36 PM Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Wikipedia Education programme at CHRIST (Deemed to be University) To: wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Hello, Wikipedia Education programme at CHRIST (Deemed to be University) began in 2013 with a goal of piloting Wikipedia as a pedagogic tool for the undergraduate students. Both the educators of the WEP and of the university were new to one such approach. But inside an institution that sees over 20K new faces every year, educating students on creating Wikipedia articles and enhancing the same was very exciting. Students of five Indian languages--Hindi, Kannada, Sanskrit, Tamil, and Urdu--were chosen as these languages were taught as second languages for many students. During the first and second year, almost all the students created new Wikipedia articles where the majority of the articles were below accepted standard. The difficulty in making students learn about input tools in their languages, Wikipedia basics, and wiki markup pushed for creating "how-to" video tutorials in Hindi and Kannada. Working with Urdu was discontinued after the second year because of program staff exit. Slowly, the program was reoriented in a manner that new students learned native language input and markup for the first two semesters by digitizing books on Wikisource and later by editing Wikipedia articles during the next two semesters. This helped better the output by increasing the quality of articles by nearly 30%. From 2015 the program was further improved by helping students get more hands-on training of input, wiki markup by intensive typing during the first semester, a few advanced options like interacting with each other on user talk page during the second semester, moving to Wikipedia editing and developing articles on Wikipedia sandbox during third semester, and finally moving the articles by peer-review from fellow batchmates, faculty and the larger Wikipedia community. The faculty is involved in the development and on-wiki review process ensuring quality. The program so far has gone to the level of producing about 70% very good quality articles where nearly 0.6% of the articles are of really poor quality. The female to male ratio is surprisingly equal and at times, there are more female students as compared to the male ones. However, there is little concern in integrating the student-Wikimedians to the larger Wikimedia community. Also, there is little exchange of learning and best practices between cross-language outreach programs across India across several different languages. One of the ways to better this process is making program leaders talk to each other. To know more about us follow on *Twitter- https://twitter.com/wepchrist <https://twitter.com/wepchrist>* *Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/ChristWEP/ <https://www.facebook.com/ChristWEP/>* Thanks and Regards, *ANANTH SUBRAY P V(ಅನಂತ್)* Programme Associate Access to Knowledge program The Centre for Internet & Society +91-9739811664 _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/ wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>

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Re: [Wikimedia Education] Education Digest, Vol 83, Issue 4
by Justice Okai-Allotey 05 Apr '18

