Hi all,
A quick reminder that the JISC "call for tenders" closes in one week,
at 12 noon on Wednesday 22nd:
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/fundingopportunities/funding_calls/2013/04/wikimedia.…
They're looking for someone to organise and run a (funded) nine-month
training and support program for academic programmes interested in
engaging with Wikipedia; it's structured as a request for tenders
rather than a recruitment process, allowing groups or partnerships to
bid for it, but they are happy to take bids from individuals as well.
"Jisc invites tenders for an individual or organisation to be the Jisc
‘Wikimedia Ambassador' and run a nine month training and coordination
project for the use of Wikimedia tools and techniques for educational
purposes. The purpose of the training is to disseminate skills and
knowledge leading to improved coverage and accuracy of articles
relating to information produced by Jisc funded programmes presented
on Wikimedia projects. The purpose of the coordination project is to
promote open knowledge and to increase the uptake and use of Wikimedia
tools for the dissemination of academic knowledge and content."
--
- Andrew Gray
andrew.gray(a)dunelm.org.uk
Hi all,
The draft EGM minutes are now available at:
https://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/EGM_2013/Minutes
Sorry that these took so long to prepare. If anyone that was present at the EGM wants to correct this record, then please let me know, or feel free to edit the minutes directly before the end of the month. They will be put forward for approval at the AGM.
Thanks,
Mike
All,
It appears that some of the AGM-related emails haven't been received - they
may have gone into spam folders or similar.
I'm therefore writing to remind you that the deadline for standing as a
trustee in the Wikimedia UK board elections is *tomorrow evening*. If you
don't have the information you need to stand, please let me know and I'll
send it to you.
We'll be sending out specific emails to those who have expressed an
interest in the next hour or two.
Richard Symonds
Wikimedia UK
0207 065 0992
Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and
Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered
Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT.
United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia
movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who
operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects).
*Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control
over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.*
Hi folks,
I am pleased to announce that this morning, I start work as Wikipedian
in Residence at The New Art Gallery, Walsall
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_Art_Gallery_Walsall>
I hope to have a project page on-Wiki later today, but in brief the
main part of the project will be running a series of free open events
for members of the public to learn to edit Wikipedia, and to use the
gallery's impressive library an archives. Of course I'll also be
training gallery staff, and advising the management board on their
strategic approach to open content.
This residency runs alongside my existing residency at Lancashire
County Council's Queen Street Mill Textile Museum.
I hope to see some of you at one or more of the NAGW events.
--
Andy Mabbett
@pigsonthewing
http://pigsonthewing.org.uk
Dear Wikimedia UK members,
Apologies for short notice, but Wikimedia UK would like to fund a volunteer
to go to this event.
If you are available for 22–23 June 2013 and would like a grant from the UK
chapter to attend this then please email me with up to 50 words explaining
why you and the chapter would benefit from this, and where you would be
travelling from.
Regards
Jonathan Cardy
GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives & Museums) Organiser/Trefnydd
GLAM (Galeriau,
Llyfrgelloedd, Archifdai a llawer Mwy!)
Wikimedia UK
0207 065 0990
Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and
Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered
Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT.
United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia
movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who
operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects).
Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control
over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Sarah Stierch <sstierch(a)wikimedia.org>
Date: 8 May 2013 19:29
Subject: [cultural-partners] Program Evaluation and Design Workshop - Apply
to attend! - June 22-23, Budapest
To: cultural-partners(a)wikimedia.ch
[please pardon this crossposting]
Hello everyone!
I am pleased to announce the first Program Evaluation and Design Workshop!
- *When*: 22–23 June 2013
- *Where*: Budapest, Hungary
The application process is now open. We have only 20 slots available for
this workshop and the application deadline ends on May 17th. This two-day
event will be followed by a pre-conference workshop at Wikimania 2013.
Ideally, applicants would commit to attending both events.
*Why are we offering this workshop?* Over the next couple of years, the
Wikimedia Foundation will be building capacity among program leaders around
evaluation and program design. A better understanding of how to increase
impact through better planning, execution and evaluation of programs &
activities will help us to move a step closer to achieving our mission of
offering a free, high quality encyclopedia to our readers around the world.
