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'''When:''' Saturday 19 March 2011<br />
'''When:''' Saturday 19 March 2011<br />
'''Where:''' University of Bristol (room to be confirmed)
'''Where:''' Room 1.06, Merchant Venturers School of Engineering, Woodland Road, University of Bristol, BS8 1UB
 
==Invitation==
[[/Invite]]


==Participants==
==Presenters/ facilitators==
* [[Wikipedia:User:SteveVirgin]]
* [[Wikipedia:User:SteveVirgin]]
* [[Wikipedia:User:MartinPoulter]]
* [[Wikipedia:User:MartinPoulter]]
* [[Wikipedia:User:Woodsy]] (Steve Woods)
* [[User:Woodsy]] (Steve Woods)
* [[Wikipedia:User:RodW]] (likely, but not confirmed)
* [[Wikipedia:User:RodW]]
* [[Wikipedia:User:Smartse]] (likely, I'm not sure I'll be in the UK yet.)
* [[Wikipedia:User:Sadads]] (Alex S)
* [[Wikipedia:User:Sadads]] (Alex S)
* [[Wikipedia:User:Victuallers]] (Roger Bamkin)
* [[Wikipedia:User:William Avery]]
* [[Wikipedia:User:William Avery]]
* [[Wikipedia:User:ProductBox]] (Michael Corbett)
<!-- * Sam Downie not available -->
* (Add yourself to this list)
<!-- * [[Wikipedia:User:Vinnypatel]] not available -->
<!-- [[Wikipedia:User:Smartse]] is keen, but not available for six months -->


;Note for presenters:
;Note for presenters:
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==Aims==
==Aims==
The focus of the day is on thinking strategically about mutual benefit, not so much the process of editing. However, part of the purpose is to drum up interest in subsequent events where people are trained to edit and contribute.
The focus of the day was on thinking strategically about mutual benefit, not so much the process of editing. The aim of the event was also to drum up interest in subsequent events where people are trained to edit and contribute.


Attendees will:
At the end of the event, attendees would:
# understand the aims of Wikimedia UK and how they overlap with those of their own organisations;
# understand the aims of Wikimedia UK and how they overlap with those of their own organisations;
# understand the diversity of value created by the Wikimedia projects (not just the encyclopedia);
# understand the diversity of value created by the Wikimedia projects (not just the encyclopedia);
# think of specific things their organisation or group can do
# think of specific things their organisation or group can do
## Join an edit-party to be trained up?
## Join an edit-party to be trained up?
## Enter a content partnership?
## Enter a [[Cultural partnerships|cultural partnership]]?
## Engage with a specific activity such as QR codes or Spoken Wikipedia?
## Engage with a specific activity such as QR codes or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Spoken_articles Spoken Wikipedia]?
## Apply for [[microgrants]]?
## Apply for [[microgrants]]?
## Host a Wikipedian-in-residence?
## Host a Wikipedian-in-residence?
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## find people interested in a wider event to train people in using WP
## find people interested in a wider event to train people in using WP
## create interest in an ongoing series of Bristol meetups
## create interest in an ongoing series of Bristol meetups
;Note for guests
It's not compulsory, but consider bringing with you something you think should be "on" Wikipedia or its related projects. It might be a book with some interesting information, a photograph, a document or a physical object that we can photograph. If suitable, we will try and get it onto the relevant Wikimedia project during the day.


==Agenda==
==Agenda==
*10.00 Welcome and aims of the day - Steve V? (10 mins)
===Morning session===
*Introducing Wikimedia (20 mins) - Martin
*Welcome and aims of the day - Steve V
*:The aims of the Wikimedia Foundation and Wikimedia UK: overview of the content projects
*Introducing Wikimedia - Martin
*:Some statistics on progress so far
*The Five Pillars of Wikipedia and audience exercise - Alex
*The Five Pillars of Wikipedia and what that means- Alex (20 mins)
*:[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Wikipedia_Academy_Bristol_slides_Sadads.pdf Slides]
**WP philosophy including [[Wikipedia:WP:NOT|what we don't want]] and what we really want
*:[[:wikipedia:WP:Five_pillars|The Five Pillars]]
*Audience exercise: how do they interpret the vision? Is it plausible? What consequences do they expect as it is achieved? (20 mins) (Alex)
*Improving Wikipedia: article assessments and Wikiprojects - Rod
*Improving Wikipedia - Rod? (20 mins)
*:[http://infobomb.org/presentations/Improving_Wikipedia_19_Mar.pdf Slides]
*:Quality on wiki: article assessment, reviews
*:[[:wikipedia:WP:Wikiproject Bristol|Wikiproject Bristol]] and [[:wikipedia:WP:Wikiproject Somerset|Wikiproject Somerset]]
*:Look at a typical FA
*:[[:wikipedia:WP:Assessment|Wikipedia's article assessment FAQ]]
*:Wikiproject Bristol as an example of directed quality improvement
*Wikipedia as a social web site - Martin
*Wikipedia as a social web site - Martin (10 mins)
*:[http://www.slideshare.net/martinpoulter/common-pitfalls-in-engaging-with-wikipedia Slides]
*:Engaging with other users; not being discouraged if initial edits are disputed
*Sharing images - William
*:Work with the community, rather than against it
*:[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Upload Upload form on Wikimedia Commons]
*:Don't duplicate Five Pillars section
*:[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Listed_buildings_in_Bristol Photographs of listed buildings in Bristol]
*Sharing images - William (20 mins)
*Panel
*:Quick look at the Commons: what's available now?
 
