Hello everyone,
We will be doing another Cape Town Wiki meetup on the 7th December. We are
trying out a new location again so please note the venue change. OpenUp
<https://openup.org.za/> has very kindly let us use their downstairs space
at the Code Bridge in Newlands
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newlands,_Cape_Town> which is very near to
Claremont <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claremont,_Cape_Town> train
station and taxi rank. It also has ample free parking in front of the
building. Also located nearby is Cavendish Square. Code Bridge is located
in the bridge (hence the name) that allows Campground Street to cross both
the railway line and Letterstedt Road.
This is the same location as the Wikimedia ZA 5-year strategy workshop and
AGM happening on the 14th and 15th December respectively. I will send out
another email about that now.
The parking and building can only be access by the Helmlock Street /
Letterstedt Road entrance. Parking is free.
See the location on the map to the right.
In summary the details are:
Date: Saturday the 7 December
Time: free to arrive anytime between 10:00 - 14:00
Location: Code Bridge <https://codebridge.org.za/>, 1 Thicket St,
Newlands, Cape Town, 7700
As always the meetup is open for everyone to join. So if you or anyone you
know as an interest in learning more about free knowledge or just want to
talk about it then please join us.
For more information please see the event page on Wikipedia here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Cape_Town/Cape_Town_22
Cheers,
Douglas.
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Date: Tue, Apr 21, 2020 at 3:40 PM
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WhatsApp +27647754342
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Hi everyone
This is a reminder that we're having our Wikimedia ZA strategy session this
Sunday, 5 April.
Time: 10:00 - 13:00
Where: https://wikimediaza.zulipchat.com/
At last year's AGM we identified objectives, partners and projects that we
have and need in order to take this community forward over the next 5
years, but we need to formalise this into annual goals and measurables.
Please join us, even if you've never joined an event, as your opinion
matters, and we can only go forward together.
Looking forward to seeing you all there.
Adri Baard
Board member of Wikimedia ZA
Hello everyone,
This is just an FYI for anyone interested in applying for a Creative
Commons scholarship to learn more about CC's open licensing training. They
are accepting applicants until the 15 April 2020.
Also a quick reminder that Wikimedia South Africa will be having its
strategy session this coming Sunday. You can find out more about that by
logging onto our Zulip page here: https://wikimediaza.zulipchat.com/login/
The easiest way to do that is to use your facebook or google login details.
Regards,
Douglas.
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From: Jennryn Wetzler <jennryn(a)creativecommons.org>
Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2020 at 20:59
Subject: CC Certificate Scholarship offerings for 2020 courses
To: <network-announce(a)creativecommons.org>
Cc: Julia Brungs <julia(a)creativecommons.org>, Cable Green <
cable(a)creativecommons.org>, Claudio Ruiz <claudio(a)creativecommons.org>
Dear Creative Commons Global Network Colleagues:
Hello! I hope you are healthy and well, amidst our global community’s
Covid-19 challenge.
My name is Jennryn Wetzler. I am the Assistant Director of Open Education
at CC and manage the CC Certificate program
<https://certificates.creativecommons.org/>. In case you did not receive
the news (there have been more pressing news items lately), I am pleased to
announce we have a second round of CC Certificate scholarships for people
interested in our open licensing training. These scholarships are open to
all CC Network members. Scholarships can be applied to the 2020 online
courses, starting on 1 June or 14 September (see calendar
<https://certificates.creativecommons.org/about/calendar/>).
Considerations:
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Scholarships are only for CC Network Members
<https://network.creativecommons.org/?ref=global-affiliate-network>.
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Here is the nomination form <https://forms.gle/UBC63vcTUrdjZ7m18> for
scholarships (network members can self nominate).
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Deadline for scholarship applications: 15 April, 2020.
-
When selecting scholarship recipients, CC will seek to maximize the
number of countries represented (i.e., we will likely select one
scholarship recipient per country).
-
If there is already a submission from your country, your submission will
not be accepted at this time, but we may contact you for 2021
scholarship offerings.
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Countries with GNC-nominated scholarship recipients for 2020 include:
Bangladesh, Ghana, Nepal, Netherlands, Rwanda, South Africa, Taiwan,
Uruguay and Venezuela.
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We have only 17 remaining scholarships we can offer in 2020. If we
receive all nominations before 15 April, we will close the nomination form
early.
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Learn more about our first scholarship recipients in 2019 here
<https://certificates.creativecommons.org/about/certificate-scholarships/>
.
What we seek in scholarship recipients:
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Active members of the Creative Commons Global Network.
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Interest in taking the Certificate course and time to successfully
complete it. The course is rigorous and requires approximately 6-10 hours
per week.
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Members who will use the knowledge gained in the Certificate to fuel
their own community efforts and “pay it forward.” Paying it forward
includes sharing knowledge acquired in the course with their community.
Ideally members will also be interested in training others either
informally or as an official, paid CC Certificate Facilitator. To become CC
Certificate Facilitators, members will need to first graduate from the CC
Certificate course, and then take and pass the CC Certificate Facilitator
course (free).
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Members who remain in communication for future correspondence via email,
surveys and possible webinars following the Certificate course.
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Members with strong English language skills.
Best wishes,
Jennryn
Jennryn Wetzler
Assistant Director of Open Education
Creative Commons <https://creativecommons.org/>
- Learn: CC Certificate <https://certificates.creativecommons.org/>
- Join: CC Open Education Platform
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- Sign up: CC newsletter
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- Tw: @jennrynw
- Schedule: https://calendly.com/jennryn
- 2019 ICDE Ambassador for the global advocacy of OER
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