User:SSethi (WMF)/Sandbox/Workshop format
In a regular, small-sized, 2-3 day long workshops for developers new to Wikimedia or university students, here is what we recommend the format to be. Participants get to choose a project and then work on it in a group of 3-5 individuals. The format is as below:
Day 1
edit- Introduction to Wikimedia movement
- Overview of Wikimedia tech & Open Source
- Conduct two small (1-2 hour long) workshops around a newcomer-friendly technical area and project (e.g. Gadgets, MediaWiki APIs, extensions, etc.)
Day 2
edit- REPEAT: Conduct four small (1-2 hour long) workshops around a newcomer-friendly technical area and project (e.g. Bots, Mobile apps, Machine Learning, etc.)
- Participants form teams based on projects or technical areas they are interested in working on
Day 3
edit- Students start working on projects with help from mentors and developers on IRC. The goal is that each participant fixes one bug.
- Conduct tutorials for activities that would help students get started on projects: setting up the development environment, learning how to use Wikimedia collaboration tools such as Phabricator, Gerrit, IRC, etc.
- Skype/ Google hangout calls with 1-2 Wikimedia staff or volunteers to inspire students by sharing their role in the movement and their experience contributing to Wikimedia
Post-workshop follow-up
edit- Participants are offered support to work on projects independently
- Participants (if eligible) are encouraged to apply for Google Summer of Code and Outreachy.