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Sancastiza 8:05 am on September 26, 2023
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Training Team Meeting Recap – 19th September 2023

This meeting followed https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/issues/1868. You can see conversations from the meeting in this Slack Log. (If you don’t have a SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. account, you can set one up.)

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Introductions and Welcome

There were 20 attendees: @webtechpooja, @kafleg, @nayanchamp7, @utsav72640, @jominney, @sumitsingh, @sierratr (async), @courtneypk (async), @yuli-yang, @ethicaladitya, @psykro, @bsanevans, @nayanchamp7, @digitalchild, @benjir, @piyopiyofox, @jominney, @jdy68, @onealtr, @arasae(async), @west7(async), @iqbalpb.

We’ve had several new people join the channel recently. Let’s get introduced to 7 new people here:

@aneirfan @Mohammad Elias Hossain @lensacc @bianquijulian @Josué Augusto Estrada López @patriciabt @Sandee

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September 19 – @sancastiza

September 26 – @benjirahmed

October 3   – @sancastiza

October 10 – @sumitsingh

Thank you for taking notes this week @sancastiza

Looking for feedback

Looking for volunteers

  • We’re looking for volunteers to author the October edition of the Learn WordPress newsletter. (See the Learn WordPress Newsletter – September 2023 to see how its structured)
  • Abha is looking for volunteers to help present Learn WordPress for a Portsmouth MeetupMeetup All local/regional gatherings that are officially a part of the WordPress world but are not WordCamps are organized through https://www.meetup.com/. A meetup is typically a chance for local WordPress users to get together and share new ideas and seek help from one another. Searching for ‘WordPress’ on meetup.com will help you find options in your area. in November.

-​​ The actual presentation and Q&A is going to be hosted at 18:00 UTC / 19:00 BST on November 22, 2023. But Abha is looking for people to help prepare for this event beforehand, and also turn it into a resource anyone else can take and use at their local meetups.

– Abha is looking for volunteers to help:

  • Prepare a presentation beforehand
  • Contribute to the presentation and Q&A on the day
  • Edit the recording afterwards and updating documentation.

– If you’re interested, please let @abhanonstopnewsuk know directly.

Almost exactly a year ago, @bsanevans published this post: Become an Online Workshop Facilitator or Tutorial Presenter Today! And the call for help is still relevant today. If you haven’t read that post before, please take a look :libro:

Also, he ran an Online Workshop just last week about how anyone can apply to become a facilitator or co-host. Come checkout the recording here: https://make.wordpress.org/training/handbook/online-workshops/

Updates from last week’s dev-squad triage session

@Jonathan got stuck into something else and completely missed running the dev-squad triage last week. However, there were only 2 open untriaged bugs, so he quickly triaged them later in that day

Fixed and closed Bug report – Broken Link in Handbook #1861

Triaged Feature request – add link to feedback page on every content #1860

Other News

Open requests for review

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We’re also looking for translation reviewers who speak Indonesian, Khmer, or Bengali: https://github.com/orgs/WordPress/projects/104/views/10 

Thank @piyopiyofox for your wonderful suggestion that we can seek help from the community for translation.

Project Updates

@piyopiyofox said : @adamwood conducted a MetaMeta Meta is a term that refers to the inside workings of a group. For us, this is the team that works on internal WordPress sites like WordCamp Central and Make WordPress. fields audit, and the project team is currently reviewing the data. @jominney and she are finalizing initial work on an information architecture proposal, which they plan to present to the team this week. They are slightly behind schedule for the Planning phase, but they have gained valuable insights into the Learn sitemap and indexing that will benefit the team. 

@jominney audited our current site structure/sitemap and identified areas for improvement. We want to ensure we capture all our findings.

And also thank you @west7 for sharing the project’s planned schedule.

  • Incorporate feedback – 27 September
  • Publish learning pathways – 3 October
  • Content audit + what do we have in place – 17 October
  • Estimations: how long will it take to create these pathways? – 20 October

Next steps for GitHub updates

  • We’re facing a slight delay in the project schedule for the upcoming to-do items. Currently, we’re working on the following:

1. We’ve brainstormed ways to decrease the number of GitHubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged be the repository owner. https://github.com/ issue templates, aiming to reduce the 9 templates to 5. A formal proposal will be presented to the team by September 22nd.

