Important updates from the Education Team! - Education

3 Dec 2018


      Hi Wikimedia & Education Community!
In case you missed it in the newsletter, I wanted to make sure everyone was
aware of some important updates:
;TLDR
1. Share your opinion
   https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScbMtZcOyoKJjP59F-hLm3c4AeSkCqK_pJ3fDgGuJAvg57Tcg/viewform?usp=sf_link
on
   revamping the Education portal
   2. Guidelines on how to use Wikimedia Education
   https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimedia_Education.svg logo
   3. Join the Wikimedia and Education Slack
   https://join.slack.com/t/wikimedia-education/shared_invite/enQtNDkwNzY3ODE0OTk2LTFjMjQzYzhmMjMxYjczNWI0ZmVhNzUyYzg5M2JlZDk0NGY2NTVhNDA4MzY0NTc2MTM0YWJjMWM2ZTIyMjk5Njc
    Channel
In January 2018 the Education Team at the Wikimedia Foundation published a
report
https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Education_Program_Survey_Report_January_2018.pdf
based
on a survey that asked all of the Wikimedia & Education stakeholders for
input about our communications and branding. The research conducted last
year found that our communications materials and resources were not
reflecting the work of our large and active community of program leaders,
educators, students, policymakers, and many more.
We made an announcement
https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/education/2018-July/002026.html in
July that the Education team would start making some initial revisions to
the Education https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education space on
Outreach Wiki. Including phasing out the current visual identity, archiving
outdated pages and information, developing new content that is relevant and
current, and improving overall usability.
The first step in this process was to decide on a new logo. In October, the
Education team invited community members to decide the new logo
https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/voting_for_new_logo designed
by the Communications team and select among the three other options
available. After a week-long process, a new logo
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimedia_Education.svg was
selected for Wikimedia and Education. The Education team at the Foundation
will use the new logo selected by the community as the primary identity for
Education in the Wikimedia movement, where it will be used on Outreach and
on resources and presentations made by the team.
Following the guidelines by the Communications team, the community members
can localize the logo in the context of their Education program/movement.
- The logo must not be changed, no other fonts should be, neither the
   shapes or texts should be shifted from the existing position.
   - No new illustrations can be added to the logo or used as part of the
   logo
   - Illustrations can be used on materials/ apparel branded with the
   Education logo.
   - In terms of localizing the logo, refer to the Wikimedia Foundation
   guidelines. Text must in black and in font Montserrat
Maria Cruz https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:MCruz_(WMF) has also
supported us by taking the new logo color and creating a color scheme that
we can use. The following colors are part of the color scheme:
*#00A7E2* *#DAD6D6* *#92BFB1* *#F4AC45* *#CA054D*Revision of Education on
Outreach
The research we did last year about the perception of our visual identity
and the usefulness of our online space was insightful and informative. It
is shaping the way we are revising the Education space on outreach. In
order to gather more information, and collect your opinions, we’re offering
another opportunity to share what you want to see in the revised Education
space on Outreach. You can share your opinion on the form linked here
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScbMtZcOyoKJjP59F-hLm3c4AeSkCqK_pJ3fDgGuJAvg57Tcg/viewform?usp=sf_link
*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://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Outreach_Revision_Opinion_Survey_Privacy_Statement*
.
Slack
Currently, Wikipedia + Education Facebook group is the only collaborative
social space for community members and educators to share their work and
learn from others. To bring these interaction/discussions to a more public
participation, The Wikimedia Education team wants to introduce a new Wikimedia
and Education Slack
https://join.slack.com/t/wikimedia-education/shared_invite/enQtNDkwNzY3ODE0OTk2LTFjMjQzYzhmMjMxYjczNWI0ZmVhNzUyYzg5M2JlZDk0NGY2NTVhNDA4MzY0NTc2MTM0YWJjMWM2ZTIyMjk5Njc
workspace
developed specifically for Wikimedia Education. We hope to see you there.
Slack is currently being used by other actors in the Open space such as
Creative Commons. Many of you are probably taking part in conversations
there. We think having open conversations on certain topics ongoing in
Slack channels could be a great thing for the Education community, and we’d
like to try it.
Note: In case you don't want to join Slack, you can still be part of the
Education discussion on Facebook or Education mailing list.
You can find these updates in this month's newsletter
https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/News, along with many other
interesting articles!
all the best,
Nichole
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*Nichole Saad*
Wikimedia Foundation | Senior Program Manager, Education
nsaad@wikimedia.org
user: NSaad (WMF)