Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Extension of Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom to 40 Secondary School Teachers in Abuja (ID: 22583131)
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Applicant Details[edit]
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Clement Dike
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Main Proposal[edit]
- 1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be the Meta-Wiki page title.
Extension of Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom to 40 Secondary School Teachers in Abuja
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
2024-06-01 - 2024-07-01
- 4. Where will this proposal be implemented? (required)
Nigeria
- 5. Are your activities part of a Wikimedia movement campaign, project, or event? If so, please select the relevant project or campaign. (required)
Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom
- 6. What is the change you are trying to bring? What are the main challenges or problems you are trying to solve? Describe this change or challenges, as well as main approaches to achieve it. (required)
For many years in Nigeria, the four level system of Education - Creach, Basic, Secondary and Tertiary Education has alwa/ys been based on books, chalkboard, Lectures, in-person activities that were carried out in a formal setting (Classrooms, Libraries, Halls, etc). With the advent of technology which revolutionised and improved service delivery in different sectors including education, the system of teaching and learning requires substantial change by the introduction of various aspects of digital learning and personalising education. This explains the United Nations 2030 agenda which proposed an innovative and creative educational system. To take advantage of the evolving realities, the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Education adjusted Nigerian educational policies prioritising MIL and ICTs as key 21st-century skills which includes developing competency in critical thinking, effective communication, collaboration and creativity. However, the policy and its implementation did not emphasise the need for Open Education Resources (OER) as a vital tool to achieve the required goal. It seems not to recognise the importance of media and information literacy; understanding how information is accessed; and how students can use information accessed in order to guard against misinformation and fake news. This poses significant challenges for both students and teachers. There is therefore the need for dedicated effort to fill this gap in Nigerian policy implementation. The reading Wikipedia in the classroom programme is most fitting to provide this support. It is proposed to conduct the reading Wikipedia in the classroom project in Abuja Nigeria. This project is proposed to train 40 Nigerian secondary school teachers. In this project, we will be adopting the UNESCO Media and Information Literacy Framework to empower these teachers to successfully acquire the knowledge, attitude and skills on how to access, interpret, organise and use information effectively using Wikipedia and other sister projects as a tool. Furthermore, the program will also help the teachers minimise costs associated with the regular purchasing of teaching aids, loss of and preservation of teaching materials. They will be able to mentor, guide, or coach students on how to identify fake and misinformation online. It will equally boost teaching and learning During our pilot phase of this training in FCT Abuja, from our evaluation, we observed that many teachers do not know about Wikipedia, they do not know how to research content, create, adapt, and differentiate between reliable sources from sources that are not reliable and they also do not know that they can use Wikipedia as an educational resource and it is also a repository of information. Unfortunately, these findings cut across many secondary schools in FCT Abuja. With this training, we are building a community of teachers who are digitally savvy, while improving their media and information Literacy skills and this in turn will help their writing skills, critical thinking, and research skills. The training will also help students who are trained by the teachers to improve their research skills, analytic skills, and writing skills. The Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom Abuja was officially launched last year 2023 in a pilot phase, where we trained 52 secondary school teachers in selected schools in Abuja.
here is the link to our project report https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FINAL_REPORT_2023_RWIC_IN_ABUJA.pdfThe last training for the teachers in Abuja has ushered us to creating a Reading Wikipedia in the classroom teachers group in our whatsap platform. We now have 52 teachers out of the 75 who joined the RWIC program. Here is the link to the meta page on our first pilot project in Abuja, Nigeria in 2023. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Reading_Wikipedia_in_the_Classroom_in_FCT-Abuja_Nigeria We have been having series of Wikipedia training for teachers to further improve their digital skills. Some of the teachers have started using Wikipedia in their classrooms and as an educational resource. By extending the training to more schools, we be training more teachers, expanding our community and users of Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom Additionally, by going through this program, teachers will be taking part in professional development and they will be integrated into The Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom Club. The teachers will also better understand the OERs and how to use OERs to develop lesson plans for their students and upgrade their teaching methodology to a more digitally inclined method. The use of Wikipedia also brings fun and collaboration into learning.
- 7. What are the planned activities? (required) Please provide a list of main activities. You can also add a link to the public page for your project where details about your project can be found. Alternatively, you can upload a timeline document. When the activities include partnerships, include details about your partners and planned partnerships.
The planning of the project will run for three months and it will be in phases. It is a blended implementation, both physical and online training.
