TL;DR:
* New program evaluation report: Writing Contests [1]
* New program toolkit initiated: Writing Contests [2]
* Agenda for Learning Day is ready to view! [3]
Greetings Program Leaders and Evaluators!
Important updates from Learning and Evaluation:
== Writing Contest Report in Peer Review! [1]==
The Writing Contest Report[1] is now available on Meta and in Peer Review.
We are going to publish the report more widely on July 3rd, 2015. The
report includes data from 39 contests about inputs, outputs and outcomes.
The contests in the report had a total of 745 participants who added nearly
23 million characters to over 15,000 articles, across 11 or more different
language Wikipedias. You will also find several quotes from interviews with
contest organizers that offer context and first-hand insight around setting
goals, planning and tools for writing contests.
For the peer review, let us know:
- To what extent is the report easy or difficult to read?
- To what extent is it clear or not clear how to use the report?
- In what ways might you use this report in your community?
- Any other feedback?
Please take a few moments to read the report and send us feedback!
== Writing Contests Program Toolkit: Sneak Preview! [2] ==
The writing contest toolkit is the second from a series of program guides
on how to implement more effective Wikimedia programs. It was created
gathering knowledge from experienced program leaders who have run programs
like The WikiCup, Catalan Cultural Challenge and the WikiWomen Prize, among
others. We are now sharing with you the draft preview of this new
resources. Be part of the writing contest learning community; sign up in
the connect or forum page! [2]
== Agenda for Learning Day: July 15, Wikimania México [3] ==
We now have an agenda available for the upcoming Learning Day [3]. Due to
reduced capacity, participation in Learning Day is by invitation only. If
you have received an invitation email, please be sure to confirm your
attendance and remember to fill out the survey! If you have not yet been
contacted by someone on the Learning and Evaluation team, and would like to
take part, please email us at eval(a)wikimedia.org. Participants will have
the option to share what they know in three different ways: a poster about
a project or program, a lightening talk and a story for Fail Fest. Follow
the event page on Meta to learn more [3].
As always, stay up to date with upcoming news and events by following our
events page [4]!
*María Cruz * \\ Community Coordinator, PE&D Team \\ Wikimedia Foundation,
Inc.
mcruz(a)wikimedia.org | : @marianarra_ <https://twitter.com/marianarra_>
[1] New Program Evaluation Report: Writing Contests
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation/Evaluation_reports/2015/W…
[2] New Program Toolkit: Writing Contests
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:KHarold_(WMF)/Sandbox/Writing_Contest_…
[3] Learning Day page on Meta
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation/News/Learning_Day_for_Wik…
[4] Upcoming Events Section in Evaluation Portal:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation/News#upcoming-events
TL;DR:
* Rosemary Rein joins the team as new Director of Learning and Evaluation
[1]
* New blogpost: Evaluation helps Wikimedia leaders learn together [2]
* New Learning Day: Wikimania México [3]
Greetings Program Leaders and Evaluators!
Important updates from Learning and Evaluation:
== New Director of Learning and Evaluation: Rosemary Rein [1]==
We are happy to announce that Rosemary Rein as the Director of the Learning
and Evaluation team, part of Community Engagement department at Wikimedia
Foundation. Rosemary has been working with us for the past four weeks, and
many have already met her in person at Wikimedia Conference workshops.
Prior to joining our team, she served as Director of Learning and Knowledge
Management for United Way Worldwide and as Vice Chair of the Board of
Trustees for the Creative Education Foundation and the Creative Problem
Solving Institute. Her background includes global consulting for Fortune
500 and non-profit organizations in the areas of leadership, knowledge
management, non profit governance and innovation. She has lived and worked
in the US and Latin America as well as worked on extended project
assignments in India, the UAE and South Africa. Please join us in welcoming
her by leaving a message on her talk page! [1]
== New Blogpost: Evaluation helps Wikimedia leaders learn together [2] ==
If you missed the last in-person workshops, learn all about the pre
conference workshops at Wikimedia Conference 2015. In this new blogpost, we
share with the movement at large how the last evaluation workshop turned
out, participants’ experiences and feedback, and the many resources shared
throughout the conference to develop capacity in evaluation and strategic
planning. Help us spread the word by commenting the blog and sharing on
social media! [2]
== New Learning Day: July 15, Wikimania México [3] ==
In the days prior to Wikimania 2015, Learning and Evaluation team will host
a new learning day. Due to reduced capacity, participation in Learning Day
is by invitation only and participants will have the opportunity to further
engage in topics such as tracking and reporting, storytelling,
organizational development, and other topics in evaluation. If you have
received an invitation email, please be sure to confirm your attendance and
remember to fill out the survey! If you have not yet been contacted by
someone on the Learning and Evaluation team, and would like to take part,
please email us at eval(a)wikimedia.org. You can also follow the event page
on Meta [3].
As always, stay up to date with upcoming news and events by following our
events page [4]!
*María Cruz * \\ Community Coordinator, PE&D Team \\ Wikimedia Foundation,
Inc.
mcruz(a)wikimedia.org | : @marianarra_ <https://twitter.com/marianarra_>
[1] New Director of L&E: Rosemary Rein:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:RRein_(WMF)
[2] New Blogpost: Evaluation helps Wikimedia leaders learn together:
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/06/09/evaluation-helps-leaders-learn-togeth…
[3] New Learning Day:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation/News/Learning_Day_for_Wik…
[4] Upcoming Events Section in Evaluation Portal:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation/News#upcoming-events