User talk:Draymusa

Welcome to Wikipedia: check out the Teahouse!

Hello! Draymusa, you are invited to the Teahouse, a forum on Wikipedia for new editors to ask questions about editing Wikipedia, and get support from peers and experienced editors. Please join us!

I, and the rest of the hosts, would be more than happy to answer any questions you have! SarahStierch (talk) 16:00, 2 September 2012 (UTC)

Online Ambassador?

Hi Professor Musa, my name is Keilana and I'd like to extend another welcome to you! We're glad you're here. I noticed on the course page that you didn't yet have an online ambassador for your courses. If you'd like one, I'd be very interested to help you out. If not - good luck with your classes, and I hope you enjoy contributing! All the best, Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 05:51, 5 September 2012 (UTC)

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We hope you like it here and encourage you to stay after your assignment is finished! Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 11:58, 5 September 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for the welcome!

Thanks Sarah,Keilana, and Pharaoh of the Wizards. I am excited to be involved in the Wikipedia education project.

Keilana, I would be glad to have an online ambassador to work with my classes. Can you tell me more about what that means? Draymusa (talk) 17:14, 5 September 2012 (UTC)

Sure! An Online Ambassador provides online support for a class. So, that would entail helping onwiki with formatting and the like, plus talking to individual students, as well as conducting live help sessions through a medium like IRC. It's just another way for you and your students to get support. Keilana|^{Parlez ici} 22:45, 5 September 2012 (UTC)

WikiWomen's Collaborative

WikiWomen Unite!

Hi Draymusa! Women around the world who edit and contribute to Wikipedia are coming together to celebrate each other's work, support one another, and engage new women to also join in on the empowering experience of shaping the sum of all the world's knowledge - through the WikiWomen's Collaborative. As a WikiWoman, we'd love to have you involved! You can do this by: Liking the WikiWomen's Collaborative on Facebook and share your tips, projects, and connect with other WikiWomen Join the conversation on our Twitter feed Reading and writing for our blog channel We can't wait to have you involved, and feel free to drop by our meta page (under construction) to see how else you can participate! Can't wait to have you involved! SarahStierch (talk) 04:12, 10 October 2012 (UTC)

Your impression of WP assignments for religious studies courses

Greetings. I'm thinking about whether to prepare a WP assignment in one of my religious studies courses next semester (Spring 2014). I'd be curious to know about your experiences. Have you written up any reflections or assessment of your WP efforts with your 2 courses, e.g., how it went with students, support from WP volunteers, interactions with other editors, etc.? Have you been in touch with any other religion profs? Thanks! 19:13, 14 December 2014 (UTC)