2. @jominney will export the current list of GitHub labels into a spreadsheet, which will be shared with the team for input. Our objective is to gain a clear understanding of the current usage of each label and, ultimately, reduce the number of labels while creating documentation on their appropriate usage.

Open Discussions

@Jonathan brought up these two topics.

An additional agenda item, Sensei Pro, which we have a license key for and use on Learn WordPress, has had a few updates since we last updated it on Learn, so it might be a good time to create a new PR to merge the latest updates.

Additionally, it might be a good idea to somehow set a quarterly reminder to check on the Sensei Pro version and wrangle a Learn WordPress update.

And he said : “I’m ready to submit the PR for merging. I want to talk about two things:

  1. How can we set a quarterly reminder for the team to check on this?
  2. How should we handle this if I’m not available for updates?

I think it might be suitable for @faculty-admin to take ownership of this, but I’m not certain.

I just want to initiate a discussion. We could also consider assigning it to @faculty-dev-squad, but that would broaden the dev-squad’s scope.”

@jominney she mentioned that @piyopiyofox, @adamwood, and she had been discussing Sensei usage as part of the pathways project with @burtrw . She wondered if he could provide additional guidance on this matter and emphasized the importance of keeping it up to date with the latest version, especially given the significant changes they planned to implement that relied on it heavily.

@piyopiyofox also asked: ¨Is there a friction point for auto-updating Sensei?¨ and @Jonathan replied: ¨So far we’ve not had any issues, but no developer I know is going to auto-update a pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party without doing some testing first. Additionally, because it’s the Pro extension, we don’t have the option, as far as I know, of auto-updating it; it needs to be a PR. Unless we build some auto-updating mechanism for the Pro plugin.¨

You can see all meetings scheduled on this meeting calendar. If you are new to the Training Team, then come walk through our onboarding program to get to know the team and how we work. And if you have questions, feel free to reach out in the #training Slack channel at any time.

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Destiny Kanno 5:07 am on September 26, 2023  

Looking for Feedback: Learn Website Information Architecture

@jominney has done some great work in helping to visualize what a reorganization of the Learn WordPress website’s information architecture (IA) could look like for the Learning Pathways project. We’d love to receive more feedback from Training Team members on proposed changes to the site IA, and ask folks to review and share feedback on this post on what has been drafted.

Here is also a link to the Miro board where folks can also directly comment and leave their feedback.

Here’s some questions for folks to consider when providing feedback

  • What other content filters should we have?
  • What content type we should use for individual Learning Pathways? Should we use TaxonomyTaxonomy A taxonomy is a way to group things together. In WordPress, some common taxonomies are category, link, tag, or post format. https://codex.wordpress.org/Taxonomies#Default_Taxonomies. (giving it is being used for ‘grouping’ content that is of various post types – each pathway would be a ‘term’) or a custom post typeCustom Post Type WordPress can hold and display many different types of content. A single item of such a content is generally called a post, although post is also a specific post type. Custom Post Types gives your site the ability to have templated posts, to simplify the concept. (with relationship fields to connect the courses/lessons that make up the pathway)?

Current Sitemap

Proposed new sitemap

Proposed content filters

Milana Cap 2:08 pm on September 25, 2023
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Abha Thakor 12:32 am on September 23, 2023
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Julia Golomb 8:52 pm on September 21, 2023
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Courtney Robertson 5:53 pm on September 21, 2023
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Benjamin Evans 6:06 am on September 21, 2023
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Proposal: Updating the Contributor Ladder to a five-path model

Last year, the Training Team identified a need to clarify the contributor roles in the team. This post first outlines what improvements have been made over the last 12 months. It then proposes updating the team’s Contributor Ladder handbook page from a linear ladder to a five-path ladder, matching the team’s onboarding and faculty program structures.