Planning: 1st- 31st of April, 2024
Implementation: 1st June to 30th June 2024 Evaluation: 1st July to 30th July 2024
The Planning stage: We will send out the needs assessment form accross all our social media handles and to as many schools as possible to announce the second round of the program in Abuja and its environs that WMF will be organizing the Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom Program for secondary school teachers and invite teachers to fill out the online needs assessment form. We will pick 50 applicants from the needs assessment. From the application forms, we will select the best 50 teachers ensuring they have the requisite for the training, like a Laptop, an Android phone, or a tablet. We will also send out letters to all our stakeholders and partners informing them of the second round of the training. Our stakeholders are UNESCO Asp.net, Teachers Registration Council, Ministry of Education, FCT board of secondary education and The National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS).
A WhatsApp platform will be created after teachers have been selected and all participants will be encouraged to join the platform, to create a Wikipedia account.
Implementation stage
We will have 3 physical training sessions and six online sessions. (The six online sessions will be the office hours)
We will commence with an online onboarding session for the teachers The opening ceremony is where we will invite all stakeholders involved with the training. The training is broken down into three modules: 1. Accessing information 2. Evaluating information 3. Creating information. These three modules will help teachers to navigate and dive deeper into the use of Wikipedia as an educational resource. We will have in-person training for the three modules and the final session will be the graduation ceremony which will be online like we did in the first round. This will help us invite many stakeholders to join the ceremony, both from the education team in the foundation. There will be a mid-evaluation report in June, to evaluate the training the impact on the teachers and how easy it was to navigate the Wikilearn platform We will have online office hours, for assessment of the modules and training on how to assess the Wikilearn platform where modules are uploaded, We will have revision classes online and support to ensure, teachers complete their modules and write and submit their lesson plans. Assignments will also be assigned to teachers as a compulsory pre-requisite for graduation All assignments are assessed and marked by the Wiki Education team headed by Mellissa Guadalupe. Only teachers who complete their modules and write their lesson plans will have the opportunity to graduate. Successful teachers will be issued certificates by the education team. We create a WhatsApp platform for mentoring and follow-up during the planning and selection stage. After the graduation, all interested teachers join the RWIC Club for further digital training skills.
Evaluation stage: We send a post-training assessment form for all participants to know how impactful the training was and to do a proper assessment and evaluation of the project.
- 8. Describe your team. Please provide their roles, Wikimedia Usernames and other details. (required) Include more details of the team, including their roles, usernames, Wikimedia group, and whether they are salaried, volunteers, consultants/contractors, etc. Team members involved in the grant application need to be aware of their involvement in the project.
I will be working with one of my colleague , Mrs. Kemi Makinde who has lead two implementation in lagos state, Mrs. Kemi Makinde is a certified Wikipedia in the Class room trainer and the experienced Wikipedia Mrs. Kemi Makinde (online facilitator on the wikilearn platform) User: semmy1960) In this extension program she will be a facilitator. Rhoda James, User: James Rhoda. is an experienced Wikimedian who was a lead facilitator in the Reading Wikipedia in the Class Room Kwara State. In this extension program she will be a facilitator. Clement Dike: User: Clement Dike ( The project lead ) is a certified Reading Wikipedia Trainer , he was part of the first ever collaboration team that led the first pilot program in Abuja, he is an experienced Wikipedian. https://leadership.ng/wikipedia-to-bridge-digital-gap-between-teachers-students/
Melissa Guadalupe Huertas from the education team will support the implementation by monitoring the EDX platform we are using and giving advise where necessary for a successful implementation.
- 9. Who are the target participants and from which community? How will you engage participants before and during the activities? How will you follow up with participants after the activities? (required)
Our target audience is teachers’ from Junior and Senior Secondary School Teachers from selected secondary schools in FCT Abuja. Before we kick start the program, we have spoken to schools in FCT Abuja about the program, we will send the needs assessment form so that the teachers can fill them . Our communication specialist will gather their data for effective communication during the period of the program and this information gathered can help us know the needs of the participants.. We will also use our social media handles, emails, and WhatsApp to reach out. We will have outreach engagement with stakeholders,. We will create a WhatsApp platform for engagement and mentoring. We are bringing onboard past teachers to join the team on the new WhatsApp platform before they are fully integrated into the RWIC Club Platform. The past teachers who graduated from the first pilot program will help to mentor,encourage, and motivate the participants. Their Wikipedia story will also go a long way to help engage the teachers. Our post-training feedback system will help us to engage with the teachers after the program and the integration of participants into the RWIC Club will help build a community of teachers who have improved their media and information literacy skills and they also believe in the use of OERs as an educational resource.
