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=Introduction and Background= | =Introduction and Background= | ||
http://training.webmakerprototypes.org/img/training-logo.png | http://training.webmakerprototypes.org/img/training-logo.png will help spread Web Literacy by teaching people to teach the web. It's designed to strengthen and expand the community and help people contribute meaningfully to the Webmaker Project. There are [http://training.webmakerprototypes.org online] and [http://training.webmakerprototypes.org/en/host-a-training offline components] to Webmaker Training, and both the digital and real world Training initiatives inform and connect with one another. | ||
[[Webmaker/Training | Check out the Roadmap]] | [[Webmaker/Training | Check out the Roadmap]] | ||
=Conversion points= | ==Conversion points== | ||
An overarching goal of Training is to | An overarching goal of Training is to create '''a safe space''' where people can learn about Webmaker while leveling up their own Web Literacy – that is, to bring new people into the community. Some manage to contribute during training (see below), but especially while Training is in its infancy, the majority of the focus is on converting people from Users to Supporters. The conversion from Supporter to Contributor will improve exponentially as content and community grows. | ||
==Tracking the Conversion== | ==Tracking the Conversion== | ||
Using [ | Using [[Foundation/Metrics/Contributor_Dashboard#Sniff_test the Sniff Test]], we've identified a way to track the progression from User to Supporter that Training enables. This conversion is complete when a Training participant has: | ||
* been involved in '''interaction''' with other members of the community | * been involved in '''interaction''' with other members of the community | ||
* is a real person ('''bot-proof''' and impossible to spam) | * is a real person ('''bot-proof''' and impossible to spam) | ||
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* spent at least '''15 minutes of effort''' | * spent at least '''15 minutes of effort''' | ||
[https://infogr.am/teachtheweb-2014?src=web See more numbers and draw your own conclusions] | |||
'''What we're unable to quantify is how close a person might be to the conversion point.''' Lurkers are important to our community because in order to become a contributor, you must first become a supporter. | |||
=Contribution inside of Training= | =Contribution ''inside'' of Training= | ||
Contribution, as defined by the [[/Contribution | Contribution, as defined by the [[Webmaker/Contribution Engagement Ladder]] and the metric team's [https://adamlofting.github.io/mofo-contributors-dashboard/ Contributor Dashboard], includes | ||
Webmaker Mentors and Super Mentors who have completed the training and 'got the badge'. | Webmaker Mentors and Super Mentors who have completed the training and 'got the badge'. | ||
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In the most recent Training, we saw primed community members making tutorials and teaching kits, giving constructive feedback and answering questions. These community members were already primed to achieved Webmaker Mentor status. | In the most recent Training, we saw primed community members making tutorials and teaching kits, giving constructive feedback and answering questions. These community members were already primed to achieved Webmaker Mentor status. | ||
=Contribution ''to'' Training= | |||
=Contribution to Training= | |||
==What we need== | ==What we need== | ||
We need people to engage and support new participants in [http://training.webmakerprototypes.org Webmaker Training], | We need people to engage and support new participants in [http://training.webmakerprototypes.org Webmaker Training], self-starters who help each other teach and learn open attitudes, online communication skills, as well as digital making skills, teaching skills and more. Part of contribution to Training is simple participation, active contributors are the people who help new users and supporters become contributors. | ||
== | ==How it helps our community== | ||
We | We can learn from each other and the public, while broadcasting our skills and interests to a global community. We will all level up and feel the joy of helping other people level up too. | ||
==Specific opportunities== | ==Specific opportunities== | ||
* Evangelism: | * '''Evangelism''': Share Webmaker Training on social networks, in your local community and elsewhere. Help push the theoretical understandings of Open cultures in academic, political and social circles in an effort to change the way we, culturally, think about teaching and learning in the 21st Century as well as policy and common action. Bring those discussions to our [http://discourse.webmakerprototypes.org Discourse]. | ||
* Writing, designing or developing: | * '''Writing, designing or developing OERs''': We need everything from video-based tutorials to exploratory projects in order to #TeachTheWeb to every type of learner. Make something today! | ||
* Teaching: Run online and offline events that spread open attitudes, digital skills and web literacy and evangelizing. | * '''Developing the Training Platform''': Submit new feature suggestions, build in content, fix bugs. [https://github.com/p2pu/school-of-webmaking We've got tons of issues and are on GitHub]. | ||
* '''Teaching''': [https://training.webmakerprototypes.org/en/host-a-training/ Run online and offline events] that spread open attitudes, digital skills and web literacy and evangelizing. [http://discourse.webmakerprototypes.org/category/live-sessions Tell us about them], and we'll help promote. | |||
* Connecting/Broadcasting/Networking: Share local actions back with the community to inspire and to help Mozilla tell the story of Mozilla, the Open Web and Open Education, build local networks to strengthen local teaching and learning. | * Connecting/Broadcasting/Networking: Share local actions back with the community to inspire and to help Mozilla tell the story of Mozilla, the Open Web and Open Education, build local networks to strengthen local teaching and learning. | ||
=How Webmaker Training supports 2014 goals= | |||
Webmaker Training is relevant in: | Webmaker Training is relevant in: | ||
* [https://wiki.mozilla.org/2014#Invest_in_Sustainability Invest in Sustainability] | * [https://wiki.mozilla.org/2014#Invest_in_Sustainability Invest in Sustainability] | ||