05 Apr '18

Hello Tighe, It's sad to hear you leaving the Wikimedia Foundation, but at the same time, I wish you all the best in your new creative endeavour. Thanks for all the time you got in attending to our questions for me personally and the Wikimedia Ghana User Group. All the best and we would keep in touch. Best, Justice. On Thu, Apr 5, 2018 at 6:58 PM, <education-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org> wrote: > Send Education mailing list submissions to > education(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > education-request(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > education-owner(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Education digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Tighe Flanagan is leaving WMF to pursue a creative venture > (Tighe Flanagan) > 2. Re: Tighe Flanagan is leaving WMF to pursue a creative > venture (Habib M'henni) > 3. Re: Tighe Flanagan is leaving WMF to pursue a creative > venture (Reem Al-Kashif) > 4. Re: Tighe Flanagan is leaving WMF to pursue a creative > venture (Felix Nartey) > 5. Re: Tighe Flanagan is leaving WMF to pursue a creative > venture (Ivan Martínez) > 6. Re: Tighe Flanagan is leaving WMF to pursue a creative > venture (Sailesh Patnaik) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2018 14:11:02 -0400 > From: Tighe Flanagan <tflanagan(a)wikimedia.org> > To: Wikimedia Education <education(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: [Wikimedia Education] Tighe Flanagan is leaving WMF to pursue > a creative venture > Message-ID: > <CADc0-ook4J57nskxaDaXCn30kWTrttGgQMZ > 7-Mwi9Jdsw5P8Nw(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Dear Wikimedia Education community, > > After nearly 5 years at the Wikimedia Foundation, I’ll be leaving my role > on the education team this month to pursue a personal creative endeavor. My > last day will be April 13. I’ve treasured my time here with great > colleagues around the movement. I’ve been inspired on a daily basis by what > people are doing with Wikimedia and education around the world. I’ve > learned so much having a diverse set of intelligent and passionate > collaborators over the years. Thank you! > > In my absence, please direct any education-related questions to my > colleagues. I had been the regional focal point for Africa and the Middle > East, and going forward community members from those regions can reach the > full education team by emailing education(a)wikimedia.org or you can reach > out directly to Nichole Saad (nsaad(a)wikimedia.org) or Vahid Masrour ( > vmasrour(a)wikimedia.org). If you have any other questions, you can direct > them to Ben Vershbow (bvershbow(a)wikimedia.org) who leads the Community > Programs team. > > I’m excited to see what this community is able to accomplish going forward. > And if you’re curious about my creative endeavors, you can follow along on > Instagram (@tigheflanagan). And you might find me on the wikis editing > about textile arts and geometric design as user:Tighef in the future (my > dormant, non-work account). > > Best wishes, > Tighe > > -- > Tighe Flanagan > Senior Manager, Wikipedia Education Program > Wikimedia Foundation > tflanagan(a)wikimedia.org > education.wikimedia.org > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2018 19:25:04 +0100 > From: "Habib M'henni" <habib.mhenni(a)gmail.com> > To: Wikimedia Education <education(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Education] Tighe Flanagan is leaving WMF to > pursue a creative venture > Message-ID: > <CAA-BgGduoAD+ajRa4ZTg+ZpXr7uiz8Vp7-_qLfyK4OKuT+KLrQ@ > mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Dear Tighe, > > It was a great pleasure to work with you. So proud and very honored to meet > you several times. > Many thanks for all you did for the movement. > > Live long and prosper... > Respect! > > Habib > > 2018-04-05 19:11 GMT+01:00 Tighe Flanagan <tflanagan(a)wikimedia.org>: > > > Dear Wikimedia Education community, > > > > After nearly 5 years at the Wikimedia Foundation, I’ll be leaving my role > > on the education team this month to pursue a personal creative endeavor. > My > > last day will be April 13. I’ve treasured my time here with great > > colleagues around the movement. I’ve been inspired on a daily basis by > what > > people are doing with Wikimedia and education around the world. I’ve > > learned so much having a diverse set of intelligent and passionate > > collaborators over the years. Thank you! > > > > In my absence, please direct any education-related questions to my > > colleagues. I had been the regional focal point for Africa and the Middle > > East, and going forward community members from those regions can reach > the > > full education team by emailing education(a)wikimedia.org or you can reach > > out directly to Nichole Saad (nsaad(a)wikimedia.org) or Vahid Masrour ( > > vmasrour(a)wikimedia.org). If you have any other questions, you can direct > > them to Ben Vershbow (bvershbow(a)wikimedia.org) who leads the Community > > Programs team. > > > > I’m excited to see what this community is able to accomplish going > forward. > > And if you’re curious about my creative endeavors, you can follow along > on > > Instagram (@tigheflanagan). And