Hi Butch and Quim I think Hangout will be one option for doing such type of activity. any expert can address via Hangout.
Thanks Harsh On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 11:16 PM, Quim Gil <q...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > Hello Butch! > > > On 01/24/2013 01:07 PM, Butch Bustria wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> Last January 12, some web technology enthusiasts attend the first >> MediaWiki >> meetup / orientation in Makati City, Philippines. >> >> Here is the photo from fb: >> https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.**akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/** >> 71495_10151206726144397_**1656935086_n.jpg<https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/71495_10151206726144397_1656935086_n.jpg> >> > > I saw that picture and was happily surprised. Thank you for sharing! We > RT/reshared through > https://www.mediawiki.org/**wiki/Social_media<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Social_media> > > > Part of the things discussed is having a workshop for aspiring developers. >> Since our community is in its infancy and there is scarcity of subject >> matter experts, may we ask your assistance in planning and developing this >> outreach workshop. >> >> Part of the assistance include: >> >> 1. Having a resource speaker / guru to train and assist our future local >> tech trainers >> > > This is a good chance for an independent / 3rd party MediaWiki expert. At > the Wikimedia Foundation we don't have anybody dedicated to a task like > this. > > Please consider to define a proposal to organize such training in > Philippines and get it funded through the appropriate channel at > https://meta.wikimedia.org/**wiki/Grants:Start<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Start> > > I don't know if there is a way to get participation support for attending > http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/**Amsterdam_Hackathon_2013<http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Amsterdam_Hackathon_2013>but > that could be another option to get one person of your team well > connected with the rest of the community. > > > > 2. Creation of a workshop module that include exercises and practice tests >> > > As far as I know we don't have (and we would wish to have) a Training > landing page pointing to all the useful and up to date resources. > > There is plenty of materials and wiki pages, but it's not trivial to find > them, identify the ones that still valid and relevant and use them > coherently through a training program. > > Then again maybe this is a chance for somebody willing to take this task, > and there might be opportunities for granting. > > NOTE: I'm not involved in any of the grants activities but if someone asks > me I will definitely express my support for initiatives improving our > documentation and training materials. > > > > Depending on the outcome of our plan, we are targeting to have this >> started >> this April in time on our Summer break. Summer in the Philippines >> coincides >> with Spring in other places in the northern hemisphere. >> > > If you move fast you might get a fast response. It won't be easy but you > are pointing to a need that I'm sure other locations have as well. > > By the way, please consider the creation of a MediaWiki Group in your > city. Proposing a group is easy and it will help connecting your efforts to > the rest of the community. > > https://www.mediawiki.org/**wiki/Groups<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Groups> > https://www.mediawiki.org/**wiki/Groups/Proposals<https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Groups/Proposals> > > -- > Quim Gil > Technical Contributor Coordinator @ Wikimedia Foundation > http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/**User:Qgil<http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Qgil> > > > ______________________________**_________________ > Wikitech-l mailing list > Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/**mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l<https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l> > -- Harsh Kothari Engineering Trainee, Physical Research Laboratory. Follow Me : harshkothari410 <https://twitter.com/harshkothari410/> _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
