Training Team Goals for 2024

You can find our asynchronous discussion on Team Goal Setting for 2024 here.

Vision

In 2024, the Training Team will shift Learn WordPress from theory to outcome/project-based learning, explore new streamlining technologies, improve team processes and increase global community/contributor engagement.

Values

The Training Team’s values are DEIB, Collaborative, Sustainable Growth, Impact, and Empathy. Folks can read more about them on our Team Values handbook page.

Goals to roll over from 2023

Listed below are goals session participants thought would be good to roll over into the 2024 goals.

  • Continue work on Learning Pathways
    • Create a Marketing Campaign for Learning Pathways with Marketing
    • Work with the Community team to promote Learning Pathways
  • Establish monthly recurring onboarding Online Workshops in different time zones for training team roles
  • Continue involvement with the redesign work happening on Learn
  • Audit Handbook

Milestones

The new goals session participants would like to see the Training Team work on this year are listed below. The next step is for folks to volunteer and take ownership.

Q1 – January to March 2024

Q2 – April to June 2024

  • See Learn redesign to completion with Learning Pathways as the focus
  • Create and maintain shared resources that promote the Training Team and Learn
  • Create or update a handbook page that clarifies where people’s contributions to the team will appear/be displayed
  • Any goals rolled over from the previous quarter.

Q3 – July to September 2024

  • Work with the Community team to promote Learning Pathways at Meetups
  • Figure out a method to manage localized content translation
  • Launch Learning Pathways on Learn WordPress
  • Migrate/Deprecate Learn content
  • Run 1-2 outcome/project-based course cohorts
  • Any goals rolled over from previous quarters.

Q4 -October to December 2024

  • Create a system for better surfacing Training Team member’s contributions
  • Audit Handbook
  • Any goals rolled over from previous quarters.

Stretch

Props:

Attendees: Thanks to @bsanevans, @piyopiyofox, @lada7042, @devmuhib, @ardhrubo, @westnz, @sierratr 

Proofreading: Thanks also to @bsanevans and @piyopiyofox for proofreading this summary of the goals for 2024.

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Training Team Goals for 2023

You can find our asynchronous discussion on Team Goal Setting for 2023 here.

Vision

In 2023, the Training Team will empower users to achieve their goals with WordPress through actionable and practical learning experiences that bring the community together.

Values

The Training Team’s values are DEIB, Collaborative, Sustainable Growth, Impact, and Empathy. Folks can read more about them on our Team Values handbook page.

Goals to roll over from 2022

Listed below are goals session participants thought would be good to roll over into the 2023 goals.

  • Release roadmap of new content (that isn’t tied to WP releases/features)
  • Assess the content that has the largest impact.
  • Plan promotions with the Marketing Team.
  • Individual Learner survey (tied to Needs analysis)
  • Curriculum Advisory Board (working title) planning and outreach
  • Site functionality roadmap

Milestones

The new goals session participants would like to see the Training Team work on this year are listed below.

March to June 2023

  • Create a Learn newsletter for learners.
  • Create a 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/. checklist/template.
  • A fully documented process set up for folks working on content localization.
  • Plan a course for beginner WordPress users.
  • Plan promotions with the Marketing Team.
  • Individual Learner survey (tied to Needs analysis).
  • Establish monthly recurring onboarding Online Workshops in different timezones for training team roles.
  • Create a dev road map for the Learn siteLearn site The Training Team publishes its completed lesson plans at https://learn.wordpress.org/ which is often referred to as the "Learn" site..
  • Get involved with the redesign work happening on Learn.

July to September 2023

  • Release roadmap of new content (that isn’t tied to WP releases/features).
  • Assess the content that has the largest impact.
  • Test out a course creation cohort method that will work as a group to create one course together.
  • Work more closely with AccessibilityAccessibility Accessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both “direct access” (i.e. unassisted) and “indirect access” meaning compatibility with a person’s assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility).
  • Figure out a method to manage localized content translation.
  • Nurturing the Locale Ambassadors program (making sure people who show up have people they can connect with).
  • Any goals rolled over from the previous quarter.

