What is our approval process? Can we just approve all of them? On Sat, Mar 4, 2017 at 2:09 AM, Vojtěch Dostál <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello Collab fellows, > > let's put this into practice shall we? > > I'd like to see new members soon. Some of them are stalled in the > membership application (https://outreach.wikimedia. > org/wiki/Talk:Education/Wikipedia_Education_Collaborative/Mentorship) > since November! > > cheers > > Vojtěch Dostál > > předseda rady / chair of the board > Wikimedia Česká republika | http://www.wikimedia.cz > Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/Wikimedia.CR> | Twitter > <https://twitter.com/Wikimedia_CR> | Newsletter <http://eepurl.com/b--eXr> > > > 2017-02-13 18:32 GMT+01:00 Vahid Masrour <[email protected]>: > >> Dear Collab members, >> >> Based on the on-wiki and the call we had last week, it seems we have >> reached a consensus ergarding what membership of the Collab should look >> like. I'm including the description of (what i understand to be) membership >> for your consideration. I'm also sharing it to the Wiki where we've had our >> discussion. I would like to request your comments, especially if you see >> something that is different from what you expect. >> __________________________________________ >> >> >> The Education Collab is a relatively new structure within the Wikimedia >> Movement. As such, it is evolving and adapting to its context and the >> opportunities that arise around it. Since October, and up to now, there’s >> been a discussion around the evolution of one aspect of the Collab: >> membership. Based on discussions over email, video and on wiki, there seems >> to be a consensus on the following ideas: >> >> Open membership >> >> The Education Collab needs to move to an open membership model, where >> anyone interested in contributing to the goals of the Collab is welcome to >> join and participate. Contributing to those goals is in no way exclusive to >> the Collab: anyone is welcome to help reach them. Collab members happen to >> focus a significant part of their volunteering time to them, and use the >> Collab as a mechanism to facilitate collaboration around those goals. >> >> In practical terms, as in most Wikiprojects, membership means signing on >> the Wiki page, thus indicating your willing participation and dedication of >> time and energy to pursuing those goals. >> >> The expectation linked to membership is thus focused on your contribution >> to achieving those goals. The goals are set by consensus, and support the >> larger Wikipedia Education Program goals. >> >> Monitoring contributions from the Collab members >> >> In order for the Collab members to learn from each other and from each >> others’ contributions, the following means of sharing the achievements are >> considered: >> >> 1. >> >> Use of Phabricator: This is the main tool to register your >> contributions to the Collab goals. Activities, reports, and any relevant >> contribution to the Collab goals should be represented here. There is a >> dedicated Phabricator project for the Education Collab at >> https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/profile/1479/ >> <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/profile/1479/> >> 2. >> >> Sharing activities and results through additional communication >> channels: >> 1. >> >> Attendance at Collab meetings, while not a requirement, helps the >> Collab as a whole to hear your voice, and helps you benefit from input >> from >> the Collab >> 2. >> >> Sharing to the Collab mailing list is also beneficial, be it to >> share activities, successes, challenges or asking questions to your >> Collab >> colleagues. >> 3. >> >> Other communication channels may emerge, depending on the needs of >> the Collab. Participation in them accelerates the achievements of the >> Collab as a whole. >> >> >> These means of monitoring the Collab’s activities will help the Collab >> assess its value and contributions to the Education Program and the >> Wikimedia Movement. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Let me know what you think! >> >> Best Regards, >> >> Vahid. >> >> >> -- >> Vahid Masrour >> Community Capacity Manager, Wikipedia Education Program >> [email protected] >> https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> education-collab mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education-collab >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > education-collab mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education-collab > > -- Jami Mathewson Educational Partnerships Manager Wiki Education Foundation [email protected] <[email protected]> User:Jami (Wiki Ed) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jami_(Wiki_Ed)> @WikiEducation <https://twitter.com/WikiEducation> wikiedu.org/partnerships/
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