But if WMF is choosing to actively support and develop a new platform for this 
kind of activity, and continues to not support Wikiversity to do the same, 
that’s quite a clear message?

Thanks,
Mike

> On 12 May 2022, at 22:57, Asaf Bartov <abar...@wikimedia.org> wrote:
> 
> 
> No. There is no change to Wikiversity. It remains... what it is.
> 
>    A.
> 
> 
> Asaf Bartov (he/him/his)
> Senior Program Officer, Emerging Wikimedia Communities
> Wikimedia Foundation 
> 
> Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum 
> of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality!
> https://donate.wikimedia.org
> 
> 
>> On Thu, May 12, 2022 at 11:24 PM Mike Peel <em...@mikepeel.net> wrote:
>> So ... is that the end of Wikiversity?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Mike
>> 
>> On 11/5/22 23:50:48, Asaf Bartov wrote:
>> > Yes, the platform is intended to serve the entire Wikimedia movement!
>> > 
>> > We plan to pilot with some trusted affiliates first, to iron out kinks 
>> > and to take our time co-creating governance structures for the platform 
>> > with the broader community.  Once those are in place, authoring on the 
>> > platform would become available to all Wikimedians.
>> > 
>> > Cheers,
>> > 
>> >     A.
>> > 
>> >       
>> > 
>> > Asaf Bartov (he/him/his)
>> > 
>> > Senior Program Officer, Emerging Wikimedia Communities
>> > 
>> > Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>
>> > 
>> > 
>> > Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share 
>> > in the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality!
>> > https://donate.wikimedia.org <https://donate.wikimedia.org>
>> > 
>> > 
>> > On Wed, May 11, 2022 at 9:20 PM Samuel Klein <meta...@gmail.com 
>> > <mailto:meta...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>> > 
>> >     This is beautiful.  Nice to see Open edX in use.
>> >     Feels like incentive to package a range of workshops and materials
>> >     up in a reusable and discoverable way!  Open to WikiEdu + other
>> >     community courses also?
>> > 
>> >     SJ
>> > 
>> >     On Wed, May 11, 2022 at 1:25 PM Cassie Casares
>> >     <ccasa...@wikimedia.org <mailto:ccasa...@wikimedia.org>> wrote:
>> > 
>> >         Hello everyone,
>> > 
>> > 
>> >         TheCommunity Development team
>> >         <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Development>is
>> >         pleased to announce the courses that were delivered during the
>> >         WikiLearn Pilot <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiLearn>are
>> >         now available for self-guided study on the newWikiLearn platform
>> >         <https://learn.wiki/>, based on the free software Open edX.
>> >         
>> > <https://www.edx.org/?g_acctid=724-505-4034&g_campaign=gs-b2c-us-brand-core-roas&g_campaignid=16772388216&g_adgroupid=140810411408&g_adid=562435444795&g_keyword=edx&g_keywordid=kwd-89882436&g_network=g&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=gs-b2c-us-brand-core-roas&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=edx&hsa_acc=7245054034&hsa_cam=16772388216&hsa_grp=140810411408&hsa_ad=562435444795&hsa_src=g&hsa_tgt=kwd-89882436&hsa_kw=edx&hsa_mt=e&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&gclid=CjwKCAjw9LSSBhBsEiwAKtf0n1bwsYmA8VKTTsJnwIR2_8Z_BQd6S1pQWgUItNyY-gI8bRSE27LgbBoCiQYQAvD_BwE>Open
>> >         edX
>> >         
>> > <https://www.edx.org/?g_acctid=724-505-4034&g_campaign=gs-b2c-us-brand-core-roas&g_campaignid=16772388216&g_adgroupid=140810411408&g_adid=562435444795&g_keyword=edx&g_keywordid=kwd-89882436&g_network=g&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=gs-b2c-us-brand-core-roas&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=edx&hsa_acc=7245054034&hsa_cam=16772388216&hsa_grp=140810411408&hsa_ad=562435444795&hsa_src=g&hsa_tgt=kwd-89882436&hsa_kw=edx&hsa_mt=e&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&gclid=CjwKCAjw9LSSBhBsEiwAKtf0n1bwsYmA8VKTTsJnwIR2_8Z_BQd6S1pQWgUItNyY-gI8bRSE27LgbBoCiQYQAvD_BwE>is
>> >         a free software learning management system that was started in
>> >         2012, and is developed in Python using the Django framework.
