User:Toni Sant (WMUK)/Education coop notes

Initial notes from Wiki*edia Education Cooperative.

Training handouts

Scribus and InDesign files available for Brochures -- to translate into Welsh and/or British English.

Training for students

Translate this to Welsh? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Training/For_students

Courses extension

By 2016 this will replace the courses extension:

WikiMetrics

• Metrics tool
• Training for tool
• Info on Tool
• FAQ

Education program

is...

A program in which students contribute content to Wikimedia projects.

• classroom assignments
• class about wikipedia editing
• GLAM cooperation
• MoE cooperation
• International baccalaureate program
• translations
• student groups
• research centres/associations

What are we doing well?

• improving WM porjects
• changing students' lives
• revolutionising classroom teaching
• addressing Wikipedia's gender gap
• using existing on-campus support structures (libraries, teaching centres)

Challenges

• Not enough volunteers
• Not enough time
• Burnout (local volunteers and program leaders)
• Convincing instructors
• Sharing learning among program leaders
• Translating between academia and Wikipedia
• Lack of internet connectivity (or even electricity)
• Hostility from exiting editors (esp. on w:en)
• Working without a chapter affiliation
• Geography - size/location/travel distance

RfC is (potentially) a worthwhile way to request comment from the community about a specific education project.

See also

• Etherpad from discussion on Establishing WP's place in Education

• Action team for resources

Timeline

2014

8-9 March: Meeting in Prague

14 March: Closed mailinglist launches

17 March: Vojtech's one-page summary on etherpad (via email to list)

19 March: Template for action plan from WMF for action teams

30 April: Deadline for action team to create action plan