Jimmy Wales was recently asked, on Twitter:
How do you collaborate with Universities? https://mobile.twitter.com/AarhusUni/status/460706953795502080
to which he replied:
Right now mostly through our GLAM programs (galleries, libraries, museums). https://mobile.twitter.com/jimmy_wales/status/460711968698281984
While it's nice go see GLAM recognised (the "A" stands for "Archives", BTW), that's a bit of a slap to our colleagues who work on education projects.
If Universities or GLAMs want to talk about our best practices for running open knowledge projects that include Wikimedia projects, they ought to be asking some of the many people who have successfully delivered these projects.
Tip: ** Always recommend they visit https://outreach.wikimedia.org ** plenty of contacts and useful case studies are maintained there, both for GLAMs and education.
Fae
I think this speaks to how little is known and how poorly education projects have been promoted, especially outside the US and Canada. There is even the assumption on the part of many that this is the purview of chapters.
The Education Program has just convened an Education Cooperative with representatives from education projects in various parts of the world. Article in the Education newsletter (yes there is one) is here http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Newsletter/March_2014/Education...
Date: Tue, 6 May 2014 11:23:10 +0100 From: faewik@gmail.com To: wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikipedia and Universities
If Universities or GLAMs want to talk about our best practices for running open knowledge projects that include Wikimedia projects, they ought to be asking some of the many people who have successfully delivered these projects.
Tip: ** Always recommend they visit https://outreach.wikimedia.org ** plenty of contacts and useful case studies are maintained there, both for GLAMs and education.
Fae
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Is there one place, perhaps on Meta, where a Wikipedian/Wikimedian could find a summary/briefing on the various different programs that exist?
Newyorkbrad
On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 10:24 AM, Leigh Thelmadatter osamadre@hotmail.comwrote:
I think this speaks to how little is known and how poorly education projects have been promoted, especially outside the US and Canada. There is even the assumption on the part of many that this is the purview of chapters.
The Education Program has just convened an Education Cooperative with representatives from education projects in various parts of the world. Article in the Education newsletter (yes there is one) is here http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Newsletter/March_2014/Education...
Date: Tue, 6 May 2014 11:23:10 +0100 From: faewik@gmail.com To: wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikipedia and Universities
If Universities or GLAMs want to talk about our best practices for running open knowledge projects that include Wikimedia projects, they ought to be asking some of the many people who have successfully delivered these projects.
Tip: ** Always recommend they visit https://outreach.wikimedia.org ** plenty of contacts and useful case studies are maintained there, both for GLAMs and education.
Fae
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On 6 May 2014 15:28, Newyorkbrad newyorkbrad@gmail.com wrote:
Is there one place, perhaps on Meta, where a Wikipedian/Wikimedian could find a summary/briefing on the various different programs that exist?
Newyorkbrad
Hi Brad,
Yes, this is the purpose of https://outreach.wikimedia.org. Admittedly it always needs updating, however Romaine's excellent work keeping the GLAM newsletter going should provide everything you would like to know about what is happening - https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter.
Anyone can edit the outreach wiki, and people running education or GLAM projects should make a point of adding their projects to the site, it is our long term central repository of knowledge and should be the reference point for communications about our projects.
Fae
On 6 May 2014 11:45, Fæ faewik@gmail.com wrote:
On 6 May 2014 15:28, Newyorkbrad newyorkbrad@gmail.com wrote:
Is there one place, perhaps on Meta, where a Wikipedian/Wikimedian could find a summary/briefing on the various different programs that exist?
Newyorkbrad
Hi Brad,
Yes, this is the purpose of https://outreach.wikimedia.org. Admittedly it always needs updating, however Romaine's excellent work keeping the GLAM newsletter going should provide everything you would like to know about what is happening - https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter.
Anyone can edit the outreach wiki, and people running education or GLAM projects should make a point of adding their projects to the site, it is our long term central repository of knowledge and should be the reference point for communications about our projects.
