Thanks, Lodewijk, for spreading the word.
Dear all,
Our first experiences with encouraging older people to become active contributors of Wikipedia/Wikimedia suggest that WLM provides a great opportunity to address seniors and to reach out to organizations with an older user base than Wikipedia - e.g. online communities for seniors, local historian associations, etc.
If you're interested in combining WLM with seniors outreach, please let me know. We'll be happy to learn about your approaches and to share our experiences. In some countries we might also be able to provide assistance with contacting seniors organizations.
If you're present in Washington, you're invited to attend our workshop on Saturday, 12:10-13:30, Room 309; if you can't attend, just talk to me in between the workshops or send me an e-mail.
Best regards, Beat
_____________________________________________________ Beat Estermann
Coordinator Project TAO www.thirdageonline.eu Bern University of Applied Sciences Business and Administration Morgartenstrasse 2a Postfach 305 CH-3000 Bern 22 beat.estermann@bfh.chmailto:beat.estermann@bfh.ch www.e-government.bfh.chhttp://www.e-government.bfh.ch Phone +41 31 848 34 30 Phone (direct number) +41 31 848 34 38 Fax +41 31 848 34 31
From: effeietsanders@gmail.com [mailto:effeietsanders@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Lodewijk Gelauff Sent: Donnerstag, 12. Juli 2012 04:17 To: Wiki Loves Monuments Photograph Competition Cc: Estermann Beat Subject: numbers on senior participation
hi all,
see below, might be interesting. Thanks Beat for sharing and processing!
Lodewijk ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Dear Lodewijk,
I've uploaded our WLM-reports on Wikiversity / the TAO Website:
- Overview of approaches to seniors outreach:
http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/TAO/Wikimedia_Seniors_Outreach
- Overview of WLM-related seniors outreach in 2011: http://www.thirdageonline.eu/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Wiki-Loves-Monuments...
- Report on WLM-related seniors outreach in 2011 in Switzerland: http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/TAO/Seniors_Outreach_in_the_context_of_Wiki_L...
The Wikiversity page's appearance is still far from perfect. Feel free to make improvements and add things - it's a wiki. Thanks in advance for circulating the reports among interested circles. If there is any content on the TAO-Website (www.thirdageonline.euhttp://www.thirdageonline.eu) you would like to include in a CC-licensed wiki, please let me know; this shouldn't be a problem.
Best regards, Beat