OpenSpeaks/Community language documentation and archiving training/1
This is a workshop series on recording and archiving Adivasi, Tribal and mother tongues and local languages with lesser resources (there is more resource for official languages like Hindi, Tamil, Bangla, Kannada, Gujarati and Telugu). Apply before June 15 if you already record and archive such languages, or want to start. Less experience is okay.
The series has:
- seven online workshops (May–August 2026)
- one in‑person workshop in Kochi, Kerala (7 September 2026)
Steps
[edit]- Check eligibility.
- Apply from link above.
- There will be 2 types of sessions: 7 online sessions from May to August, and an in-person workshop in Kochi, Kerala on 7 September 2026. Select the one you can attend.
- Each online session will last 1 hour. It will happen on Mondays (18 May, 1 June, 15 June, 29 June, 13 July, 27 July and 10 August) at 6 in evening.
Eligibility
[edit]- You record or plan to record Adivasi/Tribal/other mother tongues with lesser resources (preference will be given to native speakers).
- You are a Wikimedian interested in audio‑video documentation of such languages.
If you get selected
[edit]- If attending online, you will attend at least 1 full session.
- If attending in Kochi, you will attend at least 3 full online sessions and in person from 9 AM to 6 PM.
- Online/in-person sessions will be interactive, not lectures. You are required to read and participate actively.
- You will contribute to Wikimedia projects and share some work in a safe and ethical way.
What you will learn
[edit]In audio‑video recording and archiving:
- 18 May: How to plan a community language documentation project.
- 1 Jun: How to handle consent, credit, and payment fairly.
- 15 Jun: How to record clear audio and video in real‑world conditions.
- 29 June: How to manage and back up files safely.
- 13 July: How to edit media for sharing and long‑term use.
- 27 July: How to prepare media and metadata for Wikimedia Commons, Wikidata, Wikipedia, and other Wikimedia projects.
- 10 July: How to share materials with archives, libraries, and communities.
Schedule
[edit]Online workshops
[edit]There are seven online workshops.
Each workshop is 1 hour, on a Monday, at 6 PM India time.
- Dates
- 18 May
- 1 June
- 15 June
- 29 June
- 13 July
- 27 July
- 10 August
Each online session includes:
- short talk or demonstration
- hands‑on exercise (using your own project or sample files)
- discussion and feedback to improve tools and guides
In‑person workshop (Kochi)
[edit]- Date and time
- 7 September, 9 AM – 5 PM India time
- Location
- Kochi, Kerala, India
- In this workshop you will train in detail in a practical environment.
- You will practice with others on recording, metadata, subtitling, and Wikimedia uploads.
- You will test OpenSpeaks tools, framework, and training materials.
Support
[edit]For all selected participants:
- training materials
- practical examples and templates
- free and open‑source software and user guides
- practice files and exercises
- a full curriculum if you want to train others
For selected in‑person participants in Kochi:
- round‑trip travel to Kochi (see application for travel rules)
- one night of shared hotel stay
- food during the workshop day
Details on any trainer or participant remuneration will be added to this page once confirmed.
Outputs
[edit]The series will produce open resources, and we will share them with you:
- a curriculum for community language documentation and archiving, in simple English and ready for translation
- recorded talks and tool demonstrations (online and in‑person sessions)
- documentation for OpenSpeaks tools, including a subtitling tool
- updated guidance for a framework to help plan your documentation and archiving
- a tested text style guide for captioning, subtitling and transcribing
- example workflows from recording to Wikimedia upload and external archives
You will be credited as authors for the materials you create or improve.
Outcome
[edit]- When we finish this series, participants will very well know how to document and archive important things from their community in audio and video.
- They will also know how to contribute some outputs to Wikimedia projects.
- They will have practical knowledge of tools and educational guides for these.
- This workshop model will be clearly written here. Anyone can organise a similar workshop for their own community using this model.
Work-in-progress
[edit]We are working on these:
- fairly compensate for labour and mobile/internet data to all participants
- create video tutorials for trainers, as reading and understanding in text is hard for many
- a detailed plan on how we want to engage with all interested participants after workshop and the support available to them
Resources
[edit]We will use and test resources from the Community language documentation and archiving training, OpenSpeaks on Wikiversity, the Oral History Framework, OpenSpeaks tools (especially Subtitler), and the OpenSpeaks Text Style Guide.
Volunteers
[edit]Sign up below by adding # --~~~~ (Your Language) below to volunteer. Volunteering roles include: a) coordinating online/offline sessions, b) translating materials, and c) interpreting live sessions.
- --Ganesh Adimalupu (talk) 14:10, 16 May 2026 (UTC) (Telugu) - Ganesh Adimalupu: Interested in coordinating online/offline sessions.
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