Certainly a great idea, and no objections to it or an honorarium. We need to
figure out what organizations would be best to work with on deploying it.
Alex Stinson
On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 4:08 PM, Sage Ross <sross(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
Whether or not there are fees, I think the root of
John's proposal is
interesting and novel and worth pursuing.
There have been a lot of one-off Wikipedia workshops. There's never
been (that I know of) an extended Wikipedia course. Putting together a
course plan and class materials of that level of detail to fill out a
(say) 10-session course would be really valuable for the whole
Wikimedia community, something to build on and incorporate into the
on-wiki help and tutorial material we have.
I think an honorarium for the instructor who leads such an effort
would be appropriate.
Cheers,
Sage
2011/6/6 John Broughton <johnbroughton(a)comcast.net>et>:
James -
It would be great if the chapter were to offer classes in how to edit
Wikipedia. The chapter could charge a small fee (say, $50 for a ten-week
session, with one class per week), and pay the instructor part of that
(more
an honorarium than real wages, if the fee is low
and the class size is
restricted, particularly if the chapter has to pay for the room). Given
how
many people in the DC area have an interest in
what is and could be on
Wikipedia, I don't think we'd lack for students.
The chapter gets publicity from this; the instructor puts the material on
the
en.wikipedia.org website (to encourage similar efforts elsewhere);
Wikipedia gets more editors. And (in the best of worlds) we could even
pay
for someone to make a set of videos of the
classes, to be posted on the
web
for free viewing. Plus we could offer the same
course to institutions
like
the Smithsonian, to further expand our reach.
-- John
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Hare" <messedrocker(a)gmail.com>
To: wikimedia-dc(a)lists.wikimedia.org
Sent: Monday, June 6, 2011 7:49:14 AM
Subject: [Wikimedia-DC] What programs would you like to see in 2012?
Hello, community!
As the treasurer of our (pending) Wikimedia chapter, I have begun
preparing the budget for the 2011-2012 fiscal year. While next year we
have the Wikimania 2012 conference (and we are all excited for that!),
we can also plan other programs and events as a chapter. Not
everything has to be processed through the corporate infrastructure,
of course, but if your idea involves spending a lot of money, let me
know and I'll see what I can do to make it work. Conversely, if you
have ideas about fundraising, I would also like to hear them. This is
your opportunity to do something awesome in the D.C. community!
Sincerely,
James Hare
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