University of Hertfordshire Wikipedia workshop

University of Hertfordshire Wikipedia workshop - In a nutshell Where?: University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL10 9AB When?: Tuesday 14 August 2012, 10am-4pm Point of contact: Daria Cybulska. You can also call 0207 065 0994 or email daria.cybulskawikimedia.org.uk How do I sign up?: If you are a member of University of Hertfordshire, please contact Jackie Hanley (j.hanley@herts.ac.uk). If you are a Wikimedian interested in running the training session, please sign up below.

A one-day, free, hands-on training event for University of Hertfordshire staff in improving Wikipedia, arranged in cooperation with Wikimedia UK. Attendees are asked to bring their own laptops and to register a user account on Wikipedia in advance. This is a quick procedure that does not need any detailed personal information; although it is advisable to give an email address, to enable the retrieval of forgotten passwords!

University of Hertfordshire

Attendees

If you have a laptop, please bring it in with you.

It will also help if you create an editing account at Wikipedia before you come in on Thursday. If you haven't yet created an account, please go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page and click 'Create an account' at the top right corner. If you need help you can wait till the workshop.

If you have created an account, please email it to me; or if you can write it down below

1. your username here

Agenda

Suggested topics and scheme (also see below*):

• 10am start and set up; Introduction of participants

• What Wikipedia is and is not - Commons
• Basics of Editing
• User space: user page; talk page; sandbox
• Practical work - 1-on-1 and small group work
• Plenary discussion - making and editing articles

• 12:30pm -1:30pm lunch

• Sources, referencing, WP:V
• Images
• Practical work - 1-on-1 and small group work
• Plenary discussion - What's next; Help!

• 4pm finish

* Attendees who already have some Wikipedia experience and would like to cover particular topics, please list them here:

Trainers

• Andy Mabbett (User:Pigsonthewing).
• Gordon Joly LoopZilla (talk)
• Andrew Gray (talk) - possibly, will confirm
• Doug Taylor - I'll be there.
• Harry Mitchell; might be available if you don't have an enwiki admin on-hand
• Rich Farmbrough, if possible, 22:13, 4 July 2012 (UTC).
  

@Trainers: If possible, please bring a couple of books that you think would make interesting sources.

Information for trainers

- For any queries please contact Daria Cybulska (daria.cybulskawikimedia.org.uk), 0207 065 0994

- Directions:

Please go straight to MacLaurin Building, Bishop Square, Hatfield AL10 9NA opposite our De Havilland campus. If you are coming via train then I recommend jumping in a taxi from Hatfield train station. Please let me know if you are driving as a parking space would need to be reserved.

Once in reception ask for Louise Carey on ext 4578.

A map can be downloaded from http://www.herts.ac.uk/about-us/where-to-find-us/home.cfm

The room has a projector

Expenses will be reimbursed for the trainers, lunch is provided by the venue

- Trainees will be asked to bring a laptop and also create a Wikipedia account in advance, but some may not do so. The participants are mainly Marketing and PR staff, with 4/5 participants from the faculties/schools.