- 10. Does your project involve work with children or youth? (required)
No
- 10.1. Please provide a link to your Youth Safety Policy. (required) If the proposal indicates direct contact with children or youth, you are required to outline compliance with international and local laws for working with children and youth, and provide a youth safety policy aligned with these laws. Read more here.
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- 11. How did you discuss the idea of your project with your community members and/or any relevant groups? Please describe steps taken and provide links to any on-wiki community discussion(s) about the proposal. (required) You need to inform the community and/or group, discuss the project with them, and involve them in planning this proposal. You also need to align the activities with other projects happening in the planned area of implementation to ensure collaboration within the community.
I have informed and discussed with members of the Wikimedia User group Nigerian. I will be working in partnership with Wikipedia Nigeria User, I have reached out to them for experience Wikipedian work as volunteers and we have announced to all certified Reading Wikipedia In the Class Room trainers in our Telegram and whatsap group for any technical support
In addition, I have informed Wikipedian based in Abuja to work with us for the successful implementation of the project.
- 12. Does your proposal aim to work to bridge any of the content knowledge gaps (Knowledge Inequity)? Select one option that most apply to your work. (required)
Geography
- 13. Does your proposal include any of these areas or thematic focus? Select one option that most applies to your work. (required)
Education
- 14. Will your work focus on involving participants from any underrepresented communities? Select one option that most apply to your work. (required)
Age (diversity of age groups)
- 15. In what ways do you think your proposal most contributes to the Movement Strategy 2030 recommendations. Select one that most applies. (required)
Innovate in Free Knowledge
Learning and metrics[edit]
- 17. What do you hope to learn from your work in this project or proposal? (required)
We will find out whether participants agree that Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom is truly a tool for learning and as an open educational resources should be used in the classroom, We will also want to know their impression of the modules, quality of training material, timing etc. We need to know if it has improved their media and information literacy skills which is how to access reliable information online and if it has helped their critical thinking and improve their research skills. Do they understand and see the importance of Wikipedia as a learning resource? How well are their students using and navigating Wikipedia? Do teachers and students understand the concept of Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom? We want to evaluate whether Wikipedia as OER can improve the capacity of teachers in Media and Information Literacy skills and empower them with the tools to navigate the digital landscape effectively. Secondly, if Wikipedia as an OER can help teachers foster a culture of lifelong learning, does Wikipedia equips teachers with professional life skills that will not only serve them in the classroom but throughout their lives. We design evaluation questions using pre-test and post-test to evaluate their learning outcome
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 50 | Participants include teachers, resource persons, and school and Education Authorities |
| Number of editors | 40 | all teachers that will participate in the training will carry out minor edits or upload images through Wikicomons |
| Number of organizers | 10 | Project lead, 3 Facilitators,volunteers, communication expect and Data Analyst, and 3 certified teachers from the pilot program |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 40 |
| Wikimedia Commons | 40 |
| Wikidata | |
| Wiktionary | |
| Wikisource | |
| Wikimedia Incubator | |
| Translatewiki | |
| MediaWiki | |
| Wikiquote | |
| Wikivoyage | |
| Wikibooks | |
| Wikiversity | |
| Wikinews | |
| Wikispecies | |
| Wikifunctions or Abstract Wikipedia |
- Optional description for content contributions.
N/A
- 19. Do you have any other project targets in numbers (metrics)? (optional)
No
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- 20. What tools would you use to measure each metrics? Please refer to the guide for a list of tools. You can also write that you are not sure and need support. (required)
I will use the outreach dashboard and the Wikilearn platform to monitor our progress and work carried out.
Financial proposal[edit]
- 21. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it. (required)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1igW9a17VM5CfLEFEKhJWblN_Te_Yr5b5citdMEdQxdY/edit?usp=sharing
- 22. and 22.1. What is the amount you are requesting for this proposal? Please provide the amount in your local currency. (required)
6791120 NGN
- 22.2. Convert the amount requested into USD using the Oanda converter. This is done only to help you assess the USD equivalent of the requested amount. Your request should be between 500 - 5,000 USD.
4850.88 USD
- We/I have read the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and Universal Code of Conduct.
Yes
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