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'''What:''' A one-day workshop for the [http://www.jisc.ac.uk/aboutus/howjiscworks/structure/innovationgroup.aspx Digital Infrastructure team of the JISC] to include [[Basic Wikipedia training]] and a discussion of some topics selected by the trainees. | '''What:''' A one-day workshop for the [http://www.jisc.ac.uk/aboutus/howjiscworks/structure/innovationgroup.aspx Digital Infrastructure team of the JISC] to include [[Basic Wikipedia training]] and a discussion of some topics selected by the trainees. | ||
'''Where:''' JISC headquarters, Brettenham House near the Strand | '''Where:''' JISC headquarters, Brettenham House near the Strand, WC2E 7AE. Entrance is opposite Waterloo Bridge. Nearest tube stations are Charing Cross and Embankment. | ||
'''When:''' 10am-4pm, Monday 8th October 2012 | '''When:''' 10am-4pm, Monday 8th October 2012 | ||
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==Outline programme== | ==Outline programme== | ||
This session will involve hands-on editing and improvement of Wikipedia, but, given the interests of the audience, a large proportion of it will be about how Wikimedia functions as a set of communities, how the projects work behind the scenes and how they relate to each other. | |||
Trainers should turn up around 9.45. Event begins with coffee at 10.00 for a 10.30 start. | Trainers should turn up around 9.45. Event begins with coffee at 10.00 for a 10.30 start. | ||
* Introductions | * Introductions | ||
* Wikimedia's mission (Martin) | * Wikimedia's mission and the Five Pillars of Wikipedia (Martin) | ||
* The Wikimedia projects and how they work together, especially how Commons and MediaWiki (and soon Wikidata) provide an infrastructure for the other projects. (Martin and Charles) | * The Wikimedia projects and how they work together, especially how Commons and MediaWiki (and soon Wikidata) provide an infrastructure for the other projects. (Martin and Charles) | ||
* Exercise: quality on Wikipedia. FAs and GAs. (Martin) | * Exercise: quality on Wikipedia. FAs and GAs. (Martin) | ||
* | * Topics for group discussion (All) | ||
** Using Wikimedia as an outlet for suitable open educational resources created by other projects, in accordance with Wikimedia's mission | |||
** Making links to open-access versions of cited research papers | |||
** Bots and human-bot collaboration | |||
** The book tool | |||
* Lunch | * '''Lunch''' | ||
* Handling disagreements: Bold, Revert, Discuss. Consensus and why Wikipedia isn't a democracy. | * Handling disagreements: Bold, Revert, Discuss. Consensus and why Wikipedia isn't a democracy. | ||
* Basic editing | * Basic editing and interaction with other users | ||
* Look at article histories, user contribution lists and watchlists | * Look at article histories, user contribution lists and watchlists | ||
* Article improvement (on an article related to each user's personal interest, or a random article) | * Article improvement (on an article related to each user's personal interest, or a random article) | ||
* Getting help | * Getting help | ||
* Finish at 4pm | |||
==New users== | ==New users== | ||
Revision as of 11:29, 28 September 2012
What: A one-day workshop for the Digital Infrastructure team of the JISC to include Basic Wikipedia training and a discussion of some topics selected by the trainees.
Where: JISC headquarters, Brettenham House near the Strand, WC2E 7AE. Entrance is opposite Waterloo Bridge. Nearest tube stations are Charing Cross and Embankment.
When: 10am-4pm, Monday 8th October 2012
Travel expenses for the trainers will be met by the JISC, and lunch will be provided.
Trainers
Outline programme
This session will involve hands-on editing and improvement of Wikipedia, but, given the interests of the audience, a large proportion of it will be about how Wikimedia functions as a set of communities, how the projects work behind the scenes and how they relate to each other.
Trainers should turn up around 9.45. Event begins with coffee at 10.00 for a 10.30 start.
- Introductions
- Wikimedia's mission and the Five Pillars of Wikipedia (Martin)
- The Wikimedia projects and how they work together, especially how Commons and MediaWiki (and soon Wikidata) provide an infrastructure for the other projects. (Martin and Charles)
- Exercise: quality on Wikipedia. FAs and GAs. (Martin)
- Topics for group discussion (All)
- Using Wikimedia as an outlet for suitable open educational resources created by other projects, in accordance with Wikimedia's mission
- Making links to open-access versions of cited research papers
- Bots and human-bot collaboration
- The book tool
- Lunch
- Handling disagreements: Bold, Revert, Discuss. Consensus and why Wikipedia isn't a democracy.
- Basic editing and interaction with other users
- Look at article histories, user contribution lists and watchlists
- Article improvement (on an article related to each user's personal interest, or a random article)
- Getting help
- Finish at 4pm