I would not mind being a test audience at all, let me know when.
On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 3:51 PM, Charlene Foster <afrastocracy(a)gmail.com>wrote;wrote:
Look forward
On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 2:45 PM, David Richfield <davidrichfield(a)gmail.com
wrote:
> Great! Maybe you can even be a test audience once I have set up the
> material.
>
> On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 1:52 PM, Charlene Foster <afrastocracy(a)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(a)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(a)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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> > "At the feast of Ego everyone leaves hungry"
> >
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