Welcome to Outreachy Dec '24-March '25 [Expanding User Reach, Engagement, and Retention]

[yigakpoa]

Hello everyone 💃🥁!

Welcome to this round of Outreachy contributions! We’re excited to have you on board and contributing to this project.

We’re using GitHub Discussions to engage with the community. Here's how you can get involved:

• Introduce yourself: Share a brief introduction about yourself here.
• Ask questions: Use the Q&A section for any questions you have. Only mentors can mark a comment as a correct answer.
• Collaborate: Feel free to interact with other community members and share your ideas and thoughts.

Before starting, please make sure to thoroughly review the project description on the Outreachy website here. If you need clarification on any task, the Q&A section is the best place to ask. We recommend starting the project tasks as soon as possible and doing your best to fully understand what’s required.

We also encourage you to foster a welcoming and inclusive environment. Be open-minded, and if you know the answer to a question, feel free to help others by responding. Remember, we’re building this community together! 💪

Note: Please use GitHub Discussions for all communications. Avoid sending personal emails to mentors unless the issue is sensitive. As this is an open-source project, it’s important that discussions happen in public channels so everyone can benefit from the information shared.

Thank you for your understanding, and we hope your time here is rewarding!

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[lisaeze]

Hello Everyone 👋🏽,

My name is Muna Lisa Eze, I am a Product Manager who's dedicated to open source product development. That's why this project appeals very much to me.

I'm very excited to be here and can't wait to contribute to the community and learn from you all 🙂

[lisaeze]

Thanks dear. Nice to meet you 🤗

[yigakpoa]

Hello!

Thank you once again for your participation in this round of Outreachy contributions and for your interest in "Expanding User Reach, Engagement, and Retention" through Oppia!

We’re excited to announce that @yigakpoa & @erioc will be hosting an optional mentor meet-and-greet for all contributors during this phase.

Here are the details:

📆 Date/Time: Friday, 4 Oct · 3 – 4 PM GMT+1
📍 Platform: Google Meet
🔗 Joining link: https://meet.google.com/nuc-eohf-vfe

Please be mindful of your time zone to ensure you don't miss the session if you’d like to attend.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

PS. This will be a recorded session and we need volunteers to help us record the session. Please leave a comment if you’d like to record the session for us, thank you.

[arsemadd]

Hi Everyone,
My name is Arsema Doji, and I’m really excited to be here! I look forward to contributing and building connections within this community!

[yigakpoa]

Hello!

Thank you once again for your participation in this round of Outreachy contributions and for your interest in "Expanding User Reach, Engagement, and Retention" through Oppia!

We’re excited to announce that @yigakpoa & @erioc will be hosting an optional mentor meet-and-greet for all contributors during this phase.

Here are the details:

📆 Date/Time: Friday, 4 Oct · 3 – 4 PM GMT+1
📍 Platform: Google Meet
🔗 Joining link: https://meet.google.com/nuc-eohf-vfe

Please be mindful of your time zone to ensure you don't miss the session if you’d like to attend.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

PS. This will be a recorded session and we need volunteers to help us record the session. Please leave a comment if you’d like to record the session for us, thank you.

[lisaeze]

Hi Yiga, thank you for the warm welcome 🙏🏾

Nice to meet you Eva, Arsema. I look forward to collaborating with you 😊

[Diolssss]

Hi everyone,

My name is Adeola Adeniyi. I'm really excited to be here, looking forward to learning and collaborating with you all.

[lisaeze]

Welcome Adeola, congratulations on making it to this stage 🙂

[yigakpoa]

Hello!

Thank you once again for your participation in this round of Outreachy contributions and for your interest in "Expanding User Reach, Engagement, and Retention" through Oppia!

We’re excited to announce that @yigakpoa & @erioc will be hosting an optional mentor meet-and-greet for all contributors during this phase.

