L4C Bounty application for facilitators
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Background
The bounty for a L4C facilitator is USD800
Person specification
We are looking for prospective facilitators to assist in presenting in-country, face-to-face workshops as well as online workshops for the Learning4Content project. A L4C workshop facilitator must:
- have mastered the wiki skills required to teach and support learners in attaining the requirements specified in the L4C Learning Contract, (i.e. the level of Wikibuddy);
- be knowledgeable about the WikiEducator community project including our:
- core values;
- vision and strategy (see also our logic model),
- purpose;
- history of the project.
- have prior experience in facilitating training workshops - and shown a willingness to followup with participants
- be a team player and collaborator.
Requirements for submitting an expression of interest
| Please note that we no longer have external grant funding to support facilitator bounties and the L4C initiative continues as a volunteer initiative. The bounty contest rules remain on this page for historical reasons. |
A prospective L4C facilitator must:
- Complete their user page in WikiEducator demonstrating that they have mastered all the skills required to teach Newbies up to the level of Wikibuddy in our skills typology.
- Compile a 2 page resume and upload this as a file linked from their respective user page providing:
- Contact details
- Country of residence
- Citizenship
- Current position
- Educational qualifications
- Summary of work experience / career history
- Details of facilitation and/or teaching experience
- Evidence of Mediawiki editing skills, for example links to pages created in WikiEducator or other Mediawiki sites.
- Short paragraph motivating why you are submitting an expression of interest for the L4C initiative.
- For prospective face-to-face workshop facilitators:
- A signed letter in pdf format from a senior manager from the host institution confirming access to a computer laboratory for a 2 to 3 day workshop for at least 15 WikiEducators who wish to receive free training in wiki skills. This letter must be uploaded WikiEducator with a link from the applicant's user page.
- A brief description of the participants the facilitator aims to recruit for the workshop.
- In the case of a prospective online workshop facilitator:
- Evidence of co-facilitating a WikiEducator online workshop or similar workshop in teaching Mediawiki editing skills.
- Applicants must comply with the bounty contest rules
Submitting an expression of interest
After completing the requirements listed above, prospective facilitators should submit their expression of interest by posting a message on the expression of interest thread for this bounty. Remember to indicate whether you are applying for an online or face-to-face workshop. Naturally we will would welcome expressions of interest to help us with both face-to-face and online workshops.
Notification of acceptance
The OER Foundation will contact you via email and a response on the relevant talk page notifying you of a successful application for this bounty. You will be required to sign a contract with the OER Foundation before commencing with a L4C workshop in order to qualify for the bounty.
