Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom Namibia Edition (ID: 22282647)
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Applicant Details[edit]
- Main Wikimedia username. (required)
Joe Tjiho
- Organization
N/A
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Other
- Describe all relevant roles with the name of the group or organization and description of the role. (required)
I am a member of the Wikimedia Community User Group Namibia
Main Proposal[edit]
- 1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be the Meta-Wiki page title.
Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom Namibia Edition
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
2023-11-01 - 2024-01-31
- 4. Where will this proposal be implemented? (required)
Namibia
- 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)
In Namibia, the teachers are not digitally trained teachers for a 21st-century children. They still use the whiteboard markers and they are not equipped with using OERS to teach and improve their teaching methods and update their teaching resources and materials. They are stucked with the old method of textbooks only without adding online resources. Many teachers do not even know about Wikipedia not to talk of using it to train in their classrooms which is supposed to help build their media and information literacy skills. These teaching methodologies are not in place in Namibia.. Through this program, we aim to create a pilot phase to capacitate a few selected teachers on the importance of OERs which will help improve the media and information literacy skills of the teachers using Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom which is in accordance with the UNESCO framework. This will help teachers and learners to access, analyze, and create information, and help them improve their research skills, reflect on the information they have, and become champions of information verifications. At the end of this program we will create a community of teachers that can use Reading Wikipedia in their Classroom as an important learning resource for their students. The club will be RWIC Club in Namibia.
Through this approach and program, the teachers will receive adequate knowledge and skills on how to multiply the knowledge they gain with their learners.
- 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.
This 3-month program which will be blended. It is online and physical training. We will have three phases of the implementation which are The planning stage: 1st November- 31st of November- We will be sending out letters to all stakeholders notifying them of the date the implementation will commence and we send out a needs assessment form to schools that will be participating in the training, We will do that for two weeks and start selection process of teachers coming for the training We send emails to follow-up with selected teachers and we create Whatsapp platform and we add all teachers and trainers on the platform. We will also create an exco platform and we will have series of trainings for the exco for the trainers with Melissa and Kemi We will create our social media handles and promote the program across all our social media platforms Implementation Stage: November 1st to December 15th- One physical opening ceremony and introductory training Module 1- two online Sessions Module 2- Two online Sessions Module 3- Two online session Online Graduation Ceremony Additionally, it will consist of experts from Namibia and Nigeria, making sure that there is an element of national context as well as inputs and knowledge of the program at a continental level. Through the online training approach, we hope to foster an understanding of how to navigate curriculums online, and how to interact with Wikipedia articles through using them as references, editing them, identifying them, and eventually creating new knowledge.
The in-person sessions will give selected teachers and trainers an opportunity to interact with one another, and understand immediate challenges, which will help in monitoring the progress of the teachers. We found the incorporation of in-person sessions necessary to build networks and create a sense of belonging among the teachers. For this pilot phase we shall select teachers from five different Secondary schools in the capital city, the reason behind this is to make sure that teachers from different schools will bring in their individual and school teaching approaches as well as to become multipliers of these programs in their respective schools. We envision those teachers to lead the change towards the adoption of using Wikipedia as a pedagogical tool in the classrooms in their schools. We are reliant on their motivation to engage the leaders in their schools and networks to understand the importance of the program and convey the necessity of integrating digital mediums of learning in their teaching.
- 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.
We have set up a small team of 4 people that will spearhead the program. The team consist of 2 Certified trainers who will take the lead in the teacher training program, helping both educators and students to develop their vital media and information literacy skills for the 21st century. Martin Hipangwa: Martin Hipangwa is an experienced Wikimedian from Namibia who will be supporting the implementation by ensuring mentoring and training (Volunteer) Kemi Makinde: She will be handling training, she is a certified Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom trainer, and an experienced Wikimedian, and also a trained journalist and Fact-checker. She will be handling training, evaluation, and monitoring of the project and she will be paid Josaphat Tjiho- He is the project lead,a certified Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom trainer, and an experienced trainer on media and information literacy. Username: Joe Tjiho, he will be paid
Martin Shikoha, user:Shikoha Tautiko He is an experienced Wikimedian, who will handle communications and also supporting mentoring. Melissa Guadalupe Huertas from the education team will support the implementation by helping to create the WikiLearn Platform to be used for the training and monitoring the ring the progress of all participants on the platform.
- 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)
As a Media and Information Literacy trainer, I already have schools we work with that have already shown interest in the Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom program. Our target participants are Secondary school teachers from five different schools in Windhoek, Namibia. These are teachers who teach either Integrated performing arts, ICT or other subjects. Before the program, We will provide expression of interest forms to the schools for the teachers to fill in. During the training, we will capture images and videos of the teacher's experience and inputs for our social media as well as for monitoring. Additionally, we will have one-on-one online sessions and mentoring sessions with the teachers during the program to get insights into their experiences and suggestions. Before the onboarding, we will create a WhatsApp group for follow-up, mentoring, and our social media platforms. We will send out a feedback form to understand the knowledge of the teachers and how well they are able to relate to the curriculum and we also do short video interviews to hear the views of the teachers.
- 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.
N/A
- 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 announced on the community meta page even though we are yet to be a Usergroup. And i have involved experienced editors in Namibia Talk: Planning Wikimedia Community User Group Namibia - Meta
- 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 aim to see how the program will work how it will impact the teachers, how it will improve their media and information literacy skills, and how it will help them use Wikipedia as a learning tool in their classrooms., as well as to foster a relationship between Namibian education department and the Wikimedia Education Team and how this joint collaboration can improve the curriculum of teachers using OERs in Namibia
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 25 | Number of teachers signing up for the training. |
| Number of editors | 18 | Number of teachers that will edit Wikipedia and become editors. |
| Number of organizers | 5 | Lead trainer, one co-certified trainer, two Wikimedia volunteers, and one staff from the education team. |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 50 |
| Wikimedia Commons | |
| Wikidata | |
| Wiktionary | |
| Wikisource | |
| Wikimedia Incubator | |
| Translatewiki | |
| MediaWiki | |
| Wikiquote | |
| Wikivoyage | |
| Wikibooks | |
| Wikiversity | |
| Wikinews | |
| Wikispecies | |
| Wikifunctions or Abtsract Wikipedia |
- Optional description for content contributions.
Number of people who edited Wikipedia by adding links and references created their user page using the Reading Wikipedia in the classroom modules.
- 19. Do you have any other project targets in numbers (metrics)? (optional)
Yes
| Main Open Metrics | Description | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Number of teachers who sign up | Number of teachers that sign up for the need assessment form. | 50 |
| Number of teachers to participate in the training | Number of teachers selected for the training. | 25 |
| Graduating Teachers | Number of teachers who finished their modules and graduated. | 18 |
| Number of teachers accepting OER | Number of teachers who now accept the use of OER as an educational tool. | 18 |
| Number of teachers who are Media and Information Literate | Number of teachers who's media and information literacy have been improved. | 18 |
- 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)
We will utilize the WikiLearn platform to monitor the teachers' progress throughout the duration of the program and also use the outreach dashboard to monitor edits and Google forms for evaluation.
Financial proposal[edit]
- 21. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it. (required)
- 22. and 22.1. What is the amount you are requesting for this proposal? Please provide the amount in your local currency. (required)
93158.27 NAD
- 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.
4959.5 USD
- We/I have read the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and Universal Code of Conduct.
Yes
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