If you were thinking of applying for a scholarship from either the
Wikimania Foundation, Wikimedia Deutschland, or Wikimedia Österreich,
the deadline is end of the day UTC this coming Monday. Don't miss it!
Katie
On 08/01/2014 17:37, Katie Chan wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Scholarship applications for Wikimania 2014 in London are now being
> accepted. Applications are open until the end of the day UTC on 17
> February.
>
> Wikimania 2014 scholarships is an award given to an individual to
> enable them to attend Wikimania in London from 6-10 August, 2014.
>
> Only a single type of scholarship will be available from the Wikimedia
> Foundation for Wikimania 2014. A Wikimedia Foundation scholarship will
> cover the cost of an individual's round-trip travel costs as arranged
> by the Wikimedia Foundation travel agency, shared accommodation as
> arranged by the Wikimedia Foundation, and registration for Wikimania.
>
> Applicants will be rated using a pre-determined selection process and
> selection criteria by the Scholarship Committee, who will determine
> which are successful. To learn more about Wikimania 2014 scholarships,
> please visit <https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships>.
>
> To apply for a scholarship, fill out the application form on
> <http://scholarships.wikimedia.org/apply>. It is highly recommended
> that applicants review all of the material on the Scholarships page
> and the associated FAQ before submitting an application.
>
> If you have any question, please contact
> <wikimania-scholarships(a)wikimedia.org> or leave a message on
> <https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Scholarships>.
>
> Katie Chan
> Chair, Scholarship Committee
>
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Experience is a good school but the fees are high.
- Heinrich Heine
Hi all,
Scholarship applications for Wikimania 2014 in London are now being
accepted. Applications are open until the end of the day UTC on 17 February.
Wikimania 2014 scholarships is an award given to an individual to enable
them to attend Wikimania in London from 6-10 August, 2014.
Only a single type of scholarship will be available from the Wikimedia
Foundation for Wikimania 2014. A Wikimedia Foundation scholarship will
cover the cost of an individual's round-trip travel costs as arranged by
the Wikimedia Foundation travel agency, shared accommodation as arranged
by the Wikimedia Foundation, and registration for Wikimania.
Applicants will be rated using a pre-determined selection process and
selection criteria by the Scholarship Committee, who will determine
which are successful. To learn more about Wikimania 2014 scholarships,
please visit <https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships>.
To apply for a scholarship, fill out the application form on
<http://scholarships.wikimedia.org/apply>. It is highly recommended that
applicants review all of the material on the Scholarships page and the
associated FAQ before submitting an application.
If you have any question, please contact
<wikimania-scholarships(a)wikimedia.org> or leave a message on
<https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Scholarships>.
Katie Chan
Chair, Scholarship Committee
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Katie Chan
Any views or opinions presented in this e-mail are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the view of any organisation the author is associated with or employed by.
Experience is a good school but the fees are high.
- Heinrich Heine
Now that we have everyone's attention, I'd like to see if anyone
would care to comment on the substantial topic at hand,
namely solved problem pages on Wikiversity.
To recap, I am thinking of setting up one or more pages of
math problems solved by Maxima, a symbolic computation system.
I am imagining that there would be a main page and a page
for each solved problem. Each problem page would have
a brief discussion and then a solution with formulas, code,
and graphics as needed. Is that something that is suitable
for Wikiversity?
To make it more concrete, I am thinking that the solved problem
pages will look something like this article (I didn't write the article).
http://freakonometrics.hypotheses.org/11018
Thanks for any light you can shed on this question.
Robert Dodier
Hello,
I am thinking of setting up one or more pages of math problems
solved by Maxima, a symbolic computation system.
I am imagining that there would be a main page and a page
for each solved problem. Each problem page would have
a brief discussion and then a solution with formulas, code,
and graphics as needed. Is that something that is suitable
for Wikiversity? It seems to be within the educational realm
of Wikiversity, but I couldn't find anything to say whether it
is definitely OK or not OK. It's not a problem if it's not OK.
Thanks for any light you can shed on this question.
Robert Dodier
Agreed. The mention of PlanetMath, which is a good resource, was
obviously meant to be a helpful response to a question asked by someone
else.
Even if there is a policy against mentioning external resources, no
matter how relevant or good they may be, it should be rescinded. Such a
policy would place the organisation over its stated goal to further
education.
-=Steve=-
-------- Original Message --------
Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2013 17:13:07 +0000
From: Nkansah Rexford <nkansahrexford(a)gmail.com>
To: Mailing list for Wikiversity <wikiversity-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Subject: Re: [Wikiversity-l] Are "solved problems" suitable for Wikiversity?
@jeffery, mentioning Planet math here is advertising? Really? When did
that become advertising?
Hmmmm, still wondering. Its not as if the link is to Joe's personal
website or something. Its a website known by many. Joe is just bringing
up an issue and I believe its great considering the matter than banning
the matter saying its advertising.
"Not an advertising group"? Apart from the mailing list of Wikiversity,
where else can discussions of this sort be held?
I'm in this mailing list, Wikimania, Wikipedia, and other mailing lists.
Links are posted to references and stuffs like that. They're all
Wikimedia mailing list, but how come such links never get categorized as
adverts but are used in discussion?
Is this "not advertising group" idea applied to only Wikiversity?
Cmon
google.com/+Nkansahrexford | sent from Tab
Volunteers aren't farm animals. They cannot be poached. They are
donors just like any other, who supply effort rather than money. Donors
of effort certainly are not resources belonging to financial donors, and
it is certainly not theft when a volunteer chooses to spend effort on
one project rather than another.
But that's not even the most amazing thing. That would be that you're
seriously criticizing that I used the email address from the domain
where I have my personal blog, just because somewhere on there is a link
to a different project than this one. What does one have to do to avoid
your ridiculous accusations of promotion -- use an anonymous remailer?
-------- Original Message --------
Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2013 14:34:20 -0500
From: Jeffrey Peters <17peters(a)cardinalmail.cua.edu>
To: Mailing list for Wikiversity <wikiversity-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Subject: Re: [Wikiversity-l] Are "solved problems" suitable for Wikiversity?
It is not about license. It is about volunteers. If you poach from
Wikiversity, you should be banned. It is that simple. Our donors spend
money on resources like this list. You are stealing our donors
resources. That is theft.
I have no relationship with PlanetMath, nor any intention of discussing
other projects here, which is exactly why I didn't mention any others or
even use an email address from their domain. It's just that I don't see
your thinking of other projects as "competitors" as being compatible
with the principles of open education, nothing more.
-------- Original Message --------
Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2013 12:38:54 -0500
From: Jeffrey Peters <17peters(a)cardinalmail.cua.edu>
To: Mailing list for Wikiversity <wikiversity-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Subject: Re: Wikiversity-l Digest, Vol 67, Issue 2
Also, as an FYI to others on the list - Steve Foerster founded a
competitor to Wikiversity and has an extreme conflict of interest in
this topic. Most likely, he doesn't even have a Wikiversity account.