FLOSS4Edu Pacific Workshop/WikiAmbassadors Group2

Advantages

• help build and promote the community;
• you are part of a community of Ambassadors;
• personal development;
• looks good on your CV;
• networking with other groups, countries, projects;
• sets a standard of 'quality' as part of wider community and contributors;

Disadvantages

• time consuming for Ambassador;
• conflicts of interest;
• if community dies ... then you've wasted your time;
• pressure to contribute;
• requires a commitment from Ambassador (sustainability);
• open to criticism, personal attacks;
• have to have a computer/internet to be able to contribute;
• may require 'support' from admininstrators, etc.

How should we recruit and support WikiAmbassadors?

Recruitment:

• from regional workshops;
• from within WikiEducator itself, significant contributors;
• promotional materials; (see: WikiEducator Brochure)
• secondment

Support:

• network the Ambassadors;
• mentoring program; (like Wikiversity)
• secondment;
• recognition for contributions; (possibly as part of performance indicators)

Ideas for things WikiAmbassadors can do in your country

• reporting on local or regional network/internet infrastructure(s);
• reviewing quality of materials on WikiEducator;
• ensuring that resources are appropriate, usable for countries;
• develop action plans for acquiring local support;
• hold workshops in the various countries to support the participants of this workshop.
• keep everything as simple as possible to make it user friendly.

See also: Group 1