Achievements from the last 12 months

Last year, the Training Team identified multiple needs in regards to the team roles. These were summarized in [Discussion] Reimagining the Training Team contributor roles. Many processes have since been implemented in response to these needs, and the team is seeing not just more contributors, but more engagement from contributors, too! Let’s take a moment to celebrate these wins!

Identified NeedImplemented Process
Easing the onboarding process for newcomers and beginners.A structured onboarding program was launched, with an additional Guide Program that new contributors can also sign up for.
Having a few folks who can focus on sorting GitHubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged be the repository owner. https://github.com/ issues consistently would be beneficial.– Weekly dev-squad triage sessions are now being conducted to triage web development issues.
– The content feedback validation and topic vetting processes were revised so that anyone can get involved, regardless of GitHub access.
– Translation Coordinators have been onboarded to triage content localization issues.
Increasing membership in the copy editor, reviewer, and auditor roles.Clarified guidelines for reviewing content has lowered the barrier for people to get involved with content reviews.
Assign a point of contact for new contributors to reach out to in each role.The use of SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. groups has made it easier for new contributors to reach out to all faculty members in a specific area of expertise at once without the need to identify and pingPing The act of sending a very small amount of data to an end point. Ping is used in computer science to illicit a response from a target server to test it’s connection. Ping is also a term used by Slack users to @ someone or send them a direct message (DM). Users might say something along the lines of “Ping me when the meeting starts.” individuals.
It would be excellent to have onboarding videos/lesson plans for each role.The team’s onboarding program walks users through their first contribution, regardless of which of the five areas of expertise they choose.
Continue building the handbook so contributors have more precise guidance.The team handbook was audited, with additional resources added in particular to the How-To Guides section.
Clear guidelines for new joiners, especially for basic and Intermediate-level contributors.In addition to the onboarding program for new contributors, a Quick Contributions You Can Make Now page was also launched to assist intermediate-level contributors.

Proposal: a five-path contributor ladder

There is, however, one identified need which has yet to be addressed:

Better team role implementation, so new contributors will also have a clear picture of their assigned task(s).

The Training Team’s Team Roles and Contributor Ladder, as currently seen in the handbook, were last discussed in 2020. These were laid out in a linear progression to match the structure of the Training Team at that time.

However, as the team has grown, we’ve come to split the areas of contribution in the team into five areas. This is most evident in the five-path onboarding program, and the five areas of responsibility in the Faculty program. It is also a concept that has been shared in presentation slides throughout the year, such as this Online Workshop by @courtneypk: What is Learn WordPress?

Below is an image of a proposed grid, placing 30 Training Team contributor roles (or tasks) in a five-path contributor ladder. The five paths match the areas of contribution already defined in the team’s onboarding program and Faculty program. The same data is added below the image in a table also.

A table proposing a five path contributor ladder for the training team's contributor roles. Five columns are titled Content Creator, Content Translator, Editor, Subject Matter Expert, and Administrator. Four rows are titled Connecting, Engaging, Performing, and Leading. Thirty contributor roles are placed within the grid.
Click to see a table with the same data shown in the image above.
Stages of VolunteeringContent CreatorContent TranslatorEditorSubject Matter ExpertAdministrator
ConnectingTutorial Script WriterTranslation ReviewerTutorial Editor,Online Workshop Slide Editor,Content Feedback TriagerTopic Vetter,Content Draft ReviewerMeeting Notetaker,Online Workshop Co-host,Development GitHub Triager
EngagingTutorial Presenter,Online Workshop Facilitator,Lesson Plan WriterContent TranslatorTechnical Editor,Lesson Plan TesterStyle Guide Wrangler,SEO ExpertMeeting Facilitator,Welcome Committee
PerformingCourse CreatorLocalized Content CreatorFinal Lesson Plan ReviewerInstructional Design Expert,WordPress Update TriagerContributor DayContributor Day Contributor Days are standalone days, frequently held before or after WordCamps but they can also happen at any time. They are events where people get together to work on various areas of https://make.wordpress.org/ There are many teams that people can participate in, each with a different focus. https://2017.us.wordcamp.org/contributor-day/ https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day/. Coordinator,GitHub Wrangler,Application Reviewer
LeadingMentor/Guide, Faculty MemberMentor/Guide, Faculty MemberMentor/Guide, Faculty MemberMentor/Guide, Faculty MemberMentor/Guide, Faculty Member

Request for feedback

Please share your feedback regarding this proposal by October 16th. Here are some questions to help you get started.

