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

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


Title[edit | edit source]

Session leader(s)[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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

Description[edit | edit source]

Supporting work[edit | edit source]

Optional:

Relationship to the theme[edit | edit source]

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

Session outcomes[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

Requirements[edit | edit source]

The session will work best with these conditions:

  • Room:
  • Audience:
  • Recording:
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