you might find me on the wikis editing > > about textile arts and geometric design as user:Tighef in the future (my > > dormant, non-work account). > > > > Best wishes, > > Tighe > > > > -- > > Tighe Flanagan > > Senior Manager, Wikipedia Education Program > > Wikimedia Foundation > > tflanagan(a)wikimedia.org > > education.wikimedia.org > > _______________________________________________ > > Education mailing list > > Education(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education > > > > > > -- > _____________________________________ > Habib M'HENNI, <http://habibmhenni.tn> > About.me <http://about.me/habibmhenni> > Enseignant universitaire, Tunisie > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2018 20:27:51 +0200 > From: Reem Al-Kashif <reemalkashif(a)gmail.com> > To: Wikimedia Education <education(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Education] Tighe Flanagan is leaving WMF to > pursue a creative venture > Message-ID: > <CADQP6NLbZFmvTN3f6D88bK-GGPsWf=cVOwF9fUX2GEjBJOvUxw@ > mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Dear Tighe, > > It has been great to work with you. Some of your insights are still in mind > up to this day. I wish you nothing but the best. > I know that you will do great in whatever you choose to do. > > Warm regards, > Reem > > On 5 April 2018 at 20:25, Habib M'henni <habib.mhenni(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > Dear Tighe, > > > > It was a great pleasure to work with you. So proud and very honored to > meet > > you several times. > > Many thanks for all you did for the movement. > > > > Live long and prosper... > > Respect! > > > > Habib > > > > 2018-04-05 19:11 GMT+01:00 Tighe Flanagan <tflanagan(a)wikimedia.org>: > > > > > Dear Wikimedia Education community, > > > > > > After nearly 5 years at the Wikimedia Foundation, I’ll be leaving my > role > > > on the education team this month to pursue a personal creative > endeavor. > > My > > > last day will be April 13. I’ve treasured my time here with great > > > colleagues around the movement. I’ve been inspired on a daily basis by > > what > > > people are doing with Wikimedia and education around the world. I’ve > > > learned so much having a diverse set of intelligent and passionate > > > collaborators over the years. Thank you! > > > > > > In my absence, please direct any education-related questions to my > > > colleagues. I had been the regional focal point for Africa and the > Middle > > > East, and going forward community members from those regions can reach > > the > > > full education team by emailing education(a)wikimedia.org or you can > reach > > > out directly to Nichole Saad (nsaad(a)wikimedia.org) or Vahid Masrour ( > > > vmasrour(a)wikimedia.org). If you have any other questions, you can > direct > > > them to Ben Vershbow (bvershbow(a)wikimedia.org) who leads the Community > > > Programs team. > > > > > > I’m excited to see what this community is able to accomplish going > > forward. > > > And if you’re curious about my creative endeavors, you can follow along > > on > > > Instagram (@tigheflanagan). And you might find me on the wikis editing > > > about textile arts and geometric design as user:Tighef in the future > (my > > > dormant, non-work account). > > > > > > Best wishes, > > > Tighe > > > > > > -- > > > Tighe Flanagan > > > Senior Manager, Wikipedia Education Program > > > Wikimedia Foundation > > > tflanagan(a)wikimedia.org > > > education.wikimedia.org > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Education mailing list > > > Education(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > _____________________________________ > > Habib M'HENNI, <http://habibmhenni.tn> > > About.me <http://about.me/habibmhenni> > > Enseignant universitaire, Tunisie > > _______________________________________________ > > Education mailing list > > Education(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education > > > > > > -- > > *Kind regards,Reem Al-Kashif* > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2018 18:35:33 +0000 > From: Felix Nartey <flixtey(a)gmail.com> > To: Wikimedia Education <education(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Education] Tighe Flanagan is leaving WMF to > pursue a creative venture > Message-ID: > <CAD7OFmUu6V8FLY-+BQ0ontbXoaQDz+ML7GLGTs9F61ruaF07BA@mail. > gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Hello Tighe, > > It has been truly amazing working with you and indeed an honour knowing you > in person. > > I wish you the best in your new endeavour and will certainly be glad seeing > you around. > > Cheers, > > > > On Thu, Apr 5, 2018 at 6:27 PM, Reem Al-Kashif <reemalkashif(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Dear Tighe, > > > > It has been great to work with you. Some of your insights are still in > mind > > up to this day. I wish you nothing but the best. > > I know that you will do great in whatever you choose to do. > > > > Warm regards, > > Reem > > > > On 5 April 2018 at 20:25, Habib M'henni <habib.mhenni(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Dear Tighe, > > > > > > It was a great pleasure to work with you. So proud and very honored to > > meet > > > you several times. > > > Many thanks for all you