Training Team Meeting Recap – 05 September 2024

Meeting Agenda: https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/issues/2872
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Attendees: @lada7042, @west7, @lidarroy, @noruzzaman, @dhaval59, @nishitajoshi, @rithika3, @rinkuiihglobal, @darshanprajapat09, @psykro, @sumitsingh, @ironnysh, @jagirbahesh, @zeelthakkar, @chauhanraj754, @digitalchild, @cnormandigital, @davidmutero, @devmuhib, @rfluethi, @zoonini
Newcomers: @deepakrohilla, @rajeshrathodwp, @sebastienserre, @litonice13, @darkhijav, @priyankanasit

News

Meeting Note Takers

Here is our current note taker roster:

• Sept. 5- Nishita Joshi
• Sept. 12- Raj Chauhan
• Sept. 19- noruzzaman
• Sept 26- looking for a volunteer

Looking for feedback

•  Proposal: New Meeting Notes Structure #2850 — Please review the new structure example and give us feedback on it in this 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 by September 5th.
• Drawing new learners to the new Learn.WordPress.org – Feedback wanted by Sept. 10
• Now that the new Learn WordPress is out in the world, we want to have a steady flow of new learners discovering the site and taking advantage of the valuable resources it offers. This post is intended to gather ideas on which recurring activities the team should prioritize first, with the goal of bringing more learners to the site. Please have a look and provide your feedback by September 10, 2024: https://make.wordpress.org/training/2024/08/28/drawing-new-learners-to-the-new-learn-wordpress-org/
• Re-evaluating the SME role
• While making handbook pages during the process of retiring the Faculty Program, it came up during discussions with the team reps and content creators that we probably no longer need a separate role for Subject Matter Expert (SME).
• Perhaps we could combine the SME role with the Editor role?
• Since we’re going to now try using the GitHub Learn team for reviews (reference), this single GitHub team could be pinged for feedback on GitHub issues, instead of the previous two separate groups.

Looking for volunteers

• Call for Contributors: Become an Online Workshop Host
• Are you passionate about WordPress and helping others? The Training Team is seeking contributors to host Learn WordPress Online Workshops! Share your expertise, connect with a global audience, and make an impact. Host a live workshop in your preferred language and time zone, engage with attendees, and give back to the community. Expand your network while helping others improve their WordPress skills. Apply to facilitate – we’re excited to work with you!

Updates from last week’s dev-squad triage session

• Present, Jamie Madden (@digitalchild), Elliot Richmond (@erichmond), Jonathan (@psykro), Rico (@rfluethi)
• No new PRs to triage
• We do have a couple of open PRs that could do with a review, to confirm if they are still valid: https://github.com/WordPress/Learn/pulls?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Apr+label%3A%22%5BDev%5D+Needs+Review%22
• One #2852, and subsequently closed
• We also discussed the list of open issues from the Learning Pathway project that could do with some help to get them over the line, and are calling on all interested developers to get involved.
• The calendar for when these meetings occur has also been updated on our Training Team site welcome box, so please be mindful that the dev squad meets biweekly (every other week) on Thursdays 07:00 UTC. You can view our scheduled meetings in this calendar.

Other News

• @Jonathan and @westnz will each run a Content creator coffee hour in their respective time zones. This is space for anyone creating content for Learn WordPress to meet and chat about content creation
• Jonathan – 10 September 2024 @ 13:00 UTC (Zoom link)
• Wes – 24 September 2024 @ 21:00 UTC (Zoom link)
• Details for both calls are in the Training team calendar
• WP Tavern covered our request for feedback on proposed ideas to draw new learners to Learn WP.
• Faculty Program retirement
• With the final step of deleting a half-dozen saved replies in Help Scout, the Faculty Program retirement plan is now complete!
• This was a very manual process, so if anyone notices any lingering references to the Faculty Program, 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.” the @tt-admins group in the #training channel Slack so we can make the necessary updates.
• Mark your calendars!!  WordCamp US Contributor Day Online Event is coming Sept. 17th.
• Hosted by @webcreativeng and @Jonathan. The zoom event is for new and current contributors. Myself and others will be Zooming in to say hi LIVE from the in person 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/. in Portland, Oregon, US.

Come and Contribute

 Highlighting

• Validated feedback awaiting fix
• Contributors, see Validating and Applying Content Feedback for step-by-step guidance on applying feedback that has been validated.
• We have 20 issues awaiting a fix

This week’s contribution focus area

Content ready for review

• See Guidelines for reviewing content when reviewing content.
• We have 2 issues ready for review

Feedback awaiting validation

• See Validating and Applying Content Feedback for step-by-step guidance on validating feedback.
• We have 27 issues that require validation

Topics awaiting vetting

• See Vetting Topic Ideas for step-by-step guidance on vetting topic ideas.
• We have 4 issues that require vetting

Good first issues for developers

• See Developing Learn WordPress for instructions on contributing to the Learn WordPress code.
• We have 0 issues requiring development

Contribution Acknowledgement

• Badges awarded: Badges are awarded at the last meeting of the month. Please fill out applications prior to the last Monday of the month so the team reps can review at their meeting. You must meet Team badge requirements
• Props: Do you have someone from the team you want to celebrate!!

Project updates

• Learning Pathways Update
• Project update: https://make.wordpress.org/training/2023/07/07/project-thread-learning-pathways-on-learn-wordpress/#comment-4344

Contributor Updates

• What have you been working on and how has it been going?
• Anything you’ve accomplished since the last meeting?
• Can other Training Team members help you in some way?

Open Discussions

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

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