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Ambassador Program/Measures of success

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What does it mean for an Ambassador to be "successful"? What is the definition of success for Campus and Online Ambassadors?

Key (priority level):

  • @@@: Essential. This is an absolute necessity for an Ambassador to be considered successful.
  • @@: Fairly important. Ambassadors are highly encouraged but not absolutely expected to meet this criterion.
  • @: Nice to have. Not a core part of the Ambassador role, but it is excellent if an Ambassador manages to do this.

Campus Ambassadors (10 measures of success maximum)

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  1. Responsive to requests and questions from professors, students, and fellow Ambassadors @@@
  2. Friendly and encouraging to professors, students, and fellow Ambassadors @@@
  3. Knowledgeable about core Wikipedia topics @@
  4. Effective at teaching Wikipedia skills @@
  5. Quality of student articles from this CA's class is high @@
  6. Quantity of student articles from this CA's class meets or exceeds original goals of class @
  7. Did outreach to other potential professors and/or Ambassadors @
  8. Helped to establish a more institutional presence locally for the program (e.g. establishing partnerships with libraries, centers on campus, departments, etc.) @

Online Ambassadors (10 measures of success maximum)

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  1. Responsive to requests and questions from professors, students, and fellow Ambassadors @@@
  2. Friendly and encouraging to professors, students, and fellow Ambassadors @@@
  3. Effective at explaining Wikipedia skills @@@
  4. Knowledgeable about core Wikipedia topics @@
  5. Proactively gave students feedback about article formatting and whether student work is following core Wikipedia policies @@
  6. Quality of student articles from this OA's class is high @@
  7. Quantity of student articles from this OA's class meets or exceeds original goals of class @
  8. Did outreach to other potential professors and/or Ambassadors @
  9. Technical expertise for wiki syntax, templates, formatting @