did for the movement. > > > > > > Live long and prosper... > > > Respect! > > > > > > Habib > > > > > > 2018-04-05 19:11 GMT+01:00 Tighe Flanagan <tflanagan(a)wikimedia.org>: > > > > > > > Dear Wikimedia Education community, > > > > > > > > After nearly 5 years at the Wikimedia Foundation, I’ll be leaving my > > role > > > > on the education team this month to pursue a personal creative > > endeavor. > > > My > > > > last day will be April 13. I’ve treasured my time here with great > > > > colleagues around the movement. I’ve been inspired on a daily basis > by > > > what > > > > people are doing with Wikimedia and education around the world. I’ve > > > > learned so much having a diverse set of intelligent and passionate > > > > collaborators over the years. Thank you! > > > > > > > > In my absence, please direct any education-related questions to my > > > > colleagues. I had been the regional focal point for Africa and the > > Middle > > > > East, and going forward community members from those regions can > reach > > > the > > > > full education team by emailing education(a)wikimedia.org or you can > > reach > > > > out directly to Nichole Saad (nsaad(a)wikimedia.org) or Vahid Masrour > ( > > > > vmasrour(a)wikimedia.org). If you have any other questions, you can > > direct > > > > them to Ben Vershbow (bvershbow(a)wikimedia.org) who leads the > Community > > > > Programs team. > > > > > > > > I’m excited to see what this community is able to accomplish going > > > forward. > > > > And if you’re curious about my creative endeavors, you can follow > along > > > on > > > > Instagram (@tigheflanagan). And you might find me on the wikis > editing > > > > about textile arts and geometric design as user:Tighef in the future > > (my > > > > dormant, non-work account). > > > > > > > > Best wishes, > > > > Tighe > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Tighe Flanagan > > > > Senior Manager, Wikipedia Education Program > > > > Wikimedia Foundation > > > > tflanagan(a)wikimedia.org > > > > education.wikimedia.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Education mailing list > > > > Education(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > _____________________________________ > > > Habib M'HENNI, <http://habibmhenni.tn> > > > About.me <http://about.me/habibmhenni> > > > Enseignant universitaire, Tunisie > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Education mailing list > > > Education(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > *Kind regards,Reem Al-Kashif* > > _______________________________________________ > > Education mailing list > > Education(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education > > > > > > -- > *Felix Nartey* > *Cofounder/Managing Director * > *Website: Open Foundation West Africa > <https://openfoundationwestafrica.org/>* > *+233242844987 | **+447452508504* > *Skype:Flixtey* > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2018 13:39:08 -0500 > From: Ivan Martínez <galaver(a)gmail.com> > To: Wikimedia Education <education(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Education] Tighe Flanagan is leaving WMF to > pursue a creative venture > Message-ID: > <CAPFTejOHT3J1F50Ddz5Fm_MVmOUMPjuDOVa4P6x4qQNXEP5UYQ@ > mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Hi Tighe, congratulations all the best for you and this new project! > Unfortunately I never had any interaction with you although in Wikimedia > Mexico we have Education activities, maybe in the future! :) > > Warm regards, > > 2018-04-05 13:27 GMT-05:00 Reem Al-Kashif <reemalkashif(a)gmail.com>: > > > Dear Tighe, > > > > It has been great to work with you. Some of your insights are still in > mind > > up to this day. I wish you nothing but the best. > > I know that you will do great in whatever you choose to do. > > > > Warm regards, > > Reem > > > > On 5 April 2018 at 20:25, Habib M'henni <habib.mhenni(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Dear Tighe, > > > > > > It was a great pleasure to work with you. So proud and very honored to > > meet > > > you several times. > > > Many thanks for all you did for the movement. > > > > > > Live long and prosper... > > > Respect! > > > > > > Habib > > > > > > 2018-04-05 19:11 GMT+01:00 Tighe Flanagan <tflanagan(a)wikimedia.org>: > > > > > > > Dear Wikimedia Education community, > > > > > > > > After nearly 5 years at the Wikimedia Foundation, I’ll be leaving my > > role > > > > on the education team this month to pursue a personal creative > > endeavor. > > > My > > > > last day will be April 13. I’ve treasured my time here with great > > > > colleagues around the movement. I’ve been inspired on a daily basis > by > > > what > > > > people are doing with Wikimedia and education around the world. I’ve > > > > learned so much having a diverse set of intelligent and passionate > > > > collaborators over the years. Thank you! > > > > > > > > In my absence, please direct any education-related questions to my > > > > colleagues. I had been the regional focal point for Africa and the > > Middle > > > > East, and going forward community members from those regions can > reach > > > the > > > > full education team by emailing education(a)wikimedia.org or you can > > reach > > > > out