Here are the details:

📆 Date/Time: Friday, 4 Oct · 3 – 4 PM GMT+1
📍 Platform: Google Meet
🔗 Joining link: https://meet.google.com/nuc-eohf-vfe

Please be mindful of your time zone to ensure you don't miss the session if you’d like to attend.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

PS. This will be a recorded session and we need volunteers to help us record the session. Please leave a comment if you’d like to record the session for us, thank you.

[aynee76]

Hello Everyone,

My name is Zainab, I am a Product Manager who's passionate about open source and product growth. I'm excited to be here and look forward to contributing to and learning from the community.

Thank you.

[lisaeze]

You're welcome Zainab. Looking forward to collaborating with you as well.

[aynee76]

Thank you Lisa and Oladipo, I look forward to collaborating with you guys too

[yigakpoa]

Happening NOW if you’d like to join

Thank you once again for your participation in this round of Outreachy contributions and for your interest in "Expanding User Reach, Engagement, and Retention" through Oppia!

We’re excited to announce that @yigakpoa & @erioc will be hosting an optional mentor meet-and-greet for all contributors during this phase.

Here are the details:

📆 Date/Time: Friday, 4 Oct · 3 – 4 PM GMT+1
📍 Platform: Google Meet
🔗 Joining link: https://meet.google.com/nuc-eohf-vfe

Please be mindful of your time zone to ensure you don't miss the session if you’d like to attend.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

PS. This will be a recorded session and we need volunteers to help us record the session. Please leave a comment if you’d like to record the session for us, thank you.

[Deborah-M-Oyawale]

Hello everyone,

My name is Deborah. I’m so excited to be here. Looking forward to learning and collaborating with everyone here

[lisaeze]

You're welcome Deborah 🙂. Glad to have you here

[Deborah-M-Oyawale]

Thank you

[yigakpoa]

Happening NOW if you’d like to join

Thank you once again for your participation in this round of Outreachy contributions and for your interest in "Expanding User Reach, Engagement, and Retention" through Oppia!

We’re excited to announce that @yigakpoa & @erioc will be hosting an optional mentor meet-and-greet for all contributors during this phase.

Here are the details:

📆 Date/Time: Friday, 4 Oct · 3 – 4 PM GMT+1
📍 Platform: Google Meet
🔗 Joining link: https://meet.google.com/nuc-eohf-vfe

Please be mindful of your time zone to ensure you don't miss the session if you’d like to attend.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

PS. This will be a recorded session and we need volunteers to help us record the session. Please leave a comment if you’d like to record the session for us, thank you.

[riahtgl]

Hello Everyone Good Morning, My Name is Gloria Johnson I'm a product manager and I'm excited to Contribute to the Oppia Project for the contribution stage of this Internship round. I'm passionate about Open Source and community. I look forward to collaborating and making valuable contributions. I wish everyone all the best, Cheers.

[riahtgl]

Thank You very much.

[KesharwaniArpita]

Hello Everyone,
My name is Arpita, I'm very excited to be here and can't wait to contribute to the community and learn.

[riahtgl]

Welcome @KesharwaniArpita So good to have you here.

[KesharwaniArpita]

Thank you so much!

[Deborah-M-Oyawale]

Welcome Arpita!!! Looking forward to collaborating with you here @OluwasolaOdusanya

[yigakpoa]

Happening NOW if you’d like to join

Thank you once again for your participation in this round of Outreachy contributions and for your interest in "Expanding User Reach, Engagement, and Retention" through Oppia!

We’re excited to announce that @yigakpoa & @erioc will be hosting an optional mentor meet-and-greet for all contributors during this phase.

Here are the details:

📆 Date/Time: Friday, 4 Oct · 3 – 4 PM GMT+1
📍 Platform: Google Meet
🔗 Joining link: https://meet.google.com/nuc-eohf-vfe

Please be mindful of your time zone to ensure you don't miss the session if you’d like to attend.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

PS. This will be a recorded session and we need volunteers to help us record the session. Please leave a comment if you’d like to record the session for us, thank you.