  • What are your thoughts about the five-path contributor ladder model?
  • How is the placement of contributor roles in the table? Should any roles be moved to another area of contribution, or to a different stage of volunteering?
  • Are there any other currently active roles in the Training Team that are missing from this table?

Thank you for reviewing this post, @courtneypk @piyopiyofox and @webtechpooja !

#contributor-ladder, #roles

Nazrul Islam Nayan 4:02 am on September 19, 2023
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Training Team Meeting Recap – 12th September 2023

The agenda we will be working on can be found on our GithubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged be the repository owner. https://github.com/ project board: https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/issues/1849

For those newly joining us, the WordPress training team helps people learn to use, extend, and contribute to WordPress through synchronous and asynchronous learning as well as downloadable lesson plans for instructors to use in live environments via learn.wordpress.org.

We have a few ways for you to get involved: https://make.wordpress.org/training/handbook/getting-started/.

Introductions and Welcome

There were 32 attendees: @Destiny, @Jamie Madden, @Nazrul Islam Nayan, @Ronak Vanpariya (vanpariyar), @Sumit Singh, @Muhibul Haque, @Jhimross, @Benjir Ahmed, @Wai Hong, @Piyush Asthana, @abhanonstopnewsuk, @yogesh, @nahidsharifkomol, @Josep Morán, @oneal, @Ben Evans, @Vishitshah, @Jo Minney, @huzaifaalmesbah,@Yuli, @Jonathan, @Amit Patel, @Karthick, @Sancastiza, @Vagelis(async), @sierratr(async), @Asad(async), @Melita Poropat(async), @Courtney P.K(async), @westnz(async), @Laura A(async)

We’ve had several new people join the channel recently. Let’s get introduced to 8 new people here:

@Chris, @Mike Straw, @Lisa Maria, @Wai Hong, @Bikram Bohara, @Rahul Pranami, @Srishty Lamichhane, @Sakar Upadhyaya Khatiwada, @baliramchaudhary, @Bikram Twayana, @Thulo K Bhomjan, @Javier Casares, @Sudeep Shrestha, @Fabian Rohlik(async), @Chirag Radadiya, @Karan S

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Looking for feedback

Looking for feedback: Learning pathway outlines

  • Jo Minney said: @abhanonstopnewsuk icymi the most recent comment from Destiny here is probably most relevant (this was following the meeting earlier today with Sensei, MetaMeta Meta is a term that refers to the inside workings of a group. For us, this is the team that works on internal WordPress sites like WordCamp Central and Make WordPress., Design, and Learn to discuss the proposed information architecture https://make.wordpress.org/training/2023/07/07/project-thread-learning-pathways-on-learn-wordpress/
  • This is outlining content we need to create and organize for Designers, Developers, and End-users who want to work through a Beginner -> Expert Learning Pathway.
  • The Training Team Accessibility Checklist has been published.
  • Abhanonstopnewsuk said: Can we add to avoid link text descriptors like ‘here’ please as these do not have any meaning and can be confusing for screen readers. This is @Jo Minney and for all the effort on this guide.

Looking for volunteers

  • We’re looking for volunteers to author the October edition of the Learn WordPress newsletter. (See the Learn WordPress Newsletter – September 2023 to see how its structured)
  • @abhanonstopnewsuk is looking for two volunteers to work alongside her to present an interactive presentation about Learn WordPress for Portsmouth WordPress MeetupMeetup All local/regional gatherings that are officially a part of the WordPress world but are not WordCamps are organized through https://www.meetup.com/. A meetup is typically a chance for local WordPress users to get together and share new ideas and seek help from one another. Searching for ‘WordPress’ on meetup.com will help you find options in your area. (UK) on 27 September 2023 (revised date) at 7pm BST (6pm UTC). Does anyone have the bandwidth to assist?

