The Wikimedia Foundation has hired four new staff members to guide the new Public Policy Initiative. Annie Lin, LiAnna Davis, Sage Ross, and Amy Roth will work with public policy programs at universities across the United States to incorporate improvements to Wikipedia articles into the professors' curriculum. The Public Policy Initiative will recruit Wikipedia volunteers to work with professors and students to identify topics needing attention and give professors the tools they need to incorporate Wikipedia editing into their classrooms. This pilot project will continue through the 2010-11 academic year and is funded by a grant from the Stanton Foundation. As the Campus Team Coordinator, Annie Lin will work closely with university professors, students, and Wikipedia Campus Ambassadors to facilitate our outreach and in-classroom training efforts. Annie has a degree in Sociology from the University of California at Berkeley, and brings her teaching and team development experiences to her new Public Policy Initiative role. LiAnna Davis steps into the Communications Associate role with a background in online writing and editing, including experience in university communications and nonprofit issue advocacy. LiAnna will be the voice of the Public Policy Initiative, responsible for communication with professors and the Wikipedia community. She has an undergraduate degree in Communication Studies from the University of Puget Sound and a master's degree in Communication, Culture and Technology from Georgetown University.
As the former editor in chief of Signpost and a longstanding contributor to Wikipedia, Sage Ross joins the team as the Online Facilitator. He has been campaigning for academic experts to get more involved with Wikipedia since joining, and he has led several Wikipedia assignments for courses at Yale University. He is an avid photographer and Wikimedia Commons contributor as well. Sage is bringing his extensive knowledge of the platform and community to recruit volunteers and facilitate communication between the existing editors and stakeholders in the project. He holds a bachelor's degree in Chemistry from the University of Oklahoma and master's degrees in History and in the History of Science and Medicine from Yale University. As the Research Analyst, Amy Roth will take the lead role in evaluating the process and outcomes of the project, suggesting areas for improvement along the way. Amy's extensive experience in data analysis will enable her to ensure the initiative develops best practices through feedback from students, professors, and Wikipedia's volunteer community. She received her bachelor's degree in Biology and Animal Science from California Polytechnic State University and her master's in Public Policy and Administration from California State University at Sacramento. We welcome Annie, LiAnna, Sage, and Amy to the Wikimedia Foundation and the Public Policy Initiative.
-Daniel Phelps Human Resources
James Alexander james.alexander@rochester.edu jamesofur@gmail.com
On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 2:09 PM, Daniel Phelps dphelps@wikimedia.org wrote:
The Wikimedia Foundation has hired four new staff members to guide the new Public Policy Initiative. Annie Lin, LiAnna Davis, Sage Ross, and Amy Roth will work with public policy programs at universities across the United States to incorporate improvements to Wikipedia articles into the professors' curriculum. The Public Policy Initiative will recruit Wikipedia volunteers to work with professors and students to identify topics needing attention and give professors the tools they need to incorporate Wikipedia editing into their classrooms. This pilot project will continue through the 2010-11 academic year and is funded by a grant from the Stanton Foundation. As the Campus Team Coordinator, Annie Lin will work closely with university professors, students, and Wikipedia Campus Ambassadors to facilitate our outreach and in-classroom training efforts. Annie has a degree in Sociology from the University of California at Berkeley, and brings her teaching and team development experiences to her new Public Policy Initiative role. LiAnna Davis steps into the Communications Associate role with a background in online writing and editing, including experience in university communications and nonprofit issue advocacy. LiAnna will be the voice of the Public Policy Initiative, responsible for communication with professors and the Wikipedia community. She has an undergraduate degree in Communication Studies from the University of Puget Sound and a master's degree in Communication, Culture and Technology from Georgetown University.