I think Newyorbrad's point is that this is sectioned off into a distant project that few people know about - as I recall, it's not even part of the SUL so one has to log in separately there - and it seems not to be mentioned very often anywhere else.
Risker/Anne
On 6 May 2014 16:53, Risker risker.wp@gmail.com wrote:
On 6 May 2014 11:45, Fæ faewik@gmail.com wrote:
...
I think Newyorbrad's point is that this is sectioned off into a distant project that few people know about - as I recall, it's not even part of the SUL so one has to log in separately there - and it seems not to be mentioned very often anywhere else.
Risker/Anne
Fortunately https://outreach.wikimedia.org is included in the unified login.
On meta, https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM directs you to it. On the English Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM directs you to it as well.
Fae
On 6 May 2014 15:28, Newyorkbrad newyorkbrad@gmail.com wrote:
Is there one place, perhaps on Meta, where a Wikipedian/Wikimedian could find a summary/briefing on the various different programs that exist?
Newyorkbrad
The ones that are relevant to the english wikipedia can be found ad
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Student_assignment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Education_noticeboard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Historical_page_for_school_and_unive...
On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 7:28 AM, Newyorkbrad newyorkbrad@gmail.com wrote:
Is there one place, perhaps on Meta, where a Wikipedian/Wikimedian could find a summary/briefing on the various different programs that exist?
For education specifically: You can also go to http://education.wikimedia.org, which takes you to the education portal on Outreach wiki, and then click on "Programs" to see all the education efforts around the world: https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Programs
I had the privilege of working with the program leaders from the education program over the last few years, and there's some truly amazing work happening in education around the world.
LiAnna
Le 06/05/2014 16:24, Leigh Thelmadatter a écrit :
(...) There is even the assumption on the part of many that this is the purview of chapters.
Why shouldn't it be ?
Where chapter support is wanted and helpful, no problem. What I mean here is that universities should not be "required" to work "under" a chapter just because one exists.
Date: Tue, 6 May 2014 20:08:58 +0200 From: mathias.damour@laposte.net To: wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikipedia and Universities
Le 06/05/2014 16:24, Leigh Thelmadatter a écrit :
(...) There is even the assumption on the part of many that this is the purview of chapters.
Why shouldn't it be ?
-- Mathias Damour https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utilisateur:Astirmays
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Le 06/05/2014 20:15, Leigh Thelmadatter a écrit :
Where chapter support is wanted and helpful, no problem. What I mean here is that universities should not be "required" to work "under" a chapter just because one exists.
I mean that universities should be "able" to work "with" a chapter when it exists, because it's the most convenient way. :-)
Date: Tue, 6 May 2014 20:08:58 +0200 From: mathias.damour@laposte.net To: wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikipedia and Universities
Le 06/05/2014 16:24, Leigh Thelmadatter a écrit :
(...) There is even the assumption on the part of many that this is the purview of chapters.
Why shouldn't it be ?
-- Mathias Damour https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utilisateur:Astirmays
Unfortunately, this is not always the case.
Date: Tue, 6 May 2014 20:46:23 +0200 From: mathias.damour@laposte.net To: wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikipedia and Universities
Le 06/05/2014 20:15, Leigh Thelmadatter a écrit :
Where chapter support is wanted and helpful, no problem. What I mean here is that universities should not be "required" to work "under" a chapter just because one exists.
I mean that universities should be "able" to work "with" a chapter when it exists, because it's the most convenient way. :-)
Date: Tue, 6 May 2014 20:08:58 +0200 From: mathias.damour@laposte.net To: wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikipedia and Universities
Le 06/05/2014 16:24, Leigh Thelmadatter a écrit :
(...) There is even the assumption on the part of many that this is the purview of chapters.
Why shouldn't it be ?
-- Mathias Damour https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utilisateur:Astirmays
-- Mathias Damour https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utilisateur:Astirmays
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