[OluwasolaOdusanya]

Hello everyone, My name is Odusanya Oluwasola Racheal. I am a UI/UX designer and, I am excited contributing to Oppia project alongside with you all.
Thank you Yiga for your warm message.

[lisaeze]

Welcome Oluwasola, nice to have you here

[riahtgl]

Welcome Racheal we're excited to have you here with us.

[OluwasolaOdusanya]

Thank you all for the warm welcome

[Deborah-M-Oyawale]

Welcome Rachael @OluwasolaOdusanya

[yigakpoa]

Happening NOW if you’d like to join

Thank you once again for your participation in this round of Outreachy contributions and for your interest in "Expanding User Reach, Engagement, and Retention" through Oppia!

We’re excited to announce that @yigakpoa & @erioc will be hosting an optional mentor meet-and-greet for all contributors during this phase.

Here are the details:

📆 Date/Time: Friday, 4 Oct · 3 – 4 PM GMT+1
📍 Platform: Google Meet
🔗 Joining link: https://meet.google.com/nuc-eohf-vfe

Please be mindful of your time zone to ensure you don't miss the session if you’d like to attend.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

PS. This will be a recorded session and we need volunteers to help us record the session. Please leave a comment if you’d like to record the session for us, thank you.

[Deborah-M-Oyawale]

Hi everyone, so for this task 1, I have downloaded the oppia app and i've been able to play around a bit. However, I'm just wondering about making a blog post about the experience/event. Can I use medium to do this? Is medium an acceptable platform for the blog post for this contribution? cc @yigakpoa

[lisaeze]

Hi Deborah. Yes, Medium is an acceptable option.
Also, direct your questions and inquiries to the QnA section, here's the link. https://github.com/oppia/marketing-team/discussions/150

[Deborah-M-Oyawale]

Alright. Thank you Lisa

[lisaeze]

Hello Everyone 👋🏽, this is a subtle reminder to always use the QnA section for all our questions and inquiries so our mentors and fellow contributors don't miss them.

Kindly refer to Yiga's welcome message for the link or find it below

QnA link

[Mercyinioluwa]

Hello everyone! I am writing this amidst seeing a lot of comments already and the volume of knowledge I can perceive from you all
My name is Olubiyi Mercy Inioluwa, an entry-level product manager with few months experience, please kindly refer to me as Inioluwa
I am excited, nervous, and thrilled to be here.
This will be my first time contributing to Open source projects, I can do anything I put my mind to, even if I have to learn on the job regardless of the problems and challenges I may encounter.
I look forward to contributing to the best and beyond my abilities and also connecting and networking with great minds like you all.

[riahtgl]

Welcome Mercy, I'm sure a good number of us feel the same emotions as you are. Feel free to ask questions whenever, we have Mentors and fellow contributors willing to respond, The idea is to collaborate and learn together, We got this!!

[Mercyinioluwa]

We're thrilled to have you here as well Inioluwa, welcome 🤗

Thank you @lisaeze 😊

[Mercyinioluwa]

Hello @Mercyinioluwa ☺️☺️☺️ I understand your rush of excitement as it's relatable for almost everyone here!!! It's good to have you here! Let's make our experience worthwhile

Thank you! You're so kind
Look forward to learning from you

[OluwasolaOdusanya]

you are welcome Inioluwa..its nice having you here

[yigakpoa]

Happening NOW if you’d like to join

Thank you once again for your participation in this round of Outreachy contributions and for your interest in "Expanding User Reach, Engagement, and Retention" through Oppia!

We’re excited to announce that @yigakpoa & @erioc will be hosting an optional mentor meet-and-greet for all contributors during this phase.

Here are the details:

📆 Date/Time: Friday, 4 Oct · 3 – 4 PM GMT+1
📍 Platform: Google Meet
🔗 Joining link: https://meet.google.com/nuc-eohf-vfe

Please be mindful of your time zone to ensure you don't miss the session if you’d like to attend.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

PS. This will be a recorded session and we need volunteers to help us record the session. Please leave a comment if you’d like to record the session for us, thank you.