*What will take place at this and the following workshops?* Our long-term
goals are:
1. Participants gain a basic shared understanding of program evaluation
2. Participants will work collaboratively to map and prioritize
measurable outcomes, beginning with a focus on the most common program &
activities
3. Participants will gain increased fluency in common language of
evaluation (i.e. goals versus objectives, inputs & outputs versus outcomes
& impact)
4. Participants will learn and practice how to extract and report data
using the UserMetrics API
5. Participants will commit to working as a community of evaluation
leaders who will implement evaluation strategies in their programmatic
activities and report back at the pre-conference workshop at Wikimania 2013
6. …and participants will have a lot of fun and enjoy networking with
other program leaders!
We will publish a detailed agenda for the event in Budapest soon on meta.
*Which programs & activities are we going to focus on?* During the workshop
in Budapest, we will only have a limited amount of time. Therefore, we will
be focusing on the some of the more common programs & activities:
- *Wikipedia editing workshops* where participants learn how to or
actively edit (i.e. edit-a-thon, wikiparty, hands-on Wikipedia workshop)
- *Content donations* through partnerships with GLAMs & related
organizations
- *Wiki Takes/Expeditions* where volunteers participate in day/weekend
events to photograph site specific content
- *Wiki Loves Monuments* which takes place in September
- *Education program/classroom editing* where volunteers support
educators who have students editing Wikipedia in the classroom
- *Writing competitions* which generally take place online in the form
of contests, WikiCup, and challenges – often engaging experienced editors
to improve content.
*Who should apply?* Community members who play an *active role* in
planning and executing programs & activities as described above in the
Wikimedia community. Your experience and knowledge will make this workshop
a success!
*What about the costs for travel and accommodation?* Hotels, flights and
other transportation costs will be on your chapter; the Wikimedia
Foundation will provide the venue, handouts, breakfasts and light lunches,
and a dinner for all participants on Saturday. If you're not affiliated
with a chapter and cannot afford to attend the event, please send me a
private email – we have a small amount of money set aside for those cases.
Applications are open until May 17. You can apply via this Google
Form<https://docs.google.com/a/wikimedia.org/forms/d/11yCoOls5ae8FqAXIdp9Tua76il…>
.
Thanks for your interest, and I look forward to a great group of
participants!
Sarah
--
*Sarah Stierch**
Wikimedia Foundation Program Evaluation & Design Community Coordinator
*Donate<http://wikimediafoundation.org/w/index.php?title=Donate/en&utm_source=&utm_…>today
and keep it free!
Visit me on Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:SarahStierch>!
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There is a discussion on the Guardian blog today entitled - Should
university students use Wikipedia?
At
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2013/may/13/should-university-students-u
se-wikipedia
Could anyone else interested take a look at the discussion in the comments
section - as some interesting viewpoints about wp are being raised.
Rod
Just wanted to drop a note to this list about the Wikimedia UK Board
elections!
All our members should have received the formal AGM calling notice last
week with details of how to nominate yourself, and the deadline is coming
up very soon. Being a Trustee over the last year has been a great
experience, with many challenges and many rewards. It's certainly proved
exactly why the role of Trustee is vital to our organisation. I could go on
at much more length, but I won't for now. But I am certainly hoping that we
will get a strong set of candidates from a wide range of backgrounds in
this year's elections.
If anyone is thinking about standing but still in two minds drop me a line,
I'm happy to talk about things!
Many thanks,
Chris
--
Chris Keating
Chair, Wikimedia UK
@chriskeating
chris.keating(a)wikimedia.org.uk
Wikimedia UK is the operating name of Wiki UK Limited, a Charitable Company
registered in England and Wales. Registered Company No. 6741827. Registered
Charity No.1144513.
Registered Office: 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street,
London EC2A 4LT
We would like to invite you to take part in our survey among Wikipedia
Users. This survey is part of the international research project “Third Age
Online” (TAO). TAO aims at developing methods to activate and mobilize
senior citizens to participate online and to improve their quality of life.
In the framework of this project, this survey is executed by UNU-MERIT, a
social science research institute of the United Nations University and the
University Maastricht (The Netherlands).
The survey can be found at
*http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/taowiki*<http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/taowiki>
and
is available in English, Dutch and German. It will query your activities,
motivations and motives at the Wikipedia platform. We would appreciate it
if you can fill out the questionnaire *until May 15, 2013*. This takes
about 10 minutes of your time.
*Information and contacts*
If you have questions about the project or this questionnaire, please visit
www.thirdageonline.eu or contact Stijn Bannier, Researcher
Maastricht University
T.: 0031 43 388 44 79
bannier(a)merit.unu.edu
--
Sebastiaan ter Burg
*Projectleader Cultural Cooperation*
*Wikimedia Nederland*
*+31648088615*