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Utibe Noah Silas

Utibe Noah Silas

utibensgmail.com

Best way to connect: Via telegram or whatsapp

WUGN-AKWA IBOM NETWORK

Participating as: For my whole organisation or group

Nigeria • Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) region

Preferred times: ()

Languages: English

Main Wikimedia projects: Wikipedia → encyclopedia, Wikimedia Commons → media repository, Wikidata → knowledge database

Areas of interests: Human Rights, Culture, Education

Other peer learning/training initiatives participating in: I facilitated a training of new Editors in our new found WUGN-AKWA IBOM NETWORK

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Skills this profile would like to learn

Organization skills: Building your organisation’s plan and strategy • Proposal writing for funding  • Financial planning and management • Program/project implementation

Learning, evaluation and communications skills: Defining learning and evaluation plans  • Methods and tools for qualitative evaluation • Wikimedia tools to measure quantitative metrics

Interpersonal skills: Processes and tools to manage conflicts • Processes and tools to deal with abuse and harassment control  • Enforcing and evaluating community policies • Skills that are important for managing teams and volunteers

Programatic and tactic skills: Implementing common tactics in the area of culture, heritage and GLAM • Innovations in culture and heritage • Medium size editing events, campaign and contests  • International campaigns and contests

Wiki tech skills: Using Wikisource  • Basic Wikidata  • Wikimedia Incubator and setting up Wikimedia projects in new languages • Wikimedia Tools (PAWS, Quarry, WDQS) for running queries and scripts

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Skills this profile would like to share

Preferred way of sharing: Conduct formal training (develop courses), Accompanying a person or a group for a certain period of time (mentoring)

Organization skills: Leadership growth and sustainability • Staffing / Team management • Capacity to manage effective fundraising campaigns • Managing and maintaining partnerships

Learning, evaluation and communications skills: Documenting knowledge in ways that are easy to communicate with others • Engaging in social media, press, and broadcast media • Building a communications strategy to reach key stakeholders

Interpersonal skills: Skills that are important for managing teams and volunteers  • Cultivate more inclusive and safe environments online and offline  • Processes and tools to promote healthy interactions on wiki

Programatic and tactic skills: Volunteer management and development • Effective training for newcomers/ newcomer experience • Small editing events, campaign and contests  • Leading Advocacy campaigns and strategies

Wiki tech skills: Identifying topics of impact • Software and digital skills

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I'd like to select ""Promoting Media and Information Literacy"" as the skill to learn.

I'd like to learn more about effective strategies and best practices for promoting media and information literacy among students, particularly in the context of educational programs. Specifically:

- How to critically evaluate online sources and identify biases/disinformation - Methods for teaching students to effectively search, analyze, and synthesize information from various media sources - Techniques for promoting critical thinking, skepticism, and media literacy skills in the classroom - Ways to address issues related to misinformation, fake news, and propaganda - Resources and tools for teaching media and information literacy, such as online platforms, educational software, and curriculum guides.

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Interesting stories about applying the skills I want to share.

I'd like to select ""Facilitation Skills On and Offline"" as the skill to share.

One interesting key element I'd like to highlight is the importance of creating an inclusive and engaging environment, both online and offline, to encourage active participation and meaningful discussions.

In a recent online workshop I facilitated, I utilized various facilitation techniques, such as breakout rooms, live polls, and interactive Q&A sessions, to keep participants engaged and motivated. To accommodate different learning styles and needs, I also provided optional captioning and translation services.

The success of this workshop was evident in the high level of participant engagement, with 95% of attendees actively contributing to discussions and providing positive feedback on the facilitation methods used. This experience demonstrated the value of effective facilitation skills in creating a productive and inclusive online environment.