directly to Nichole Saad (nsaad(a)wikimedia.org) or Vahid Masrour > ( > > > > vmasrour(a)wikimedia.org). If you have any other questions, you can > > direct > > > > them to Ben Vershbow (bvershbow(a)wikimedia.org) who leads the > Community > > > > Programs team. > > > > > > > > I’m excited to see what this community is able to accomplish going > > > forward. > > > > And if you’re curious about my creative endeavors, you can follow > along > > > on > > > > Instagram (@tigheflanagan). And you might find me on the wikis > editing > > > > about textile arts and geometric design as user:Tighef in the future > > (my > > > > dormant, non-work account). > > > > > > > > Best wishes, > > > > Tighe > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Tighe Flanagan > > > > Senior Manager, Wikipedia Education Program > > > > Wikimedia Foundation > > > > tflanagan(a)wikimedia.org > > > > education.wikimedia.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Education mailing list > > > > Education(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > _____________________________________ > > > Habib M'HENNI, <http://habibmhenni.tn> > > > About.me <http://about.me/habibmhenni> > > > Enseignant universitaire, Tunisie > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Education mailing list > > > Education(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > *Kind regards,Reem Al-Kashif* > > _______________________________________________ > > Education mailing list > > Education(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education > > > > > > -- > *Iván Martínez* > > *Presidente - Wikimedia México A.C.User:ProtoplasmaKid * > > // Mis comunicaciones respecto a Wikipedia/Wikimedia pueden tener una > moratoria en su atención debido a que es un voluntariado. > // Ayuda a proteger a Wikipedia, dona ahora: https://donate.wikimedia.org > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2018 00:28:38 +0530 > From: Sailesh Patnaik <sailesh.patnaik007(a)gmail.com> > To: Wikimedia Education <education(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Education] Tighe Flanagan is leaving WMF to > pursue a creative venture > Message-ID: > <CAPkdmFHyCz-gHwCYKO4jzs8hGGk4mD7xNovV7ycxW > HbWBB_BvA(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Hi Tighe, > It has been great knowing you in person. Sad to know that you're leaving > WMF but good luck for your future endeavors. > > ----------- > *Sailesh Patnaik* "*ଶୈଳେଶ ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକ "* > *LinkedIn* : https://www.linkedin.com/in/sailesh-patnaik-551a10b4 > *Twitter*: @saileshpat > > On Thu, Apr 5, 2018 at 11:41 PM, Tighe Flanagan <tflanagan(a)wikimedia.org> > wrote: > > > Dear Wikimedia Education community, > > > > After nearly 5 years at the Wikimedia Foundation, I’ll be leaving my role > > on the education team this month to pursue a personal creative endeavor. > My > > last day will be April 13. I’ve treasured my time here with great > > colleagues around the movement. I’ve been inspired on a daily basis by > what > > people are doing with Wikimedia and education around the world. I’ve > > learned so much having a diverse set of intelligent and passionate > > collaborators over the years. Thank you! > > > > In my absence, please direct any education-related questions to my > > colleagues. I had been the regional focal point for Africa and the Middle > > East, and going forward community members from those regions can reach > the > > full education team by emailing education(a)wikimedia.org or you can reach > > out directly to Nichole Saad (nsaad(a)wikimedia.org) or Vahid Masrour ( > > vmasrour(a)wikimedia.org). If you have any other questions, you can direct > > them to Ben Vershbow (bvershbow(a)wikimedia.org) who leads the Community > > Programs team. > > > > I’m excited to see what this community is able to accomplish going > forward. > > And if you’re curious about my creative endeavors, you can follow along > on > > Instagram (@tigheflanagan). And you might find me on the wikis editing > > about textile arts and geometric design as user:Tighef in the future (my > > dormant, non-work account). > > > > Best wishes, > > Tighe > > > > -- > > Tighe Flanagan > > Senior Manager, Wikipedia Education Program > > Wikimedia Foundation > > tflanagan(a)wikimedia.org > > education.wikimedia.org > > _______________________________________________ > > Education mailing list > > Education(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Education mailing list > Education(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education > > > ------------------------------ > > End of Education Digest, Vol 83, Issue 4 > **************************************** > -- Justice Okai-Allotey Mobile: +233 (054) 039 4970 Skype: okai_allotey |Avenger - Urithi Media Limited <https://www.facebook.com/urithimedia/>| |Social Media Lead - Wikimedia Ghana User Group <https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaGhanaUG/>| |Linkedin: Justice Okai-Allotey <https://www.linkedin.com/in/justice-okai-allotey-306b6354?trk=hp-identity-n…> | Facebook: Justice Okai-Allotey <https://www.facebook.com/wyzzlewany> | Twitter: @Owula_Kpakpo <https://twitter.com/Owula_Kpakpo> | |Website: wyzzlewany.wordpress.com|

