On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 1:52 PM, Charlene Foster <
afrastocracy@gmail.com> wrote:
> I definitely have the ability to be a participant trainee, assist where
> necessary and pass on the news to interested parties....
>
>
> On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 9:52 AM, David Richfield <
davidrichfield@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> I definitely have the ability to present the material. I'd have to
>> find a day when I'm actually in the country, and schedule time to
>> prepare. If it's feasible to do this over a weekend, that would be
>> great, but I realize that it might be harder to find participants.
>> Please, everyone, work the peer pressure! I'm eager to get involved,
>> but I need a prod sometimes.
>>
>> David
>>
>> On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 12:04 AM, Asaf Bartov <
abartov@wikimedia.org>
>> wrote:
>> > Hello, everyone.
>> >
>> > I would like your input on an idea we at the Wikimedia Foundation have
>> > been
>> > exploring as one possible model of outreach activity in South Africa: a
>> > two-day "train the trainer" event in Pretoria for (mostly campus)
>> > librarians
>> > from South Africa, to enable them to go back to their respective
>> > institutions and communities and deliver two-hour and one-day talk and
>> > workshops on Wikipedia. The training event would be funded by a grant
>> > from
>> > the Wikimedia Foundation.
>> >
>> > More details: the participants are to be carefully selected for good
>> > existing computer literacy and relevant skills (but a Wikipedia
>> > background
>> > won't be required), and the training event would include a balance of
>> > "theory" (free knowledge, free licenses, NPOV), background ("How does
>> > Wikipedia get written?"), user training (navigation, categories,
>> > Commons,
>> > talk pages, portals, WikiProjects, ...), and basic editor training (user
>> > accounts, basic markup, where to get help, how to interact on talk
>> > pages).
>> > Ideally, the trainee-trainers would be able to deliver a two-hour
>> > "introduction to Wikipedia" or "How to Make the Most of Wikipedia"
>> > module,
>> > and/or a one-day "Introduction to Editing on Wikipedia" workshop, in
>> > their
>> > respective communities, as opportunity and conditions permit.
>> >
>> > This specifically seeks to address a "bootstrapping" difficulty, i.e.
>> > the
>> > short supply of Wikipedians available to deliver that sort of training.
>> > No
>> > attempt will be made to make these trainers pose as veteran Wikipedians;
>> > the
>> > focus is clearly to be along the lines of "Wikipedia is tremendously
>> > useful,
>> > and we can share some useful information about it that would let you use
>> > it
>> > more effectively and explore it further on your own".
>> >
>> > We are looking into partnering with a Pretoria-based non-profit named
>> > ITOCA
>> > -- Information Training and Outreach Centre for Africa -- which
>> > specializes
>> > in conducting training events for librarians, teachers, and IT personnel
>> > in
>> > sub-Saharan Africa. (Ms. Blessing Chataira of ITOCA is subscribed to
>> > this
>> > list.) ITOCA can handle the logistics of holding this event --
>> > recruiting
>> > and selecting participants, booking and providing accommodations and
>> > refreshments for the training event, preparing physical materials,
>> > collecting feedback and providing follow-up with participants in their
>> > respective communities after the event, etc. What ITOCA certainly
>> > cannot do
>> > is _prepare and deliver_ such training. That would certainly require a
>> > veteran Wikipedian!
>> >
>> > I would therefore ask if any of you might be interested in working with
>> > the
>> > WMF on designing the curriculum for such an event, and/or in delivering
>> > such
>> > training, once a curriculum is available. The Wikimedia Foundation
>> > would
>> > gladly cover travel expenses (i.e. Wikipedians outside Gauteng can
>> > certainly
>> > help!) and provide a "per diem" budget for meals and incidentals.
>> >
>> > I welcome feedback about the idea, whether or not you're able to help
>> > out.
>> >
>> > Cheers,
>> >
>> > Asaf
>> > --
>> > Asaf Bartov
>> > Wikimedia Foundation
>> >
>> >
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