[OluwasolaOdusanya]

If you ever feel overwhelmed or something...Just relax, take a deep breathe and take it one step at a time.

[Adebammy]

Good afternoon everyone ,my name is Adebanwo ,new to contributing to open source and open to learning from everyone

[Deborah-M-Oyawale]

Welcome @Adebammy Looking forward to working with you here. Please go through Yiga's introduction and information message above and make use of the QnA for all questions you might have.

[Adebammy]

@Deborah-M-Oyawale thank you

[karimot96]

[Deborah-M-Oyawale]

Welcome Karimot. It's nice to have you here with us. Looking forward to working with you here. Please go through Yiga's introduction and information message above and make use of the QnA for all questions you might have.

[karimot96]

Thank you, Deborah

[yigakpoa]

Happening NOW if you’d like to join

Thank you once again for your participation in this round of Outreachy contributions and for your interest in "Expanding User Reach, Engagement, and Retention" through Oppia!

We’re excited to announce that @yigakpoa & @erioc will be hosting an optional mentor meet-and-greet for all contributors during this phase.

Here are the details:

📆 Date/Time: Friday, 4 Oct · 3 – 4 PM GMT+1
📍 Platform: Google Meet
🔗 Joining link: https://meet.google.com/nuc-eohf-vfe

Please be mindful of your time zone to ensure you don't miss the session if you’d like to attend.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

PS. This will be a recorded session and we need volunteers to help us record the session. Please leave a comment if you’d like to record the session for us, thank you.

[riahtgl]

Hi everyone my live stream session with an Open source Program manager and GitHub Star is scheduled for Thursday 12noon WAT
It would be an honor to have you all collaborate together and join us for the discussion

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/gloria-johnson-b5aa27205_digitalliteracy-interactivelearning-opensource-activity-7251978765369544704-D4kT?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

Here's a link to the post on LinkedIn, if you're interested kindly let me know, I'll share the streaming link
Thank you.

[Tiwalade0002]

Hello Team,
How is everyone doing?

I've got a quick question. For the tutorial or walkthrough video, is it meant to be live as well or how do we get video QnA sessions for users?

[lisaeze]

Hi Tiwalade. I responded to this right under your comment and I've redirected it to the Q&A section so the mentors can evaluate.

Let me know if you've found your way there

[lisaeze]

Hello Tiwalade,
Good morning
The walkthroughs do not need to be live.

[lisaeze]

Hi @Tiwalade0002

Good morning dear

To answer your question, here are the steps to tackling the task.

1. Create your video guides (walkthroughs or tutorials on "How to use Oppia")
   -Use a platform that enables audio and screen recording to for this.
2. Conduct Q&A sessions with users where they ask different questions on how to navigate the platform etc.
   -Record the sessions as well

The deliverables for this task are the video links to the walkthroughs and Q&A Sessions.

Also, don’t forget to use the Q&A Section so mentors and fellow contributors don’t miss your inquiries.

I hope this helps 🙂

[Uxer-Janine]

https://www.youtube.com/live/LUDqa8ejy-Q?si=oXPJ-dOxoh1cINYV

For Eva's live on YouTube

[Uxer-Janine]

@yigakpoa and @erioc we are having such a hard time with the live videos. Please allow us to use a more friendly App for this like Google meet.

[yigakpoa]

Hi Janine, I'm so sorry to hear that you are facing this challenge. However this task needs to be streamed live. Also getting an audience to participate helps your submission.
Lastly, please don't forget to tag Oppia in your submissions so that we can repost to the main page.

I hope this answers your question. I wish you all the best.

[yigakpoa]

Please can you direct me to other contributors who shared this same concern and where they made the comment so I can address it @Uxer-Janine .

Thank you so much.