Updates from last week’s dev-squad triage session

At the end of the session, all bugs awaiting triage were triaged, a first since the dev-squad inception! :tada::clap::skin-tone-4:

Other News

We hope that this publicity helps bring in more clarifying feedback for this work.

Open requests for review

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Tutorials

Lesson Plans

Translated Content

Project Updates

  • Project Thread: Learning Pathways on Learn WordPress
    A meeting was held today to discuss final plans for the Learn website’s new information architecture (see notes here). The plan will be shared with the wider Training Team for feedback and review in a week.
  • Next steps for GitHub updates
    • Recent update published on the project post.
    • The team will be publishing a proposal for reducing the number of GitHub issue templates by September 22nd.
    • @Jo Minney  is currently exporting the list of GitHub labels for the team to then sort through and document together.

Faculty Updates

Jamie Madden wrote:

  • What have you been working on and how has it been going?
    Working on triage team and reviewing tutorials when I can.
  • Anything you’ve accomplished since the last meeting?
    We cleared the triage queue last week.
  • Do you have any blockers?
    None
  • Can other Faculty or Training Team members help you in some way?
    not atm 

abhanonstopnewsuk wrote:


Waiting for an orientation date. In the meantime, continued collaborating on normal cycle of items , looking at cross collaboration with the release docs and dev blog.

Made suggestions for follow up to the individual learning survey analysis.

Been going through learning pathways

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Contributed async at WCUS contributor dayContributor Day Contributor Days are standalone days, frequently held before or after WordCamps but they can also happen at any time. They are events where people get together to work on various areas of https://make.wordpress.org/ There are many teams that people can participate in, each with a different focus. https://2017.us.wordcamp.org/contributor-day/ https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day/..

Looking forward to the orientation when people have some time :grinning:.

Cleared a couple of issues, mainly editorial or broken links as I have time.

Blockers:  time constraints – if you can make the days 28 hrs for a few days, that would probably help.

No help needed, just very busy the rest of this month

sierratr wrote:

Cleared a couple of issues, mainly editorial or broken links as I have time.

Blockers:  time constraints – if you can make the days 28 hrs for a few days, that would probably help.

No help needed, just very busy the rest of this month

Open Discussion

We have had a few open discussion requests come in today, so let’s focus on those for the rest of the meeting,

  • @Jonathan asks regarding course cohorts, how do we indicate that folks have completed the cohort?
    Jonathan wrote: Badges is one idea, the only downside I can think of is that we’d have to create a separate badge for each cohort. One other way I was thinking we could manage this was to add a new “Learn” item under the Activities at the bottom of a users profile
    Laura A wrote: @Jonathan great idea to add completed cohort area. It seems like the simplest way to implement.
  • When can an interested contributor take over developing a piece of content which had originally been assigned to another contributor, but no progress has been made for some time?

Ben pointed to the content localization handbook currently mentions:

  • If a GitHub issue has been stale for 2 weeks, pingPing The act of sending a very small amount of data to an end point. Ping is used in computer science to illicit a response from a target server to test it’s connection. Ping is also a term used by Slack users to @ someone or send them a direct message (DM). Users might say something along the lines of “Ping me when the meeting starts.” the person assigned to see how they’re going
  • If no response is received after a further 2 weeks, then the issue should be triaged and either closed, reassigned, or opened for others to take on

#meeting-recap, #training, #training-notifications, #training-team

Benjamin Evans 2:21 am on September 14, 2023
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Sumit Singh 8:13 am on September 11, 2023
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Training Team Meeting Recap – 5th September 2023

This meeting followed this meeting agenda in GitHub. You can see conversations from the meeting in this Slack Log. (If you don’t have a SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. account, you can set one up.)

This meeting was start at 07:00 UTC.

