Hi Anasuya,
Thanks for this announcement. It will be interesting to see what we learn
from this round.
I have a few questions.
* People may feel more comfortable with providing reports in languages that
are familiar to them. Are responses allowed in languages other than English?
* The "Start Date" and "End Date" fields allow free-form text. Will
that
create any difficulties for the people who compile and analyze the
information from these reports?
* What is the definition of "quality content"?
* The statement "Please upload your txt or csv file of your participant
usernames." raises an interesting privacy question. Should program leaders
be uploading those usernames if consent forms were not obtained? Also, do
different standards apply if, at the end of the Qualtrics report, the
program leader who is completing the survey selects the option to allow all
data from the survey form to be public?
* I am confused by the question that ends with the report. It starts with
the statement that "Although we will not share reporting data in an
identifiable way..." and then proceeds to ask if the person completing the
report will allow WMF to "share the name of my program along with my
reported data so that people can see how we did". Can you clarify this
situation?
Thanks,
Pine
On Wed, Sep 24, 2014 at 4:29 PM, Anasuya Sengupta <asengupta(a)wikimedia.org>
wrote:
Dear Wikimedian friends and colleagues,
tl;dr We have just launched our second round of voluntary reporting. This
is the most epic data collection and analysis of Wikimedia programs we've
done so far as a movement, and all program leaders are invited to take
part. :-) You can do so here:
https://wikimedia.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_0B3azKpdZ7ggCtD (or get in
touch with the L&E team for support).
As we did in the Fall of 2013, we invite community members leading and
evaluating Wikimedia programs to share their data with the rest of the
movement (i.e., Edit-a-thons, Editing Workshops, On-wiki Writing
Contests, Photo Events, etc.). Last year’s data was collected and
analysed in a series of reports that was the beginning of telling the
Wikimedia story of impact: the incredible work of over 60 program leaders
implementing 119 programs or projects in 30 countries across the world.
This helped us start building a set of good and best practices for
effective programs across our movement.[1] This year’s data drive will be
critical to help us continue to do and learn better from each other.
To best prepare, program leaders can review the reporting items [1] and
start gathering that data you have filed away about your programs since the
last reporting round. We are looking for data on programs completed any
time from September 1, 2013 through September 30, 2014. You can ask
questions directly on the reporting form preview [2] or on our portal talk
page [3]. If you are planning to report and may need support from us, do
let us know so that we can help in any way needed.
When ready, you will find the reporting collector at:
https://wikimedia.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_0B3azKpdZ7ggCtD
We also welcome your data in different formats. For example, if you have
already reported data elsewhere, we are happy to work with you to make the
process as easy as possible. Message eval(a)wikimedia.org and we can work
out the easiest way to include your data.
We are expanding the number of programs covered in the reporting this
year, and extend the reporting window longer for some new programs, GLAM,
and Wiki Loves Monuments. See the schedule below for timelines for
reporting for each program type.
Data submission deadlines by program:
Due by October 20th
-
Edit-a-thons/editing parties
-
Editing Workshops
Due by November 3rd
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On-wiki Writing Contests
-
Photo Events (Wiki Loves Earth, WikiExpeditions, WikiTakes, etc.)
-
Wikipedia Education Program
Due by November 17th
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Conferences
-
GLAM Content Donation
-
Hackathons
-
Wiki Loves Monuments (2013 and 2014)
-
Wikimedian in Residence
Remember, reporting is voluntary but the more people do it, the better
representation of programs we can make. This voluntary reporting allows us
to come together and generate a bird’s eye view of programs [4]. We want to
understand the impact of programs across different contexts, to examine
both more broadly, and more deeply, what works best to meet our shared
goals for Wikimedia and to, together, grow the awesome [5] in Wikimedia
programs!
On behalf of the Program Evaluation and Design team, thank you for your
time and support in this initiative.
Warmly,
Anasuya
Resource links:
[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation/Evaluation_reports/2013
[2]
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CG-K8I1d9JPqyRRyHTIQ5x7fASQXcHZsEMKutdA…
[3]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants_talk:Evaluation
[4]
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Evaluation_Report_(beta)_Poster_Wik…
[5]
http://www.nbp.org/nbp/images/book_photos/MAG-AWESOME.jpg
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*Anasuya SenguptaSenior Director of GrantmakingWikimedia Foundation*
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