Grants:IdeaLab/Online learning group for editing

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Online learning group for editing

Although people would like to contribute by translating and writing new contents, they have no experience and do not know where to start.

countryMyanmar

themenot sure

contact email• [email protected]

idea creator• Khinelay

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researcher

created on16:57, 23 July 2018 (UTC)

Project idea

What Wikimedia project(s) and specific areas will you be evaluating?

Is this project measuring a specific space on a project (e.g. deletion discussions), or the project as a whole?
wikipedia (Myanmar)

Describe your idea. How might it be implemented?

Provide details about the method or process of how you will evaluate your community or collect data. Does your idea involve private or personally identifying information? Take a look at the Privacy Policy for Wikimedia’s guidelines in this area.
- to create more open access materials from Myanmar - to create online learning environment for Myanmar Wiki - to create the course for editors

Are there experienced Wikimedians who can help implement this project?

If applicable, please list groups or usernames of individuals who you can work with on this project, and what kind of work they will do.
Wikipedians from Myanmar chapter can help this project to create a guideline. To create a course and evaluation.

How will you know if this project is successful? What are some outcomes that you can share after the project is completed?

Many editors will appear. Most people like learning with gamification. We can measure by the number of users/editors after this project.

How would your measurement idea help your community make better decisions?

After you are finished measuring or evaluating your Wikimedia project, how do you expect that information to be used to benefit the project?
We can use the knowledgeable editors to contribute more on the project.

Do you think you can implement this idea? What support do you need?

Do you need people with specific skills to complete this idea? Are there any financial needs for this project? If you can’t implement this project, can you scale down your project so it is doable?
Yes, I think I can implement this. I need to know the course structure and experienced editors to share/teach their experiences.

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About the idea creator

I'm an Open Education/Open Access Enthusiast. I provide digital libraries with OERs for the universities and community libraries. I'm translating contents to Myanmar language.

Endorsements

Could be a partial project under Grants:IdeaLab/A Certificate Course in Editing and Level tests.‎ --Havang(nl) (talk) 12:21, 28 July 2018 (UTC)

• I like the idea of gamification though on an individual basis, self-paced. Ouranista (talk) 14:53, 28 July 2018 (UTC)

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No funding needed?

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