Thanks for the suggestion Quim and Harsh.
We can organize a hangout at any Saturday of our choice (starting Feb 16).
Though we are aware of the bountiful of materials available on the web, we
are facing a challenge of making it simpler (like infographics) to persons
starting to learn mediawiki. When we provide the tutorial links to our
potential students, they are overwhelmed. So making it like a typical
workshop module (like Session 1, Session 2.. etc) is a good strategy.
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Roman "Butch" Bustria Jr.
Philippines
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On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 2:10 AM, Harsh Kothari
harshkothari410@gmail.comwrote:
> Hi Butch and Quim
>
> I think Hangout will be one option for doing such type of activity. any
> expert can address via Hangout.
>
> Thanks
> Harsh
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 11:16 PM, Quim Gil
qgil@wikimedia.org wrote:
>
> > Hello Butch!
> >
> >
> > On 01/24/2013 01:07 PM, Butch Bustria wrote:
> >
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> Last January 12, some web technology enthusiasts attend the first
> >> MediaWiki
> >> meetup / orientation in Makati City, Philippines.
> >>
> >> Here is the photo from fb:
> >>
https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.**akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/**
> >> 71495_10151206726144397_**1656935086_n.jpg<
>
https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/71495_101512067261443...
> >
> >>
> >
> > I saw that picture and was happily surprised. Thank you for sharing! We
> > RT/reshared through
https://www.mediawiki.org/**wiki/Social_media<
>
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Social_media%3E
> >
> >
> > Part of the things discussed is having a workshop for aspiring
> developers.
> >> Since our community is in its infancy and there is scarcity of subject
> >> matter experts, may we ask your assistance in planning and developing
> this
> >> outreach workshop.
> >>
> >> Part of the assistance include:
> >>
> >> 1. Having a resource speaker / guru to train and assist our future local
> >> tech trainers
> >>
> >
> > This is a good chance for an independent / 3rd party MediaWiki expert. At
> > the Wikimedia Foundation we don't have anybody dedicated to a task like
> > this.
> >
> > Please consider to define a proposal to organize such training in
> > Philippines and get it funded through the appropriate channel at
> >
https://meta.wikimedia.org/**wiki/Grants:Start<
>
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Start%3E
> >
> > I don't know if there is a way to get participation support for attending
> >
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/**Amsterdam_Hackathon_2013<
>
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Amsterdam_Hackathon_2013%3Ebut that could be
> another option to get one person of your team well
> > connected with the rest of the community.
> >
> >
> >
> > 2. Creation of a workshop module that include exercises and practice
> tests
> >>
> >
> > As far as I know we don't have (and we would wish to have) a Training
> > landing page pointing to all the useful and up to date resources.
> >
> > There is plenty of materials and wiki pages, but it's not trivial to find
> > them, identify the ones that still valid and relevant and use them
> > coherently through a training program.
> >
> > Then again maybe this is a chance for somebody willing to take this task,
> > and there might be opportunities for granting.
> >
> > NOTE: I'm not involved in any of the grants activities but if someone
> asks
> > me I will definitely express my support for initiatives improving our
> > documentation and training materials.
> >
> >
> >
> > Depending on the outcome of our plan, we are targeting to have this
> >> started
> >> this April in time on our Summer break. Summer in the Philippines
> >> coincides
> >> with Spring in other places in the northern hemisphere.
> >>
> >
> > If you move fast you might get a fast response. It won't be easy but you
> > are pointing to a need that I'm sure other locations have as well.
> >
> > By the way, please consider the creation of a MediaWiki Group in your
> > city. Proposing a group is easy and it will help connecting your efforts
> to
> > the rest of the community.
> >
> >
https://www.mediawiki.org/**wiki/Groups<
>
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Groups%3E
> >
https://www.mediawiki.org/**wiki/Groups/Proposals<
>
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Groups/Proposals%3E
> >
> > --
> > Quim Gil
> > Technical Contributor Coordinator @ Wikimedia Foundation
> >
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/**User:Qgil<
>
http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Qgil%3E
> >
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