Dear Mina,
Special Thanks for sharing your blog
<http://blog.csta.acm.org/2014/11/20/the-wonderful-world-of-wikimedia/>, it
is really motivating.
*"We added around 30 words of the local dialect
of our island to Greek
Wiktionary, and it was a rewarding experience, as the students worked
excellently with senior citizens to register words that risk becoming
obsolete as the younger generation no longer uses them. Extra bonus: It
gave the senior citizens a sense of pride and accomplishment... Perhaps
that could work with Indic Wiktionaries as well!"*
Fantastic suggestion, it sounds exciting and we will definitely try the
same for Indic Wiktionaries.
Thank you for connection, we look forward to hear the feedback from Computer
Science Teachers Association Board of Directors.
Keep Sharing, Keep Inspiring :-)
--
Best Regards,
Abhishek Suryawanshi
User:AbhiSuryawanshi
On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 2:42 AM, Mina Theofilatou <theoth(a)otenet.gr> wrote:
Hello everyone and a Happy New Year from Greece as
well:-)
Very interesting message! I am surprised to learn that Indic Wikipedias
are lacking in content...
I have copied this message to the Computer Science Teachers Association
Board of Directors, of which I am a member (Aman and Sheena, hope you
find this interesting!) The Board is well aware of my passion for using
Wikimedia in education, in fact I wrote a blog post about it on the CTSA's
blog:
http://blog.csta.acm.org/2014/11/20/the-wonderful-world-of-wikimedia/
May I add that Wiktionary is an excellent way to introduce students to
Wikimedia projects, as it is less demanding than a proper Wikipedia
article. Also, admins and users welcome the contribution of words in local
dialects: this was the subject of a project we've nearly completed at
school. We added around 30 words of the local dialect of our island to
Greek Wiktionary, and it was a rewarding experience, as the students worked
excellently with senior citizens to register words that risk becoming
obsolete as the younger generation no longer uses them. Extra bonus: It
gave the senior citizens a sense of pride and accomplishment... Perhaps
that could work with Indic Wiktionaries as well!
Mina (Saintfevrier)
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*Sent:* Monday, January 05, 2015 9:40 PM
*Subject:* [Wikimedia Education] Indic Language Wikipedia Outreach in
UnitedStates
Hello,
Happy New Year everyone! :)
We are planning Indic Language Wikipedia workshops in U.S.
Please go through Project Link :
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Indic_Language_Wikipedia_Out…
Project idea What is the problem you're trying to solve?
Indic languages represent a large portion of languages used worldwide. The
number of contributors for Indic languages has been lagging other language
families for a variety of reasons. Internet connectivity in India being
limited/expensive is a major reason among them. Indic wikiprojects have
beens working to encourage more contributors for Indic Languages.
There are a number of areas on Indic wikipedias where content is either
lacking or is of poor quality. Health-related content is a prime example of
this.
Potential for solution
There is a strong and diverse Indian diaspora in the United States.
Eastern Seaboard has a large number of Indian expats that have either
settled there or live there for work/business. This was evidenced by the
20,000+ people attending a speech in Hindi by the Prime Minister of India
at Madison Square Garden, New York.
In general, the Indian origin community in the United States has very high
literacy rates. They are also well-versed in English as well as at least
one of Indic languages. Access to Internet is not an issue for this
demographic. Enthusiasm for advancement of Indic languages is also evident
by the many initiatives being pursued by this group.
What is your solution?
1. Dedicated workshops for Indian Languages in United States of
America.
2. Informal User Group to conduct periodic meetings/offline events.
3. Collaboration with local chapters and editors to improve Offline
Wikipedia in Indian Languages.
4. Special content (health related articles/essential medicines info
etc) on Indic Wikipedia can be improved by specialized dedicated group of
Indian medical students in U.S.
5. Collaboration with (U.S based) like minded individuals and
organizations dedicated to improve Open Knowledge movement in India.
Pilot Project
Outreach events in
- New York,
- Washington D.C,
- Boston
- Colorado Springs
- A session here will serve as an aide to developing and/or
fine-tuning presentations and sequence of activities.
- San Diego.
Goals
- Reach out to more Indians to increase their understanding of how
Indic Language Wikimedia projects work, and enable them to pass this
knowledge on to others.
- Improving and building upon contributions to Wikimedia projects in
English, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Commons etc.
- Increasing visibility, reach and access to Wikimedia projects
amongst Indian Americans, especially in students.
- Sign up students interested in our various activities & any other
training workshops planned.
- Conduct outreach sessions in universities, student fests, fairs etc.
Other benefits
- A strong, diverse and engaged students community.
- Growth in editorship and readership from U.S.
We look forward to hear from you. Kindly share your views here -
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:IdeaLab/Indic_Language_Wikipedia_Out…
Keep Supporting, Keep Inspiring :-)
--
Warm Regards,
Abhishek Suryawanshi
User:AbhiSuryawanshi
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