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The March edition of the Education Newsletter is out!
by Vahid Masrour 03 Apr '18

03 Apr '18

Dear Wikimedia+Education enthusiasts, I'm sure you couldn't wait any longer for your favorite newsletter to come out, and it's finally here: https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/News Enjoy news from: - Basque Country, Lebanon (+Armenia), Portugal, Serbia, Sweden, USA Participate in the discussion of topics such as: - What does a basic Education Program's itinerary look like? - Ideas on how to reach out to educators And while you're reading, remember to start writing down your ideas for your contribution to the April newsletter! Best Regards, Vahid. -- Vahid Masrour Community Capacity Manager, Wikipedia Education Program vmasrour(a)wikimedia.org https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education

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Wikipedia activity of researchers on CV
by Arne Wossink 03 Apr '18

03 Apr '18

Hi all, I was wondering if there are researchers/educators who put Wikipedia articles they've written/contributed to (or more in general their Wikimedia activity) on their list of publications or CV, and if so, in what way (listing user name, listing specific articles/contributions, etc.). Best, Arne Wossink Projectleider / Project Manager Wikimedia Nederland *(Werkdagen: maandag, dinsdag, donderdag / Office hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday)* Tel. +31 (0)6 11000505 E-mail: wossink(a)wikimedia.nl *Post/bezoekadres:* Mariaplaats 3 3511 LH Utrecht

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survey on the Program and Events Dashboard
by Vahid Masrour 31 Mar '18

31 Mar '18

Dear Wikipedia+Education Program Leaders, We are in the process of thinking how to improve the Programs & Events Dashboard, and would like to request that you help us by sharing your perceptions, and recommendations. In order for you to share with us, we have set up a survey here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdjGXr8TtnSFYhBvMFUUsTZ 1PSHAgoNZc7Tp3fRJPqIeMJtTg/viewform We expect this survey to take less than 20 minutes of your time. If possible, we would like to receive your answer this week. Note: This survey will be conducted via a third-party service, which may subject it to additional terms. For more information on privacy and data-handling, see the survey privacy statement https:// wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/2018_Programs_%26_Events_ Dashboard_Survey_Privacy_Statement Thank you for taking the time and helping us figure out the next steps in the evolution of the P&E Dashboard. Best Regards, Vahid. -- Vahid Masrour Community Capacity Manager, Wikipedia Education Program vmasrour(a)wikimedia.org https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education

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Re: [Wikimedia Education] my upcoming presentation about Wikipedia in education
by Vahid Masrour 29 Mar '18

29 Mar '18

Try again without the "[", "]" in the subject line. We are not sure why, but the filter is finicky regarding special characters in the subject line. Glad to read you found the presentation useful. If you want a more detailed explanation of the slides, let me know! Thanks for taking the initiative of creating the page on outreach wiki! Let's build it up with what we find is essential to convey to educators (what "they need to know" and "what works when talking to educators"). Best Regards, Vahid. On Wed, Mar 28, 2018 at 12:11 PM, Gina Bennett <bennett.gina(a)gmail.com> wrote: > hi Vahid > > Thanks so much for this! I agree - the Mythbuster section in particular > has some slides very relevant to what I want to convey. > > I definitely haven't finalized my presentation yet ... it is still almost > a month away & you can be sure I won't have finalized it until the last > minute ;-) > > I was thinking it might be useful to collect all the great resources & > ideas contributed by members of this mailing list, into one place so that > others can more easily access them. So I went to this page on the Wikimedia > Education resource page (https://outreach.wikimedia.or > g/wiki/Education/Working_with_educators) & just added a line to get the > ball rolling. I will try to > flesh this out 'just as soon as the rush is over.' > > Thanks again, > Gina > > ------------ > PS: I tried sending the above message to the mailing list but it was > turned back "Message rejected by filter rule match" > ------------ > > > > On 27 March 2018 at 11:11, Vahid Masrour <vmasrour(a)wikimedia.org> wrote: > >> Hi Gina! >> >> I know i'm late in the thread, and it seems you have a sound plan, but >> just >> in case you're still putting your slides together, allow me to share this: >> >> https://goo.gl/Dlzdsj >> >> The Mythbuster section in particular might be aligned with some of the >> things you are trying to explain. >> >> Best Regards, >> >> Vahid. >> >> >> -- Vahid Masrour Community Capacity Manager, Wikipedia Education Program vmasrour(a)wikimedia.org https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education

