Dear Mike,
I think the target group is significant here. My suspicion is that editing
Wikipedia is not an entry level computer task. I have twice trained non
computer users at editathons I was helping at, on one occasion I spent an
inordinate amount of time teaching someone how to use a mouse. My
preference is that we leave "introducing people to the internet" to people
who are experienced at that sort of training, and we focus more on cross
training existing wikimedians and on those who are willing to help
Wikipedia or at least want to fill one of our gaps.
Jonathan
On 12 October 2015 at 18:39, Michael Peel <email(a)mikepeel.net> wrote:
Hi all,
I've just discovered that this week is 'Get Online Week', see:
http://getonlineweek.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_Online_Week
It's too late for this week, but for next year perhaps we should think
about offering some sort of 'intro to Wikipedia' courses? Probably more
'how to read' rather than 'how to edit', given the target group here.
Thanks,
Mike
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