+1 thanks, Vojtěch, for sharing these interesting insights and congrats on your success with this! Best Tim Am 13.01.15 um 03:18 schrieb Asaf Bartov:

Dear Vojtech, Thank you for sharing your experiences; often people don't because writing a report is a lot of work. If I understand it right, the key for learner's retention is: enough time and good teaching aids. I remember that WMDE in its 2011-2013 education programme did not provide teaching aids, and it did not want to invest more than three afternoons in senior citizens. Please correct me if I got something wrong. Kind regards Ziko Am Donnerstag, 15. Januar 2015 schrieb Samir Elsharbaty :

Vojtěch Dostál, 23/05/2015 11:43: How do you ensure this? Do you just clarify that such knowledg is required, and people self-discipline themselves well enough? How do you describe them what is "good knowledge"? Do you test it? Was synchronous communication tested and was/would it be valuable? Nemo

Thanks for sharing your experience, Alex. :) And thanks for sharing your learning pattern, Vojtěch. You beat me to it! :) I'm really glad that you captured this there. The Learning Pattern Library <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Learning_patterns> on Meta is a wealth of experience (both good and bad!) and it's great way to be share what we've done and discovered with the movement, as well as avoid making mistakes others have already made! CC'ed here are three of my colleagues from the Grantmaking group at the Wikimedia Foundation: Brett Gibbs <https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/User:Bgibbs_(WMF)>, whom you all may know as User:Pine. :) He mentioned that he was considering something like this for Cascadia's project list this year, since one of their interests is contributor diversity. Winifred Olliff <https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/User:Wolliff>, who has a wealth of knowledge from working with seniors to bridge the digital divide. Kacie Harold <https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Newsletter/November_2014/Welcoming_new_WMF_staff_supporting_education>, who is currently writing a set of patterns specifically about education. Working with seniors overlaps with GLAM work and other outreach, but it's education, too, at least in my mind. :) Winifred, I hope you'll consider adding to this learning pattern or its talk page. Brett and Alex, I hope you'll consider endorsing it or noting your interest in doing this work too on the talk page. Here's that learning pattern link once again: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Learning_patterns/Training_senior_ci… Anna :) -- Anna Koval, M.Ed. Manager, Wikipedia Education Program Wikimedia Foundation +1.415.839.6885 x6729 akoval(a)wikimedia.org education.wikimedia.org On Thu, Jan 15, 2015 at 8:09 AM, Vojtěch Dostál &lt;vojtech.dostal(a)wikimedia.cz > Hi Alex, thanks for the interest, more to read on > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Learning_patterns/Training_senior_ci… > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IEG/Senior_Citizens_Write_Wikipedia/… > > we will also be preparing a brochure with the complete lesson plan (in > Czech, but maybe we can get someone to translate it, but this won't be very > soon) > > thanks again > > > Vojtěch Dostál > > místopředseda / vice-chairman > Wikimedia Česká republika / Wikimedia Czech Republic > http://www.wikimedia.cz > Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/Wikimedia.CR> | Twitter > <https://twitter.com/Wikimedia_CR> | Newsletter <http://eepurl.com/FsHJr> > > > 2015-01-15 16:59 GMT+01:00 Alex Stinson &lt;sadads(a)gmail.com&gt;om>: > >> This quite brilliant! I ran an editathon at the WWI musuem in Kansas City >> that involved mostly senior citizens. They were really recpetive, and as >> the primary volunteer group for the museum, had a significant investment in >> researching the war. They are very interested in continuing to support that >> group in developing the skills and definitely need the regularity that a >> multiweek course provides. Could you provide the lesson plans and a how-to >> somewhere on-wiki (meta or outreach maybe?)? We could definitely >> dessiminate this case study through the Wikipedia Library and I think other >> GLAMs could capitalize on the model. >> >> Alex Stinson >> On Jan 12, 2015 4:21 PM, "Vojtěch Dostál" &lt;vojtech.dostal(a)wikimedia.cz&gt; >>> >>> Dear colleagues >>> >>> let me draw your attention to my blog post about our progress in the >>> senior citizen education program! >>> >>> http://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/01/12/czech-senior-citizens-learn-to-edit/ >>> >>> cheers >>> >>> Vojtěch Dostál >>> >>> místopředseda / vice-chairman >>> Wikimedia Česká republika / Wikimedia Czech Republic >>> http://www.wikimedia.cz >>> Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/Wikimedia.CR> | Twitter >>> <https://twitter.com/Wikimedia_CR> | Newsletter >>> <http://eepurl.com/FsHJr> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Education mailing list >>> Education(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Education mailing list >> Education(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Education mailing list > Education(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education > >