Introductions and Welcome

There were 24 attendees:  @bsanevans,  @sumitsingh,  @webtechpooja,  @dhanendran,  @kafleg,  @margheweb,  @afrin29,  @pekkakortelainen,  @psykro,  @piyopiyofox,  @jhimross,  @jominney,  @digitalchild,  @shaggykat27,  @onealtr,  @thisisyeasin,  @iamasadpolash,  @benjirahmed,  @weblink,  @lada7042,  @eboxnet,  @sierratr,  @west7, @amitpatelmd

We’ve had several new people join the channel recently… Welcome :partying_face: !!. What is your interest in Learn/Training and what do you enjoy outside of WordPress:@miguelaxcar @jeffikus  @jffng  @binsaifullah  @tonmoy2u  @mattheweseitz

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News

Looking for feedback

We’re looking for feedback about the learning pathways, by September 12th. Please follow the directions in the post to help the team launch some great learning pathways on Learn.WordPress.org :raised_hands::skin-tone-3:

Looking for volunteers

  • We’re looking for volunteers to co-author the October edition of the Learn WordPress newsletter 

Please pingPing The act of sending a very small amount of data to an end point. Ping is used in computer science to illicit a response from a target server to test it’s connection. Ping is also a term used by Slack users to @ someone or send them a direct message (DM). Users might say something along the lines of “Ping me when the meeting starts.” a team repTeam Rep A Team Rep is a person who represents the Make WordPress team to the rest of the project, make sure issues are raised and addressed as needed, and coordinates cross-team efforts. if you’re interested in getting involved. You can see the most recent edition of this newsletter here: Learn WordPress Newsletter – September 2023 (published last week!)

Updates from last week’s dev-squad triage session

Thank you to everyone who joined last week’s dev-squad triage session :hero: Here is what the team achieved last week:

Other News

Team reps started a post where people who attended the recent Community Summit can share their learnings and observations from other team members to see :wordpress:. You can also find the official notes from each session at https://make.wordpress.org/summit/

In particular, we had a table of contributors who focused on creating Tutorials. Thank you to @Erik Palmquist @davekellam, @Gudrun, @Maya, and @margheweb who attended this session!

Aurooba has joined the Faculty Program as a Content Creator and Subject Matter Expert!

If you would like to receive the Training Contributor badge, too, then come check out our handbook page Team Profile Badges to see how you can get it :book:

Open requests for review

The following pieces of content are completed and just waiting for some reviews before they are published. Any contributor is welcome to review content! The team’s Guidelines for reviewing content will walk you through the process :blue_book:

Project Updates

:arrow_right: Project Thread: Learning Pathways on Learn WordPress – @westnz

This project is currently looking for feedback. Please review the learning pathways outlines and submit your feedback by September 12th.

:arrow_right: Introducing the Training Team Guide Program! – @Courtney P.K.

We have introduced 11 new contributors to our roster of 5 Guides! They are expected to complete the program within the month of September. We’re excited to kick off this initial cohort of new contributors and look forward to their first contributions to the team :sparkles:

:arrow_right:Next steps for GitHub updates – @Ben Evans

@Pooja Derashri @Jo Minney and Ben will be meeting tomorrow to brainstorm what updates would make the team’s GitHubGitHub GitHub is a website that offers online implementation of git repositories that can easily be shared, copied and modified by other developers. Public repositories are free to host, private repositories require a paid subscription. GitHub introduced the concept of the ‘pull request’ where code changes done in branches by contributors can be reviewed and discussed before being merged be the repository owner. https://github.com/ repository more user-friendly to all team contributors! Look forward to announcements about what changes we propose coming soon :technologist::skin-tone-3:

:arrow_right: Information architecture on Learn.WordPress.org – @Jo Minney

As we launch learning pathways on Learn.WordPress.org, there is a need to revisit the information architecture of the site. Jo has volunteered to lead the efforts around figuring out what has to happen next. :desktop_computer:

:arrow_right:Training Team joining Hacktoberfest – @Jonathan

In recent years, @Courtney has led the team around contributing to Hacktoberfest :thank-you: This year, @Jonathan has started the discussion and is welcoming anyone interested to join the conversation in this GitHub issue.

Open Discussions

If you have topics you’d like discussed in the meeting, please leave them as a comment on this issue.

You can see all meetings scheduled on this meeting calendar. If you are new to the Training Team, then come walk through our onboarding program to get to know the team and how we work. And if you have questions, feel free to reach out in the #training Slack channel at any time.

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