2019:Education/Approaches to facilitate use of platform and training materials in languages other than English

Education/Approaches to facilitate use of platform and training materials in languages other than English

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Session leader(s)

Full Name*	Email address*	Wikimedia Username (if you have one)	Affiliation	Country	Role, website or any other details you'd like to share
Thais C. Morata	tmorata@cdc.gov	TMorata	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health	USA/Brazil	https://wikiedu.org/blog/2019/05/13/niosh-gives-award-for-educating-the-public-through-wikipedia/
Ryan McGrady	ryan@wikiedu.org	Ryan (Wiki Ed)	WikiEducation Foundation	USA	https://wikiedu.org/
TBD	TBD	TBD	MetaWiki translation group	TBD	https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Communications_committee/Subcommittees/Translation

Session type

Each Space at Wikimania 2019 will have specific format requests. The program design prioritizes submissions which are future-oriented and directly engage the audience. The format of this submission is a:

• Panel with audience Question & Answer session - 60 min or
• Workshop to identify and try to solve problem -90 min

Length of session

60-90 minutes, depending on the recruitment of experienced participants

Description

Supporting work

Optional:

• https://blogs-origin.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2018/07/23/osh-wikipedia/
• https://blogs-origin.cdc.gov/niosh-science-blog/2019/01/24/wiki4/

Relationship to the theme

This session will address the conference theme — Wikimedia, Free Knowledge and the Sustainable Development Goals — in the following manner:

Session outcomes

At the end of the session, the following will have been achieved:

• Compare strategies used by instructors to support students whose first language is not English and who are assigned to edit Wikipedia
• Brainstorm to identify resources which should be prioritized for translation

Relation to other Spaces

Requirements

The session will work best with these conditions:

• Room:

• Audience:

• Recording: