2023:Learning clinics
16–19 August 2023, Singapore and Online
Diversity. Collaboration. Future.
Learning Clinics
Let's Connect and Leadership Development Working Group are pleased to announce a selection of Learning Clinics for Wikimania 2023. You can register for 1, 2 or and all of these Clinics here on the button below by the 15th of August! If there are spaces left you can also arrive before the Clinic starts to register on the day.
When will they happen?
16th of August from 10.00 to 16.30 (Singapore time)
Where?
Room 324
The workshops would be based on hands-on exercises for people to learn some basic skills with a practical application and learning from peer examples and discussions.
Learning Clinic 1: Networking for introverts - how to make the most of this conference 10-11am (SGT)
Learning Outcomes:
Simple strategies and techniques to overcome introversion and build effective networks.
Opportunities for participants to practice networking skills in a supportive environment.
They will learn simple questions to connect with others.
Facilitators:
Nitesh Gill and Chinmayee Mishra
Support:
Beverly Jiang
Learning Clinic 2: Communication skills for collaborative leadership 11.15 am-1:15pm (SGT)
Learning outcomes:
Participants will be more aware and be able to practice some communication skills that can support collaborative leadership and mitigate conflict or transform it in a positive way.
Main facilitator:
Jan-Bart de Vreede, Chair, Wikimedia Nederland
Co-facilitator:
Nada Alfarra (Nada kareem22), Chinmayee Mishra, and Beverly Jiang
Learning Clinic 3: How not to lose a volunteer after the first edit: volunteer retention strategies 2.15-4.30pm (SGT)
Learning outcomes:
- Participants will be able to apply an effective volunteer retention strategy: matching new contributors with relevant Wikimedia activities.
- Participants will be able to articulate the interests, motivations and capacities of new contributors.
- Participants will be able to identify the necessary onboarding for new contributors.
Main facilitator:
Asaf Bartov
Support:
Anthony Diaz and Beverly Jiang
Please note that these three Clinics will be more useful for Wikimedians engaging in "organised work". That is, for Wikimedians that are part of a group or affiliate (either as volunteers or staff) that play the role of organising Movement activities (such as training, implementing education, or glam programs, partnerships, campaigns, etc) to bring more content and contributors to Wikimedia projects. This is different from Wikimedians that are more focused on their individual contributing work on-Wiki. Newcomer organisers, be they individuals or those that are part of emerging groups are very welcome.
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