October to December 2023

  • Audit Handbook.
  • Plan a structured way to showcase Learn WordPress content.
  • Curriculum Advisory Board (working title) planning and outreach.
  • Any goals rolled over from previous quarters.

Obstacles

What could potentially make these goals difficult to achieve, and what specific actions can be taken to overcome any obstacles?  Dependencies, risks, etc.

  • Awareness about Learn WordPress and value proposition.
  • Quality/accuracy control of materials.
  • Keep pace with WordPress releases.
  • Time – Availability for existing and new: content creators, site developers, volunteer/self-sponsored contributors, and sponsored contributors.
  • The scope of Who can Learn WordPress help is a vast audience.

Props:

Attendees: Thanks to @bsanevans, @piyopiyofox, @webtechpooja, @courane01, @chetan200891, @amitpatelmd, @digitalchild, @nomadskateboarding, @sagarladani

Proofreading: Thanks also to @bsanevans and @piyopiyofox for proofreading this summary of the goals for 2023.

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Training Team Goals for 2022

Vision

In 2022, the Training Team will empower users to achieve their goals with WordPress through actionable and practical learning experiences that bring the community together.

Values

The Training team values clear, open-source, quality content that fosters diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging among its contributors.

For WordPress users who want to grow, Learn.WordPress.org is a platform that offers high-quality learning opportunities. Learn WordPress is the official source of information and learning about both the software and its community, and is free to use. It is produced for the community by the community.

Stakeholders

Whose input shapes what we do? Who are we doing this for? (users, providers, influencers, governance)

Also visit the post: Who can Learn WordPress help

  • Users
  • WordPress Open SourceOpen Source Open Source denotes software for which the original source code is made freely available and may be redistributed and modified. Open Source **must be** delivered via a licensing model, see GPL. Software Project
    • Project executive leadership
    • Make teams
    • Contributors
    • 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. & WordCampWordCamp WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They're one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more. organizers
  • Extenders with livelihoods related to WordPress
  • Informal community gatherings (social media groups, owned forums/events/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/./socials)

Representation of Stakeholders

We aspire to have representation from diverse organizations and individuals within and beyond the WordPress ecosystem, including:

  • Scale/sizes of organizations
  • Locales
  • Freelancer marketplace
  • Enterprise/agency
  • Product and service providers (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/theme devs, SaaS, Integrations)
  • WP Communicators (bloggers, podcasters, hosts)
  • Hiring organizations (contract or employer)
  • External trainers/instructors 
  • AccessibilityAccessibility Accessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both “direct access” (i.e. unassisted) and “indirect access” meaning compatibility with a person’s assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility), Internationalization, and Diversity
  • Open Source Software

Methods and Priorities for team goals

  • Needs Analysis
    • Define learning experiences
    • Onboard subject matter experts
    • Site functionality
  • Team organization
    • Contributor onboarding, tracking, outreach
    • Cross-team collaboration
  • Official WordPress certification

Obstacles

What could potentially make these goals difficult to achieve and what specific actions can be done to overcome any obstacles?  Dependencies, risks, etc.

  • Awareness about LearnWP and value proposition
  • Quality/accuracy control of materials
  • Keeping pace with WP releases
  • Limitations of the Learning Management System (LMS)
  • Site functionality and design
  • Gathering issues and ideas at the right phase of planning and implementation
  • Time
    • Availability for existing and new: content creators, site developers, volunteer/self-sponsored contributors, sponsored contributors
    • Familiarity with tools and procedures
    • Ongoing impact of COVID
  • Distinguishing the audience (learner, facilitator/teacher)
  • Competing stakeholder priorities
  • Team agreement on types of learning experiences, alignment of content types to the vision
  • The scope of Who can Learn WordPress help is a vast audience.

Evaluation

How will we know we have achieved success or successfully completed our tasks from the chosen methods. 

