TL;DR:
* Learning Quarterly, issue 6 [1]
* What I Learned: Wiki Photo School in Serbia [2]
* Contribute your feedback to Wikimania 2016 program [3]
* Open a Wikipedia Library in your Wikipedia [4]
Greetings Program Leaders and Evaluators!
Important updates from Learning and Evaluation:
== Learning Quarterly, issue 6 [1] ==
We have recently published the 6th edition of Learning Quarterly [1], a
newsletter that gathers learning stories across the movement, and has
Wikimedia programs in the spotlight. In this issue, we share milestones
towards our shared goal: learning together, as well as new resources on
Wikimedia programs, specifically Writing Contests and Photo Events. The
section Grow the Awesome was contributed by the Wiki Ed Foundation, who
shares the outcomes of a pilot experience: Will University students edit in
their free time? Find out more, read and share the newsletter! [1]
== What I Learned: Wiki Photo School in Petnica [2] ==
The blog series “What I Learned” continues to share stories of learning
through the implementation of Wikimedia programs. In this new blog,
Ivana Madžarević
from Wikimedia Serbia shares what they learned from running Wiki Photo
School at Petnica Science Center. How do you find a balance between
coverage and quality, when focusing on uploading media? How do you keep new
contributors involved? Read more and learn from your peers! [2] If you
would like to feature your learning story, reach out at eval(a)wikimedia.org
== Contribute your thoughts to Wikimania 2016 program planning [3] ==
With the help of volunteers, the Wikimania program team is seeking feedback
from wikimedians all over the world on what people would like to learn at
next year’s movement conference. The Education Collaborative is in charge
of gathering feedback for Education tracks through a survey [3]; and Shani
Evenstein is collecting feedback on GLAM tracks, through a survey and a
google doc [3]. Contribute your thoughts and help make next Wikimania a
great learning opportunity!
== Do You Have a Wikipedia Library? 12 Languages Do, and Yours Can Too! [4]
==
Since the beginning of 2014 The Wikipedia Library program has grown from 3
branches to 12 [4], with a dozen more in the works [4]. Wikipedia Library
branches are a community hub for doing research better together, and they
are a platform to launch projects like Access Donations from scholarly
publishers or Campaigns to Engage Librarians.[4] You can set up your own
branch in 5 simple steps laid out in our Setup Guide [4]. From there you
can choose from among many different ways to grow with our Project Menu
[4]. Wikipedia Library branches are adapted to your local community and
designed to meet your needs around research, reference, access to
resources, and outreach to knowledge professionals. Join your peers from
Finnish, French, Arabic, Chinese, Farsi and tens of other new branches in
creating a network of digital library spaces for your editors. Just contact
wikipedialibrary(a)wikimedia.org to get started.
As always, stay up to date with upcoming news and events by following our
events page [5]!
*María Cruz * \\ Communications and Outreach Coordinator, L&E Team \\
Wikimedia
Foundation, Inc.
mcruz(a)wikimedia.org | : @marianarra_ <https://twitter.com/marianarra_>
[1] Learning Quarterly:
*
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation/Newsletter/2015/2/6
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https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation/Newsletter/2015/2/6#Aweso…
[2] What I Learned: Wiki Photo School in Petnica
*
http://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/10/28/wiki-photo-school-in-serbia/
[3] Contribute your feedback for Wikimania 2016 program:
* Education tracks:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YMKJYLY
* GLAM tracks: (form)
https://docs.google.com/a/wikimedia.org/forms/d/1Ratswr67fBis0NOA0IkcNdPUY8…
(doc)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1v89QIBj_NL3-ZolEzNOUOb29-Js9OzhoblRmyO7…
[4] Do you have a Wikipedia Library? 12 Languages Do, and Yours Can Too!
*
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/Global
*
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/Pages#Global
*
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library
*
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/New_branches_setup_gu…
*
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/The_Wikipedia_Library/Projects_guide
[5] Upcoming Events Section in Evaluation Portal:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation/News#upcoming-events