Learning/Strategy

	Mozilla Learning strategy working group
	Owner: Mark Surman, Ben Moskowitz	Updated: 2015-05-27
	planning process for what is colloquially called 'Mozilla Academy'

Our Goal

By the end of Q2, have a well-documented learning & community strategy that all of Mozilla understands and in which partners & funders see opportunity for impact.

To understand the foundation for this work, please begin by reading the 2015 Mozilla Learning plan.

You can also watch Mark Surman's presenting the early vision and Plan for Mozilla Learning in Portland (December 2014) here.

What we are talking about

Within 10 years there will be five billion citizens of the web. Mozilla wants all of these people to know what the web can do. What’s possible. We want them to have the agency, tools and know­-how they need to unlock the full power of the web. We want them to use the web to make their lives better. We want them to know they are citizens of the web.

Building on Webmaker, Hive and our fellowship programs, Mozilla Learning is a portfolio of products and programs that help these citizens of the web learn the most important skills of our age: the ability to read, write and participate in the digital world. These programs also help people become mentors and leaders: people committed to teaching others and to shaping the future of the web.

Resources

• Master list of events + people consulted in this process
• Overall Mozilla Foundation 2015 plans

Blogs to date

• Mark Surman: Building an Academy
• Phillip Schmidt: A Mozilla Developer Institute
• Justin Crawford: Learning experiments on MDN
• Matt Thompson: Mozilla Learning in 2015

FAQ

You can find a comprehensive list of answers by Mark Surman on his blog: Coming Soon

Q: At what level of ambition are we thinking?

• What could Mozilla’s next 5 years look like?
• Dream big, but be realistic about where we’re starting from
• Want to build on what we’ve got, not start over

Q: What is the role of the strategy working group?

• Develop clearer direction, together
• Identify points of consensus and dissent
• Help Mark prepare for Whistler + lay groundwork for 2016

Q: What is the nature of exercise / what are we trying to address?

• All programs (and program partners) operating on unified vision
• We have a sustainable path to scale.
• More effective allocation of resources across initiatives
• We can justify donors’ investments with evidence of impact

• We eliminate confusion about what we advocate vs. what we deliver
• Then finally — brand simplification

Q: What is the timeline?

• May: core strategy team in place, initial research happening
• June: north star / market segment discussion at Mozilla all hands
• Summer: working groups and community engagement
• October: strategy retreat with Mozilla board
• November: MozFest, Academy is major focus
• December: implementation planning and budgeting
• January: any changes or new programs in place

Q: Who is involved?

• Core advisory committee includes: Mark Surman; David Ascher; Rebecca Davies; Allen Gunn; Chris Lawrence; Lynn Moore; Stormy Peters; George Roter, Dave Steer, Robin Miller
• Planning and information management: Ben Moskowitz; Bhuvan Shrivastava; Phia Sanchez
• Outside consultants / advisors like: Dalberg, Innvonomics, Jeff Guntzel

Q: How can I get involved?

• The idea is to engage Mozillians, partners and the public all along the way.
• The simplest way to get involved is to pick up themes from the process, talk to people about them, blog about them, or comment on blog postings listed here
• If you want to be more deeply involved through a working group or some other method, email ben at mozillafoundation dot org and bhuvan at mozillafoundation do org
• There will be a significant number of new opportunities for engagement and involvement starting in July as we move beyond scaffolding mode

Working Groups

Mozilla Academy Working Group (chair: Mark)

• Charter
• Minutes https://wiki.mozilla.org/Learning/Strategy/Minutes
• Goals:
  • programs and partners have a shared vision. We have path to impact and scale.
  • efficient allocation of partnership resources across initiatives
  • we know we are spending money on the right things
  • we can justify donors’ investments with evidence of impact
  • we eliminate confusion about what we advocate vs. what we deliver

Mozilla Fellows Working Group (chair: Dave)

• Charter
• Goals:
  • Build a shared definition of what it means to be a fellow at Mozilla
  • That aligns with Mozilla’s top line org goals and strategies
  • Attracts and gives talent deep experiential learning, while maintaining what each community of practice needs.
  • Attracts new investments with evidence of the impact (collectively and individually) of Mozilla fellowships
  • Unlocks scale benefits and increase return on each dollar spent
  • Makes life easier on program leads — shared application, fellows support & administration, on- boarding, and alumni communications across focus areas

Web Literacy Working Group (chair: Chris)

• Charter
• Goals:

Women & Girls Working Group (chair: Lynn)

• Charter
• Goals: