Commons:OpenRefine/Train-the-trainer program 2023-24/Registration form questions

Questions in registration form for OpenRefine-Wikimedia train-the-trainer program 2023-24

About you

Your name ...

Your Wikimedia username ...

Your email address ...

Your organization

Are you employed or affiliated with a Wikimedia organization (e.g. affiliate), a cultural institution, or another organization which would support your participation in an OpenRefine-Commons train-the-trainer program? If so, which organization is this? ...

How would you most accurately describe yourself?

Please choose all that apply:

• I am a Wikimedia volunteer (I edit one or more Wikimedia project(s) in my free time)
• I am an employee or active volunteer (e.g. board member, volunteer) of a Wikimedia affiliate
• I work as a Wikimedian in Residence
• I work with a cultural organization (GLAM) or another type of external organization that partners with Wikimedians
• I am a volunteer developer
• I am paid staff of another Wikimedia organization
• I prefer not to say
• Other:

In which region of the world do you currently mainly work on Wikimedia projects? See Wikimedia grants:Regions for an overview per country.

Please choose only one of the following:

• Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and Central Asia
• East, Southeast Asia, and Pacific (ESEAP)
• Latin America (LATAM) and The Caribbean
• Middle East & North Africa (MENA)
• Northern and Western Europe
• South Asia
• Sub-Saharan Africa
• United States and Canada

In which language(s) do you mainly contribute to Wikimedia projects?

Please choose all that apply:

• English
• Español
• Deutsch
• ⽇本語
• Français
• Pусский
• Italiano
• 汉语
• Português
• Polski
• Nederlands
• عربى
• فارسی
• 한국어
• Bahasa Indonesia
• Svenska
• українська
• Čeština
• עברית
• Tiếng Việt
• I prefer not to say
• Other: ...

Your current experience

In the following questions, we ask you about your current level of experience in various topics related to the course.

Please note that it’s totally OK if you are still inexperienced in some of the topics below! These questions are meant to better prepare the training and to make it suitable for all participants.

How proficient are you with the following Wikimedia tasks and with OpenRefine?

Please choose the appropriate response for each item:

• 0 – I have never done this before
• 1 – I have done this once or twice
• 2 – I do this moderately often but can learn a lot more
• 3 – I do this very often and am quite familiar with this

• Wikimedia Commons: uploading files (with any uploading tool, e.g. also UploadWizard, Pattypan)
• Wikimedia Commons: editing and improving files (for instance improving descriptions, adding categories)
• Wikimedia Commons: adding structured data (with any tool, also manually)
• Wikidata: creating and editing items manually
• Wikidata: creating and editing items in batch (with e.g. QuickStatements and OpenRefine)
• Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects: editing pages / content
• OpenRefine: general use of the tool for data manipulation, cleaning and improvement

Do you have experience in teaching, giving trainings and presentations? If so, how much?

Please choose only one of the following:

• 0 – I have never done this before
• 1 – I have done this once or twice
• 2 – I do this moderately often but can learn a lot more
• 3 – I do this very often and am quite familiar with this

Which of the following software / tools and scripting languages do you already use?

Please choose the appropriate response for each item:

• I don’t know this tool/software
• I know but don’t want to use this
• Beginner level user
• Intermediate level user
• Advanced user

• Spreadsheet software (e.g. LibreOffice Calc, Excel, Google Sheets)
• Pattypan
• QuickStatements
• Scripting and programming languages (e.g. Python, R)
• Library catalogs or collection databases

Please provide one to three links to relevant previous projects (e.g. examples of batch edits or other batch contributions with either Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and/or OpenRefine; and/or trainings and workshops you have given). ...

Your motivation

Why do you want to participate in the OpenRefine-Wikimedia Commons train-the-trainer course? ...

What do you want to learn most in this course? ...

This training program will take 4 to 6 months. It will include regular practical exercises, homework, reading, and meetings. Will you be able to dedicate approximately 4 hours per week to this train-the-trainer program between November 2023 and April 2024?

Please choose only one of the following:

• Yes, I will be able to dedicate an average of 4 hours per week to this course between November 2023 and April 2024.
• No, I will not be able to spend 4 hours per week on this course.
• Other

How do you plan to use the skills you learned after this course has ended? ...

What kind of activities do you intend to do? Which organizations, groups... do you plan to train? Please be as specific as possible. ...

For up to 5 motivated participants of this train-the-trainer program, there is a “backfill” stipend of USD 3,000 per person to compensate for the time you spend on this course. This will be paid by OpenRefine to you (if you are a freelancer) or your employer (for instance, a Wikimedia affiliate or a cultural institution) after you have successfully completed this course. See the course info page for more information about this stipend.

Are you interested in applying for such a USD 3,000 stipend?

Please note: In case of interest from more than five people, there will be a selection process, possibly with brief interviews.

• Yes
• No
• Other

Anything else you want to add?