Online WikiSchool of Rustam Nuryev

The Online WikiSchool of Rustam Nuryev (Онлайн ВикиШкола Рустама Нурыева) is a volunteer-run educational project and center for promoting the international Wikimedia volunteer movement. According to its Meta-Wiki page, it provides non-licensed information and educational services free of charge, conducting lectures, master classes, seminars, round tables, and conferences in an online format. Its stated purpose is to attract new volunteers, retain existing ones, teach beginners the skills of editing an online encyclopedia, and improve the competencies of editors of Wikipedia and related Wikimedia projects. The school's tasks include organizing an environment for communication and creative development of volunteers, attracting new participants to Wikimedia projects, running introductory courses for beginners and advanced courses for experienced contributors, engaging mentors to teach newcomers, training and preparing coordinators for volunteer activity, developing course programs and teaching materials, and popularizing the Wikimedia volunteer movement in media and social networks. Funding comes from charitable donations from individuals and legal entities, as well as federal and republican grants. In 2021, the Online WikiSchool operated with a grant from the Head of the Republic of Bashkortostan, supported by the Fund for the Promotion of Civil Society of the Republic of Bashkortostan (FSGO RB). The school offers a structured program with sections for the wiki school itself, mentors, schedule, course programs, educational materials, colleague resources, a project forum, media and blogger coverage, and project help. In the 2021–2022 academic year, the school changed its learning format after analyzing the previous year's results, when classes were held in the evening twice a week and were found inconvenient for some learners. The project is associated with the name of Rustam Nuryev and is documented on Wikimedia Meta-Wiki and Wikidata.

The Online WikiSchool of Rustam Nuryev is documented on Wikimedia Meta-Wiki as a center for promoting the international Wikimedia volunteer movement. It was organized to provide non-licensed information and educational services free of charge, with activities including lectures, master classes, seminars, round tables, and conferences conducted online. The project's stated goals are to attract new volunteers, retain existing ones, teach beginners how to edit an online encyclopedia, and improve the skills of editors of Wikipedia and related Wikimedia projects. Funding for the school comes from charitable assistance from individuals and legal entities, as well as federal and republican grants. In 2021, the Online WikiSchool operated with a grant from the Head of the Republic of Bashkortostan, supported by the Fund for the Promotion of Civil Society of the Republic of Bashkortostan (FSGO RB). This indicates a base in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. The school's tasks include organizing a space for volunteer communication and creative development, attracting new participants to Wikimedia projects, conducting introductory courses for beginners and advanced courses for experienced contributors, engaging mentors to teach newcomers, training and preparing coordinators for volunteer activity, developing course programs and teaching materials, and popularizing the Wikimedia volunteer movement in media and social networks. In the 2021–2022 academic year, the school changed its learning format. After analyzing the results of the previous academic year, when classes were held in the evening twice a week and were found inconvenient for some prospective learners, the school decided to adjust its schedule and format. The Meta-Wiki page includes sections for the wiki school, mentors, schedule, course programs, educational materials, colleague resources, a project forum, media and blogger coverage, and project help. The project is associated with Rustam Nuryev and has a Wikidata item (Q104672173).

• In 2021, the Online WikiSchool operated with a grant from the Head of the Republic of Bashkortostan, supported by the Fund for the Promotion of Civil Society of the Republic of Bashkortostan (FSGO RB).

• In the 2021–2022 academic year, the school changed its learning format after finding the previous evening twice-a-week schedule inconvenient for some learners.

A free, volunteer-driven online educational center for Wikimedia project contributors, funded by grants and donations.

• Beginner courses for new Wikipedia editors

• Advanced courses for experienced editors

• Mentorship programs

• Coordinator training for volunteer activity

• Teaching materials

1. 1Онлайн ВикиШкола Рустама Нурыева - Meta-Wikimeta.wikimedia.org
2. 2Онлайн ВикиШкола Рустама Нурыева - Meta-Wiki (history)meta.wikimedia.org
3. 3Meta:About - Meta-Wikimeta.wikimedia.org
4. 4Wikidata item Q104672173wikidata.org
5. 5Онлайн ВикиШкола Рустама Нурыева - Meta-Wikimeta.wikimedia.org