As the former editor in chief of Signpost and a longstanding contributor to Wikipedia, Sage Ross joins the team as the Online Facilitator. He has been campaigning for academic experts to get more involved with Wikipedia since joining, and he has led several Wikipedia assignments for courses at Yale University. He is an avid photographer and Wikimedia Commons contributor as well. Sage is bringing his extensive knowledge of the platform and community to recruit volunteers and facilitate communication between the existing editors and stakeholders in the project. He holds a bachelor's degree in Chemistry from the University of Oklahoma and master's degrees in History and in the History of Science and Medicine from Yale University. As the Research Analyst, Amy Roth will take the lead role in evaluating the process and outcomes of the project, suggesting areas for improvement along the way. Amy's extensive experience in data analysis will enable her to ensure the initiative develops best practices through feedback from students, professors, and Wikipedia's volunteer community. She received her bachelor's degree in Biology and Animal Science from California Polytechnic State University and her master's in Public Policy and Administration from California State University at Sacramento. We welcome Annie, LiAnna, Sage, and Amy to the Wikimedia Foundation and the Public Policy Initiative.
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Congrats everyone and a special welcome to those who haven't been involved in Wikipedia and WMF projects much in the past. I think the Public Policy Initiative has huge potential to help the project(s) but that it won't necessarily be easy to reach that potential. I look forward to seeing how the process develops and helping in whatever way I can as it progresses.
James Alexander james.alexander@rochester.edu jamesofur@gmail.com
On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 2:09 PM, Daniel Phelps dphelps@wikimedia.org wrote:
The Wikimedia Foundation has hired four new staff members to guide the new Public Policy Initiative. Annie Lin, LiAnna Davis, Sage Ross, and Amy Roth will work with public policy programs at universities across the United States to incorporate improvements to Wikipedia articles into the professors' curriculum. The Public Policy Initiative will recruit Wikipedia volunteers to work with professors and students to identify topics needing attention and give professors the tools they need to incorporate Wikipedia editing into their classrooms. This pilot project will continue through the 2010-11 academic year and is funded by a grant from the Stanton Foundation. As the Campus Team Coordinator, Annie Lin will work closely with university professors, students, and Wikipedia Campus Ambassadors to facilitate our outreach and in-classroom training efforts. Annie has a degree in Sociology from the University of California at Berkeley, and brings her teaching and team development experiences to her new Public Policy Initiative role. LiAnna Davis steps into the Communications Associate role with a background in online writing and editing, including experience in university communications and nonprofit issue advocacy. LiAnna will be the voice of the Public Policy Initiative, responsible for communication with professors and the Wikipedia community. She has an undergraduate degree in Communication Studies from the University of Puget Sound and a master's degree in Communication, Culture and Technology from Georgetown University.
As the former editor in chief of Signpost and a longstanding contributor to Wikipedia, Sage Ross joins the team as the Online Facilitator. He has been campaigning for academic experts to get more involved with Wikipedia since joining, and he has led several Wikipedia assignments for courses at Yale University. He is an avid photographer and Wikimedia Commons contributor as well. Sage is bringing his extensive knowledge of the platform and community to recruit volunteers and facilitate communication between the existing editors and stakeholders in the project. He holds a bachelor's degree in Chemistry from the University of Oklahoma and master's degrees in History and in the History of Science and Medicine from Yale University. As the Research Analyst, Amy Roth will take the lead role in evaluating the process and outcomes of the project, suggesting areas for improvement along the way. Amy's extensive experience in data analysis will enable her to ensure the initiative develops best practices through feedback from students, professors, and Wikipedia's volunteer community. She received her bachelor's degree in Biology and Animal Science from California Polytechnic State University and her master's in Public Policy and Administration from California State University at Sacramento. We welcome Annie, LiAnna, Sage, and Amy to the Wikimedia Foundation and the Public Policy Initiative.
Welcome times four to Annie, LiAnna, Sage, and Amy to the Public Policy Initiative. I'm eager to see this initiative in action with the new staff. This is a fantastic opportunity for us to recruit new editors into the WMF community who can provide expertise about Public Policy related content.
Sydney Poore (FloNight)
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Congratulations to the team, well chosen. Let me know if I can be any assistance by email or on-wiki.
