Tag: training
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Wiki Advocates Philippines UG Learnings from Wikimania 2025
This year’s Wikimania in Nairobi is another success, looking at the number of participants who have attended both in-person and online and the variety of presentations from different communities. Although we may not have been able to be present in person and meet some of our old-time friends or mingle with new participants, our virtual…
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Empowering High School Students with Digital Wellbeing Essentials
In today’s digital age, high school students are increasingly exposed to the online world, where they face numerous challenges and opportunities. As technology continues to shape their lives, it’s essential to equip them with the knowledge and skills to navigate the digital landscape safely and responsibly. Access to digital content is only one click away…
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Wikidata 12th Birthday Celebration in the Philippines
The Wiki Advocates Philippines User Group has joined the global community of Wikidata editors in celebrating its 12th birthday from October 26, 2024 to November 3, 2024. A 5-day event was conducted in the learning hub, including Wikidata editing sessions, basic training for newbies, exploring possibilities of lexemes, and fun interactive games. This celebration was made possible with Wikimedia Deutschland’s support for…
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ESEAP Conference 2024 Experience
This should have been my second time attending the ESEAP conference if not for the circumstances when I was about to board a plane for Australia in 2023. That event may have devastated me at first. Still, after a year of working again with my affiliate and with some of my regular functions as one…
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Central Bikol Wiktionary through the years
The Central Bikol Wiktionary celebrated its third birthday on January 13, 2024! Narrating the story of the Central Bikol Wiktionary is the same as with any language request on Wikimedia Incubator: requesting the project, developing it, until such time it’s ready to be hatched. But the highlight of this story would be during its 13th year. It’s…
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WikiDunong: EduWiki Initiatives in the Philippines Project
by Imelda R. Brazal and Anthony B. Diaz The Wiki Advocates Philippines User Group is a community of Filipino volunteer Wikimedians advocating free knowledge through the different Wikimedia projects, promoting the use of these Wikiprojects in education, and promoting equal gender representation. We empower communities through project development, supporting global human rights advocacy, and hosting campaigns promoting the open knowledge…
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Using Wikipedia and Bridging the Gender Gap: In-Service training for Teachers in Philippines
The Department of Education of the Philippines has held its week-long In-service training for the teachers. Tinago National High School, a secondary school in Naga City, has expressed interest in incorporating the Wikimedia Projects, particularly Wikipedia, into its teaching. The short training was held in the school on March 17, 2021, largely through the efforts…
