Thanks, Ananth for sharing these events and updates! This is exciting :) If you need any help in designing a curriculum, or gathering tools or resources for running a technical workshop/event, feel free to reach out to the Developer Advocacy team: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Developer_Advocacy.
Best, Srishti *Srishti Sethi* Developer Advocate Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> On Mon, Feb 25, 2019 at 8:24 AM Samuel Klein <meta...@gmail.com> wrote: > +++ Thanks for these updates, as always :) SJ > > On Mon, Feb 25, 2019 at 9:07 AM Shani Evenstein <shani.e...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > This is great! > > So wonderful to see such wonderful activity from India! > > Keep up the good work! > > > > Shani. > > > > ----------------------------------------------- > > *Shani Evenstein Sigalov* > > * Lecturer, Tel Aviv University. > > * EdTech Innovation Strategist, NY/American Medical Program, Sackler > School > > of Medicine, Tel Aviv University. > > * PhD Candidate, School of Education, Tel Aviv University. > > * OER & Emerging Technologies Coordinator, UNESCO Chair > > <https://education.tau.ac.il/node/3495> on Technology, > > Internationalization > > and Education, School of Education, Tel Aviv University > > <https://education.tau.ac.il/node/3495>. > > * Chairperson, WikiProject Medicine Foundation > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Project_Med>. > > * Chairperson, Wikipedia & Education User Group > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_%26_Education_User_Group>. > > * Chairperson, The Hebrew Literature Digitization Society > > <http://www.israelgives.org/amuta/580428621>. > > * Chief Editor, Project Ben-Yehuda <http://bybe.benyehuda.org>. > > +972-525640648 > > > > > > On Mon, Feb 25, 2019 at 3:36 PM Ananth Subray <ananth.sub...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > Dear All, > > > > > > We are glad to inform that CIS-A2K has published our newsletter for > > January > > > 2019. > > > > > > *Events* > > > > > > - *Mini MediaWiki Training Theni:* Indic TechCom members and CIS-A2K > > > decided to reach out to students with the Computer science > background > > > and > > > help them understand how to contribute on MediaWiki. As a pilot > > > project, we > > > reached out to Nadar Saraswathi College of Engineering and > Technology > > > and > > > organised a two-day long Mini MediaWiki training for the students on > > > 22nd > > > and 23rd of January 2019. > > > > > > > > > - *Marathi Language Fortnight Workshops: * CIS-A2K started > > collaborating > > > with State language dept. in 2017. In the first series > > > <https://mr.wikipedia.org/s/48ug> of workshops, we conducted three > > > workshops. In the second series <https://mr.wikipedia.org/s/48u9> > in > > > 2018, we conducted six workshops out of a total of 17 workshops > > > conducted > > > across the state. In the year 2019, the awareness spread to more > > > educational institutions located in different regions of the state. > > > In this third > > > series <https://mr.wikipedia.org/s/48gs>, CIS-A2K conducted five > > > workshops out of a total of 21 workshops > > > - *Wikisource training Bengaluru: * During the Indic Wikisource > > > Community Consultation at Kolkata, India on 24–25 November > > > 2018,User:Shubha > > > requested to conduct a Wikisource specific Workshop for Sankrit > > > Wikisource > > > Team at Bengaluru Samkrit Bharati. The CIS-A2K Team conducted a > > workshop > > > for Sanskrit Community at Bengaluru, Karnataka on 23 - 24 January > > 2019. > > > - *TWLCon (2019 India): * TWL Con or the Wikipedia Library > conference > > > was supported by the CIS-A2K. The aim of the conference was to > spread > > > awareness about TWL among the Indian languages community, understand > > and > > > identify different challenges of the movement in India. > > > - *1lib1ref session at Goa University: * Marathi language department > > and > > > faculty from other languages organised the #1lib1ref event at Goa > > > University. The practice of Marathi typing in Unicode was carried > out > > > through preparing articles as a Word document. The students selected > > the > > > articles on the history of Goa, writers & artists of Goa, Tourism in > > Goa > > > and villages in Goa. Total of 37 editors actively participated in > the > > > workshop. They learnt basic editing skills, adding references and > > > uploading > > > on Commons. > > > - *Punjabi Wikimedians meetup: * Punjabi Wikimedians had an online > > > meeting on 27 January 2019. 11 participants joined this meeting. > > > > > > > > > *Upcoming Events: * > > > > > > - *Project Tiger Community Consultation: * Project Tiger Community > > > Consultation is a consultation program that will take place on 2-3 > > March > > > 2019 at Chennai (most probably). > > > - *Gujarati Meetup & Workshop, Ahmedabad: * CIS-A2K along with the > > > Gujarati Wikimedia community is planning the Gujarati Wikisource > > > Workshop > > > and Gujarati Wikimedia Meetup in Ahmedabad. The goal of the meetup > is > > to > > > introduce Wikisource and help the community better understand the > > scope > > > and > > > future of Wikisource. > > > - *Train the Trainer-2019(Bids): **The bids for Train-the-trainer > > > program 2019 has already taken place. Currently, the jury members > are > > > deciding the place for the TTT 2019. TTT 2019, the 6th iteration of > > the > > > Train-the-trainer program. * > > > > > > You can find the meta version of the newsletter at: > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CIS-A2K/Reports/Newsletter/January_2019 > > > < > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/CIS-A2K/Reports/Newsletter/January_2019 > > > > > > > > > Thanks and Regards, > > > > > > > > > *ANANTH SUBRAY P V* > > > > > > MSc Candidate at CHRIST (Deemed to be University) > > > > > > Programme Associate at The Centre for Internet & Society > > > <https://cis-india.org/a2k/cis-a2k> > > > > > > Secretary of Wikipedia & Education User Group > > > <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_%26_Education_User_Group> > > > > > > Co-founder of Lakshya > > > < > > > > > > https://www.facebook.com/lakshyaforchange/?eid=ARDO9f7NCVPHN1bsF2mChlPDM4qSy1svvLIrvze8wt3c24ifhJv279Z-2iN4lGXUppS3-sM16cGAqB1y&timeline_context_item_type=intro_card_work&timeline_context_item_source=100000940438851&fref=tag > > > > > > > > > > +91-9739811664 > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > -- > Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266 > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