On Wed, 9 Jun 2010 11:09:42 -0700, Daniel Phelps dphelps@wikimedia.org wrote:
The Wikimedia Foundation has hired four new staff members to guide the
new
Public Policy Initiative. Annie Lin, LiAnna Davis, Sage Ross, and Amy
Roth
will work with public policy programs at universities across the United States to incorporate improvements to Wikipedia articles into the professors' curriculum. The Public Policy Initiative will recruit
Wikipedia ...
Why is the team chosen to target specifically the US? I am not sure I am comfortable with this choice.
Cheers Yaroslav
Why is the team chosen to target specifically the US? I am not sure I am comfortable with this choice.
Because in Russia team targets you :) Oh wait, this isn't slashdot. Let's hope this is like usability project, where US-based operations are being expanded onto other cultures/nations/countries.
Domas
On Thu, 10 Jun 2010 10:21:33 +0300, Domas Mituzas midom.lists@gmail.com wrote:
Why is the team chosen to target specifically the US? I am not sure I
am
comfortable with this choice.
Because in Russia team targets you :) Oh wait, this isn't slashdot. Let's hope this is like usability project, where US-based operations are being expanded onto other cultures/nations/countries.
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Well, I am based in the Netherlands anyway.
Cheers Yaroslav
On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 3:12 AM, Yaroslav M. Blanter putevod@mccme.ruwrote:
On Wed, 9 Jun 2010 11:09:42 -0700, Daniel Phelps dphelps@wikimedia.org wrote:
The Wikimedia Foundation has hired four new staff members to guide the
new
Public Policy Initiative. Annie Lin, LiAnna Davis, Sage Ross, and Amy
Roth
will work with public policy programs at universities across the United States to incorporate improvements to Wikipedia articles into the professors' curriculum. The Public Policy Initiative will recruit
Wikipedia ...
Why is the team chosen to target specifically the US? I am not sure I am comfortable with this choice.
Cheers Yaroslav
I believe the specific thing for this was that (because of the focus of the grant money) the target is specifically US public policy and US schools (and we don't have much of an option in that, again the grant). Of course we would hope to be able to use the information gained to do things elsewhere.
James Alexander james.alexander@rochester.edu jamesofur@gmail.com
On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 2:12 AM, Yaroslav M. Blanter putevod@mccme.ruwrote:
On Wed, 9 Jun 2010 11:09:42 -0700, Daniel Phelps dphelps@wikimedia.org wrote:
The Wikimedia Foundation has hired four new staff members to guide the
new
Public Policy Initiative. Annie Lin, LiAnna Davis, Sage Ross, and Amy
Roth
will work with public policy programs at universities across the United States to incorporate improvements to Wikipedia articles into the professors' curriculum. The Public Policy Initiative will recruit
Wikipedia ...
Why is the team chosen to target specifically the US? I am not sure I am comfortable with this choice.
Cheers Yaroslav
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This is a pilot program for extending the educational purpose of the WMF. Not speaking for the staff, but I assume a primary reason is that is funded by a grant that will require travel for a lot of the staff for the program, so there's a money issue. Shuttling people across the country for a year and putting them up is pricey, doubly so world wide. The program, as mentioned, is a pilot and if successful in this it can be ported worldwide. The WMF will be tracking this effort and will scale for future development.
On Thu, 10 Jun 2010 02:41:42 -0500, Keegan Peterzell keegan.wiki@gmail.com wrote:
This is a pilot program for extending the educational purpose of the
WMF.
Not speaking for the staff, but I assume a primary reason is that is funded by a grant that will require travel for a lot of the staff for the
program,
so there's a money issue. Shuttling people across the country for a
year
and putting them up is pricey, doubly so world wide. The program, as mentioned, is a pilot and if successful in this it can be ported
worldwide.
The WMF will be tracking this effort and will scale for future development.
If this is the funding issue (a selective grant) then of course I can understand it. But otherwise it is difficult for me to appreciate that all four staff members for this program are tied to the US. At least one of them could have been deployed in France or Argentina, for example.
Cheers Yaroslav
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