[Uxer-Janine]

Hi Janine, I'm so sorry to hear that you are facing this challenge. However this task needs to be streamed live. Also getting an audience to participate helps your submission.
Lastly, please don't forget to tag Oppia in your submissions so that we can repost to the main page.

I hope this answers your question. I wish you all the best.

It does, thank you very much

[Uxer-Janine]

Please can you direct me to other contributors who shared this same concern and where they made the comment so I can address it @Uxer-Janine .

Thank you so much.

Unfortunately their Github accounts have been suspended as at now.

[Chalcedony219]

@yigakpoa
Hello Yiga
Please do well to check your mailbox. You have a mail.
Thank you 🫶🏾

[yigakpoa]

Hi Nancy, Please do so. Thank you for asking.

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On Thu, 17 Oct 2024 at 9:24 AM, Nancy ***@***.***> wrote: @yigakpoa <https://github.com/yigakpoa> Hi Yiga. Please, can I send you an email? I need to get some information from you but it's private. Also, I'll be needing a response as soon as possible, so I want to ask if I can go ahead. Thank you 🙏 — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#149 (reply in thread)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AXT2HKJQW2X6TNPBWU5LFH3Z35X3XAVCNFSM6AAAAABPFNJGA6VHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43URDJONRXK43TNFXW4Q3PNVWWK3TUHMYTAOJWHA2TCOA> . You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[Chalcedony219]

Hi Yiga @yigakpoa
I think your email address on the Outreachy site is not correct. Please can you verify for me?

[Deborah-Oyawale]

[email protected] Hi Nancy, here it is

[Chalcedony219]

Thank you Deb! I’ve sent it

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On Thu, 17 Oct 2024 at 11:14, Deborah-Oyawale ***@***.***> wrote: ***@***.*** Hi Nancy, here it is — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#149 (reply in thread)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ATKWN7AXWQVGIWGCE6RAYHTZ36EYTAVCNFSM6AAAAABPFNJGA6VHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43URDJONRXK43TNFXW4Q3PNVWWK3TUHMYTAOJWHE3TANQ> . You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[riahtgl]

Hello Everyone, hope We're all doing good
my GitHub account got suspended since Tuesday, I just got my account back
Feels good to be back!

[lisaeze]

Welcome back Gloria. We missed you 🥳🥳

[riahtgl]

wow so sorry about that @sethipriyanka001
Thank you @lisaeze , I missed you all too.

[Tiwalade0002]

Hello @yigakpoa and @erioc
Can we have both the webinar and success story on the same live stream? I mean can I combine both events?

[lisaeze]

Hello,
Good evening
@yigakpoa @erioc
Oladipo Abolanle got suspended from the platform and she asked me to let you know.

[riahtgl]

Hello Everyone, Trust we all had a restful weekend
Welcome to the final lap of our contribution phase, this is the part where we pull together all our reserved energy and finish strong
I understand how overwhelming and tasking it can get, We've learned, we've stepped outside our comfort zone, we've made it this far
it's all part of the process and it's worth it
I'm very proud and inspired by the work each of us have put in, I wish us all the best as we wrap up
Have a fantastic week ahead and keep being amazing.
Love and light,
Gloria Johnson.

[Deborah-Oyawale]

Thank you!

[OluwasolaOdusanya]

You too.
Thank you

[Deborah-Oyawale]

This final task seem to be the most draining, but we've got this! It's been a long time coming!
I'm rooting for us all and I wish us all the very best

[OluwasolaOdusanya]

Yeah
Thank you Deborah

[OluwasolaOdusanya]

Good afternoon everyone...
How's our contribution going?

This is me wishing us a great week ahead, especially as we embark on the final lap.

Cheers

[sethipriyanka01]

Thankyou oluwasola, You too !

[Deborah-Oyawale]

Hello everyone. How's our task 3 going? This is me inviting us all to join me in my webinar tomorrow.
https://bit.ly/interactivelearningwebinar

[erioc]

Hello everyone, our last meeting for this contribution period is tomorrow. Please come prepared with all your unanswered questions. Thank you