Hi all! I understand why thematic issues could be attractive (putting
together similar initiatives from all over the world and thus putting them
into context). However I agree with Shani that it would be too restricting
for people who just want to spread the word about their news.
If we want to group similar initiatives based on topic, lets introduce some
sort of hashtagging into the newsletter. Then we can group it across
different issues.
I don't mind going back to monthy issues but only if there is a plan to
ensure a sufficient number of contributions. Active contact with education
leaders and seeking possible topics might be some of the ways to achieve
this.
Cheers
Vojta
Dne 16. 12. 2016 16:18 napsal uživatel "Shani" <shani.even(a)gmail.com>om>:
Hi Nichole,
I support getting back to a monthly newsletter is great - a lot is
happening worldwide and a quarterly newspaper means is dense and too
restricting.
I do *not* support the idea of limiting the articles to only 4, nor the
idea of working only around one selected theme.
We are a volunteer-based movement, not a professional education journal.
Volunteers should be able to share their news from around the world
whenever *they* want to and as things happen. They should not be limited by
number of submissions or a theme. In other words, we should make it easier
on them, not harder.
That said, I believe your idea of thematic news could be incorporated in a
less restrictive way. One way of going about it is having a featured spot
in the newspaper, dedicated to thematic headlines or anything else the
community / editors think should be featured there.
But, that's just me. :) I would love to hear what other members of this
group think about it.
Cheers,
Shani.
On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 6:07 AM, Nichole Saad <nsaad(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
Dear WEP community,
I know we've been introduced before, but let me reintroduce myself and
some exciting new things I'll be working with you on. I'm Nichole, the new
addition to the education team, and I'll be working on communications and
as the regional focal point for Asia.
I've been working on a plan to improve communication about the education
program, including thematic elements, and along with Tighe and Vahid have
concluded that the best place to start is with the newsletter. I know some
of you were volunteering to produce the newsletter before, and I would love
to hear from you if you have worked on this or are interested in starting.
We've already got some great submissions in the Newsroom. Thanks to
everyone who submitted their stories--The December Newsletter will go out
by the end of the month :)
Now for news about news!
While we've currently been producing quarterly newsletters, I'm proposing
to go back to monthly newsletters but smaller in scale with only 4 features
per newsletter (the learning quarterly
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation/Newsletter/2016/3/10>offers
a good example). Each issue would be thematic, with a preceding community
conversation around the theme taking place on Twitter, Facebook, the
mailing list, and on the Wiki and synthesized as one of the features for
the newsletter. The other features will be submissions from the community
on project highlights or op-eds relevant to the theme.
I would really like to get this off the ground for January, and that will
require your cooperation! How can you get involved?
1. Submit your ideas for newsletter themes. Submissions needed by 12/24 on
the Newsroom page, under the heading "Theme Ideas"
To get the ball rolling here are a few general ideas:
- Teacher Training/Professional Development
- K-12
- Higher Education
- Politics in Wikipedia Education Projects
- Regional themes
- Themes on specific Wiki projects
2. Once the theme is announced participate in the conversation!
3. Volunteer to help produce the newsletter. We're going to need a team to
help with:
- content curating
- revising the newsletter pages on the wiki
- formatting and publishing the monthly newsletters
- distribution/promotion on various channels
Any questions can be directed to me nsaad(a)wikimedia.org.
I'm looking forward to working closely with you all!
best regards,
Nichole
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