But if WMF is choosing to actively support and develop a new platform for this kind of
activity, and continues to not support Wikiversity to do the same, that’s quite a clear
message?
Thanks,
Mike
On 12 May 2022, at 22:57, Asaf Bartov
<abartov(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
No. There is no change to Wikiversity. It remains... what it is.
A.
Asaf Bartov (he/him/his)
Senior Program Officer, Emerging Wikimedia Communities
Wikimedia Foundation
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> On Thu, May 12, 2022 at 11:24 PM Mike Peel <email(a)mikepeel.net> wrote:
> So ... is that the end of Wikiversity?
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
>
> On 11/5/22 23:50:48, Asaf Bartov wrote:
> > Yes, the platform is intended to serve the entire Wikimedia movement!
> >
> > We plan to pilot with some trusted affiliates first, to iron out kinks
> > and to take our time co-creating governance structures for the platform
> > with the broader community. Once those are in place, authoring on the
> > platform would become available to all Wikimedians.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > A.
> >
> >
> >
> > Asaf Bartov (he/him/his)
> >
> > Senior Program Officer, Emerging Wikimedia Communities
> >
> > Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
> >
> >
> > Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share
> > in the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality!
> >
https://donate.wikimedia.org <https://donate.wikimedia.org>
> >
> >
> > On Wed, May 11, 2022 at 9:20 PM Samuel Klein <meta.sj(a)gmail.com
> > <mailto:meta.sj@gmail.com>> wrote:
> >
> > This is beautiful. Nice to see Open edX in use.
> > Feels like incentive to package a range of workshops and materials
> > up in a reusable and discoverable way! Open to WikiEdu + other
> > community courses also?
> >
> > SJ
> >
> > On Wed, May 11, 2022 at 1:25 PM Cassie Casares
> > <ccasares(a)wikimedia.org <mailto:ccasares@wikimedia.org>> wrote:
> >
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> >
> > TheCommunity Development team
> > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Development>is
> > pleased to announce the courses that were delivered during the
> > WikiLearn Pilot <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiLearn>are
> > now available for self-guided study on the newWikiLearn platform
> > <https://learn.wiki/>, based on the free software Open edX.
> >
<https://www.edx.org/?g_acctid=724-505-4034&g_campaign=gs-b2c-us-brand-core-roas&g_campaignid=16772388216&g_adgroupid=140810411408&g_adid=562435444795&g_keyword=edx&g_keywordid=kwd-89882436&g_network=g&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=gs-b2c-us-brand-core-roas&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=edx&hsa_acc=7245054034&hsa_cam=16772388216&hsa_grp=140810411408&hsa_ad=562435444795&hsa_src=g&hsa_tgt=kwd-89882436&hsa_kw=edx&hsa_mt=e&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&gclid=CjwKCAjw9LSSBhBsEiwAKtf0n1bwsYmA8VKTTsJnwIR2_8Z_BQd6S1pQWgUItNyY-gI8bRSE27LgbBoCiQYQAvD_BwE>Open
> > edX
> >
<https://www.edx.org/?g_acctid=724-505-4034&g_campaign=gs-b2c-us-brand-core-roas&g_campaignid=16772388216&g_adgroupid=140810411408&g_adid=562435444795&g_keyword=edx&g_keywordid=kwd-89882436&g_network=g&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=gs-b2c-us-brand-core-roas&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=edx&hsa_acc=7245054034&hsa_cam=16772388216&hsa_grp=140810411408&hsa_ad=562435444795&hsa_src=g&hsa_tgt=kwd-89882436&hsa_kw=edx&hsa_mt=e&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&gclid=CjwKCAjw9LSSBhBsEiwAKtf0n1bwsYmA8VKTTsJnwIR2_8Z_BQd6S1pQWgUItNyY-gI8bRSE27LgbBoCiQYQAvD_BwE>is
> > a free software learning management system that was started in
> > 2012, and is developed in Python using the Django framework.
> >
> >
> > The platform will host courses developed by Wikimedia Foundation
> > teams on a variety of topics relevant to doing Wikimedia work.
> > The intended audience of the platform is Wikimedia contributors
> > of all kinds, and all you need to access the platform is your
> > existing Wikimedia account. As we continue to evolve some
> > governance mechanisms for the platform, it will become open for
> > contribution from all Wikimedia contributors.
> >
> >
> > You can access the platform at learn.wiki <https://learn.wiki/>
> >
> >
> > The courses currently available from the Community Development
> > team are:
> >
> >
> > 1.
> >
> > Introduction to Building Partnerships -This course will
> > provide an in-depth curriculum on how to develop meaningful
> > programmatic and organizational partnerships within the
> > movement and with external partners.
> >
> >
> > 2.
> >
> > Addressing Harassment Online - This short, introductory
> > course will focus on developing skills that will help
> > volunteers empathetically respond to online harassment.
> >
> >
> > These courses are self-paced and graded by the original
> > instructors of the live course. A computer graded version of
> > these courses will be available shortly. The current courses are
> > published in English with potential translation possible in FY 22-23
> >
> >
> >
> > Please note that the self-paced/human-graded format will return
> > marked assignments on a bi-weekly/monthly basis depending on
> > capacity.
> >
> >
> > Each course has been adapted from its original live format to be
> > suitable for self-paced study. The Identifying and Addressing
> > Harassmentcourse was authored and taught by Simona Ramkisson
> > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:SRamkisson_(WMF)>. The
> > Introduction to Partnership Buildingcourse was authored and
> > taught by Asaf Bartov
> > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Asaf_(WMF)>.
> >
> >
> > All Wikimedians with an active Wikimedia account can login to
> > the WikiLearn platform using their Wikimedia identity (OAuth)
> > without needing a separate account.
> >
> >
> > If you have any questions or concerns about the courses or the
> > learning management system Open edX
> >
<https://www.edx.org/?g_acctid=724-505-4034&g_campaign=gs-b2c-us-brand-core-roas&g_campaignid=16772388216&g_adgroupid=140810411408&g_adid=562435444795&g_keyword=edx&g_keywordid=kwd-89882436&g_network=g&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=gs-b2c-us-brand-core-roas&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=edx&hsa_acc=7245054034&hsa_cam=16772388216&hsa_grp=140810411408&hsa_ad=562435444795&hsa_src=g&hsa_tgt=kwd-89882436&hsa_kw=edx&hsa_mt=e&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&gclid=CjwKCAjw9LSSBhBsEiwAKtf0n1bwsYmA8VKTTsJnwIR2_8Z_BQd6S1pQWgUItNyY-gI8bRSE27LgbBoCiQYQAvD_BwE>,
> > please email the Community Development team at
> > comdevteam(a)wikimedia.org <mailto:comdevteam@wikimedia.org>
> >
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> >
> > The Community Development Team
> >
> >
> > Cassie Casares
> > Program Support Associate
> > Community Development
> > Wikimedia Foundation
> > ccasares(a)wikimedia.org <mailto:ccasares@wikimedia.org>
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