  • Feedback forms for those who have used a lesson plan, completed a workshop, completed a course
  • Anticipated content creation:
    • 6 courses per year
    • 4 social learning spaces per week
    • 1 workshop per week
  • Data collection methods needed in conjunction with determining goals for each:
    • Results from 2022 Annual WP Survey 
    • Support team indication of common questions in forums. Informal cross-team collaboration inquiring about common trends and ways Learn WordPress can be a resource for Support. 
    • Increased visitors to LearnWP
    • Download stats
    • Mentions of LearnWP in media
    • Average course completions
    • Google Analytics
    • VideoPress metrics
    • Popularity metrics
    • Social learning spaces attendees – new and repeat
    • Number of WP contributors
    • Quantity of training team contributors and content created

Milestones

March 1, 2022

  • Use 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/ Projects in LearnWP repository for managing team activity
  • Implement a Faculty program (like Community Deputies, name to be determined)
  • Brainstorm and discovery for the creation of a Needs Analysis
  • Plan promotions with the Marketing Team
  • Create Instructor/Facilitator resources portion on LearnWP

June 1, 2022

  • Conduct Needs Analysis
  • Create content useful for WordCamp Europe
  • Release roadmap of new content (that isn’t tied to WP releases/features)
  • Assess content that has the largest impact
  • Overhaul the “Submit an Idea” form. Build in conditional logic for workshop, lesson plan, and course.
  • Ongoing promotions collaborations with other Make teams such as Marketing, Polyglots, Docs, Accessibility, Community

September 1, 2022

  • Curriculum Advisory Board (working title) planning and outreach  
  • Site functionality roadmap
  • Redesign of site based upon UXUX UX is an acronym for User Experience - the way the user uses the UI. Think ‘what they are doing’ and less about how they do it. audit and Needs Analysis
  • SEO for site structure
  • Content filters based upon interest or profession
  • Defined learning pathways
  • Merge lesson plans and workshops
  • Content for onboarding contributors (Make teams, Meetup organizers, WordCamp volunteers)
  • Ongoing promotions collaborations with the Marketing Team
  • Create content for WordCamp US

December 1, 2022

  • Plan the discovery phase for official WordPress.orgWordPress.org The community site where WordPress code is created and shared by the users. This is where you can download the source code for WordPress core, plugins and themes as well as the central location for community conversations and organization. https://wordpress.org/ certification
    • Comparing other Open Source Software methods
    • Compare other Open Source Software training models
    • Compare any proprietary certifications and training prep
    • Collect the issues, what works, what didn’t work well
  • Define Cohorts – strategy and handbooks
  • Define courses toward certification with pathways and outcomes
  • LearnWP Admin Dashboard to track stats and contribution 
  • Option of portfolio-worthy projects for users to run alongside courses
  • Ongoing promotions collaborations with the Marketing Team

Props

Attendees: Thanks to @azhiyadev @webtechpooja @courane01 @hlashbrooke @west7 @arasae @rkohilakis @chrisbadgett @docpop @peteringersoll @kemmy99 @meher @webcommsat who participated in 3 team goal setting meetings.

Proofreading: Thanks also to @webtechpooja @webcommsat for proofreading this summary of the goals for 2022.

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Team Goal Setting 2022

It’s that time of year – looking back at our progress over the past year and looking ahead to next year. It’s been a few years since the Training Team set goals for the year ahead.

We are planning to have a meeting around team goals on December 6 (or 7th in APAC) at 7PM UTC. Time is hard. Here’s a quick way to check in your locale: Time.is.

Part 2 continued next week.

I can’t wait to see where we are headed. Those previous goals were before Learn launched, and before we had Workshops and Courses.

Reach out to @hlashbrooke in the training channel for an invite to the goal meeting.

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Goals for 2017

In 2016 we had a pretty clear goal set out for us. We haven’t had any discussions about goals for 2017, though, so now is the time!

Does anyone have something they would like to see from or for the team this year? Put your thoughts in the comments below and we’ll prioritize everything in the coming weeks!

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