Wikipedia:Education Board/Transition needs

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This page outlines a list of knowledge, functions, and materials that the Working Group has identified as needing to transfer from the current program to the new organization in order to have a successful transition by May 2013:


 * methods to evaluate classes and hold them accountable
 * methods for incentivizing volunteers
 * information about past problems and resolutions with classes, Ambassadors, professors, etc.
 * suggestions for engaging key Wikipedians—both those who support and those who oppose the program
 * history of the Wikipedia Education Program
 * promising practices for organizing conferences, Ambassador trainings, summits, etc.
 * contact lists of professors, Ambassadors, trainers, and other volunteers
 * list of available and relevant online resources
 * list of past classes and participating universities
 * list of key supporters in Academia, Wikipedia, etc.
 * list of funders and potential funders
 * information about ties to academic organizations
 * information about past presentations and conferences
 * building WikiEd Groups, which includes organizing existing participants into the new model
 * needed campus visits
 * outreach to new Ambassadors and professors
 * reconceptualizing online support
 * fundraising
 * legal support for the program and administrative functions
 * liaise with program members and participants
 * continued communication with Wikimedia Foundation