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my upcoming presentation about Wikipedia in education
by Gina Bennett 27 Mar '18

27 Mar '18

hello again, Wikipedia Education participants First, let me thank all of you who have contributed such great ideas, resource links, & offers of help with my upcoming presentation about Wikipedia for Adult Educators. Your suggestions have helped me a LOT & I am feeling much more confident about moving forward with this presentation. So far, I've put together a rough schedule of my 1.5 hour workshop/presentation. I've included it below, & you'll notice that I've incorporated suggestions from a number of you in my planning: To start (~ first 5 mins.): Introduction of the workshop & the presenter (me), as well as a short explanation of my perspective, about the incident which made me so passionate about access to knowledge & why I became interested in WP. next 10 mins: What you *thought* you knew about Wikipedia: a short interactive quiz to expose some of the myths people may still believe about WP (I can post my quiz to anyone in this mailing list who is interested) 15 mins: Intro to WP. I am thinking I might just use Pen-Yuan Hsing's Vimeo presentation (https://vimeo.com/234993156) because it says what I want to say & because it is just SO excellent (I will be sure to attribute you, Pen-Yuan!) 15 mins.: Action item 1: Case Study. I would like to assign a popular topic in Adult Education which has recently seen some controversy (e.g. Multiple intelligences). Most participants will have a laptop or tablet so they can work in small groups to look up this term. Note how a quick search using Google (or even Google Scholar) yields a wealth of explanatory or how-to resources. BUT - when you look this up in WP, you very quickly see that this concept has come under debate (important to know this!!!) We can examine the anatomy of a WP article (article page, Talk page, History) to see how knowledge about the topic evolves & is presented, reviewed, and negotiated; how we can form a more nuanced view. We can also talk about how WP works to provide knowledge depth and integrity, with internal links, external links, related articles, portals, categories, discussion pages. 15 - 25 mins.: Action item 2: So what?? We could do this part in small groups or back in the large group, depending on how things are flowing. I might start off the discussion like this: Our Adult Education programs are designed to help our students transition, with confidence, into the next stage of their learning journey: whether university/college programming, a technical program, a trade, or just more strongly-informed participation as citizens, parents, community members etc. Some questions to get/keep the discussion going: - In this world of Facebook, "fake news", tabloids, and super-easy access to all kinds of information, what would you like your students to understand about knowledge? - Knowing what you know now about how knowledge is constructed, debated, negotiated, reviewed etc. in WP, how you might use this in your practice? - How do your students currently use WP? Or -- how do you suspect they are using WP? How could they be using it more effectively? How can you use this as an opportunity to talk about where knowledge comes from & how to be critical about the information they read? In the last half-hour (if time & interest permit): let's try editing! I'm thinking of creating a page in my WP sandbox for our professional association, & getting everybody to help us produce at least a stub article. Participants can create a WP account if they like (& will be encouraged to do so!!) or just contribute references & text that we can put together to make a stub. Would be really exciting if we could make this live & -- who knows -- maybe some people will even add to it after the workshop. As always, I am open to more of your thoughts & suggestions. Appreciatively Gina Bennett

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last call for March Education Newsletter
by Vahid Masrour 26 Mar '18

26 Mar '18

Dear Wikipedia+Education Enthusiasts, We need your news for the March Newsletter! What are you doing? What are you learning? What can you share? Please take 30 minutes and let us know by posting in https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Newsletter/Newsroom : 1. Add a title 2. write 4-5 paragraphs 3. add a picture or two 4. Post for the world to benefit from! Read you soon! Vahid. -- Vahid Masrour Community Capacity Manager, Wikipedia Education Program vmasrour(a)wikimedia.org https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education

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