>> > 
>> > 
>> >         The platform will host courses developed by Wikimedia Foundation
>> >         teams on a variety of topics relevant to doing Wikimedia work.
>> >         The intended audience of the platform is Wikimedia contributors
>> >         of all kinds, and all you need to access the platform is your
>> >         existing Wikimedia account. As we continue to evolve some
>> >         governance mechanisms for the platform, it will  become open for
>> >         contribution from all Wikimedia contributors.
>> > 
>> > 
>> >         You can access the platform at learn.wiki <https://learn.wiki/>
>> > 
>> > 
>> >         The courses currently available from the Community Development
>> >         team are:
>> > 
>> > 
>> >          1.
>> > 
>> >             Introduction to Building Partnerships -This course will
>> >             provide an in-depth curriculum on how to develop meaningful
>> >             programmatic and organizational partnerships within the
>> >             movement and with external partners.
>> > 
>> > 
>> >          2.
>> > 
>> >             Addressing Harassment Online - This short, introductory
>> >             course will focus on developing skills that will help
>> >             volunteers empathetically respond to online harassment.
>> > 
>> > 
>> >         These courses are self-paced and graded by the original
>> >         instructors of the live course. A computer graded version of
>> >         these courses will be available shortly. The current courses are
>> >         published in English with potential translation possible in FY 
>> > 22-23
>> > 
>> > 
>> > 
>> >         Please note that the self-paced/human-graded format will return
>> >         marked assignments on a bi-weekly/monthly basis depending on
>> >         capacity.
>> > 
>> > 
>> >         Each course has been adapted from its original live format to be
>> >         suitable for self-paced study. The Identifying and Addressing
>> >         Harassmentcourse was authored and taught by Simona Ramkisson
>> >         <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:SRamkisson_(WMF)>.  The
>> >         Introduction to Partnership Buildingcourse was authored and
>> >         taught by Asaf Bartov
>> >         <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Asaf_(WMF)>.
>> > 
>> > 
>> >         All Wikimedians with an active Wikimedia account can login to
>> >         the WikiLearn platform using their Wikimedia identity (OAuth)
>> >         without needing a separate account.
>> > 
>> > 
>> >         If you have any questions or concerns about the courses or the
>> >         learning management system Open edX
>> >         
>> > <https://www.edx.org/?g_acctid=724-505-4034&g_campaign=gs-b2c-us-brand-core-roas&g_campaignid=16772388216&g_adgroupid=140810411408&g_adid=562435444795&g_keyword=edx&g_keywordid=kwd-89882436&g_network=g&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=gs-b2c-us-brand-core-roas&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=edx&hsa_acc=7245054034&hsa_cam=16772388216&hsa_grp=140810411408&hsa_ad=562435444795&hsa_src=g&hsa_tgt=kwd-89882436&hsa_kw=edx&hsa_mt=e&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&gclid=CjwKCAjw9LSSBhBsEiwAKtf0n1bwsYmA8VKTTsJnwIR2_8Z_BQd6S1pQWgUItNyY-gI8bRSE27LgbBoCiQYQAvD_BwE>,
>> >         please email the Community Development team at
>> >         comdevt...@wikimedia.org <mailto:comdevt...@wikimedia.org>
>> > 
>> > 
>> >         Thank you,
>> > 
>> > 
>> >         The Community Development Team
>> > 
>> > 
>> >         Cassie Casares
>> >         Program Support Associate
>> >         Community Development
>> >         Wikimedia Foundation
>> >         ccasa...@wikimedia.org <mailto:ccasa...@wikimedia.org>
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