*:What is involved in uploading content? How easy is it? What are the legal pitfalls?
===Lunch===
*:Local images (e.g. Bristol listed buildings) as an example
Thanks to the University of Bristol for providing free food to back up our gift of free knowledge.
*Panel - All (30 mins)
 
*:Audience share questions about the morning
===Afternoon session===
*:Try to elicit and address any misconceptions they might have!
*Maximising the educational benefit of Wikipedia - Alex
*12.30 Lunch and informal discussion (1 hour)
*:[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Wikipedia_Academy_Bristol_slides_Sadads.pdf Slides]
*Maximising the educational benefit of Wikipedia - Alex (20 mins)
*Creating a watchlist - Martin
*:The US experience: Campus Ambassadors/ Public Policy Initiative
*MediaWiki: a free platform for collaboration - Steve W
*:What training do the students get? Lessons learned?
*:[http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikiacademy_mediawiki.pdf Slides]
*:Examples of how both the content and the students benefited
*GLAM sector partnerships - Alex
*A look under the hood - Simon? (20 mins)
*:[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Wikipedia_Academy_Bristol_slides_Sadads.pdf Slides]
*:Creating a Watchlist and reverting vandalism as an example of a small contribution any individual can make
*Wikipedia in public spaces: QR codes & engagement with Derby Museum - Roger
*:Watchlists and page histories demystified. What's a "diff"?
*:[http://infobomb.org/presentations/QR%20Codes.pdf Slides]
*MediaWiki: a free platform for collaboration - Steve W? (20 mins)
*Group discussion and one-to-one assistance
*:What is MW? What's great about it? What do you need in order to use it?
*:a local example
*Content partnerships: Some examples of GLAM sector partnerships and what is involved (20 mins)
*:Mention QR codes?
*Group discussion: next steps (perhaps partition people by interest)
*Plenary discussion:
*:What can we collectively do to make the content better (incl. content partnerships)?
*:What can we collectively do to maximise the educational benefit?
*:What can we collectively do to draw in other individuals and groups?


==Handouts and materials==
==Handouts and materials==
Suggestions welcome: distribute [http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Bookshelf_Project outreach materials]?
* Martin printing some [http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Bookshelf_Project outreach materials]
* Steve V bringing pens and notepads
* Attendees are welcome to join in the SimpleWeb [http://bristolwikiacademy.simpleweb.co.uk/ideas Ideas Board]
 
==Coverage and commentary==
* Martin was interviewed in a five-minute item for BBC Radio Bristol at 7.25 on the morning of the event.
* [http://blog.rodspace.co.uk/2011/03/bristol-wiki-academy-1.html Write-up by Rod Ward]
* [http://www.bristolwireless.net/2011/03/inside-the-bristol-wiki-academy/ Write-up by Steve Woods]
* [http://digitalbydefault.com/2011/03/20/watching-the-wikipedians/ Watching the Wikipedians], blog post by Matt Jukes of the Medical Research Council
* The attendees agreed on the hashtag #briswiki for Twitter and blog commentary about the event.
 
==Attendees==
Add yourself here if attending. Other attendees are registering by email (m.l.poulter@bris.ac.uk), but are not listed here for privacy reasons.
* [[Wikipedia:User:ProductBox]] (Michael Corbett)
* [[Wikipedia:User:Jukesie]]


==Guests==
[[Category:Training events for newcomers]]
Add here organisations/ groups that will be represented.
[[Category:Events in 2011]]
[[Category:Events in South West England]]

Latest revision as of 14:40, 11 September 2013

Historical
This page is kept as an archival reference.
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When: Saturday 19 March 2011
Where: Room 1.06, Merchant Venturers School of Engineering, Woodland Road, University of Bristol, BS8 1UB

Invitation

/Invite

Presenters/ facilitators

Note for presenters
  • We will get a room with a networked Windows PC and Powerpoint. Presenters should bring slides on a USB stick. We will make the slides available online afterwards. Use of slides isn't mandatory: talk through the relevant WP pages if that's more informative.

Aims

The focus of the day was on thinking strategically about mutual benefit, not so much the process of editing. The aim of the event was also to drum up interest in subsequent events where people are trained to edit and contribute.

At the end of the event, attendees would:

  1. understand the aims of Wikimedia UK and how they overlap with those of their own organisations;
  2. understand the diversity of value created by the Wikimedia projects (not just the encyclopedia);
  3. think of specific things their organisation or group can do
    1. Join an edit-party to be trained up?
    2. Enter a cultural partnership?
    3. Engage with a specific activity such as QR codes or Spoken Wikipedia?
    4. Apply for microgrants?
    5. Host a Wikipedian-in-residence?
  4. have a sense of a community with a common goal
    1. find people interested in a wider event to train people in using WP
    2. create interest in an ongoing series of Bristol meetups
Note for guests

It's not compulsory, but consider bringing with you something you think should be "on" Wikipedia or its related projects. It might be a book with some interesting information, a photograph, a document or a physical object that we can photograph. If suitable, we will try and get it onto the relevant Wikimedia project during the day.

Agenda

Morning session

Lunch

Thanks to the University of Bristol for providing free food to back up our gift of free knowledge.

Afternoon session

  • Maximising the educational benefit of Wikipedia - Alex
    Slides
  • Creating a watchlist - Martin
  • MediaWiki: a free platform for collaboration - Steve W
    Slides
  • GLAM sector partnerships - Alex
    Slides
  • Wikipedia in public spaces: QR codes & engagement with Derby Museum - Roger
    Slides
  • Group discussion and one-to-one assistance

Handouts and materials

Coverage and commentary

Attendees

Add yourself here if attending. Other attendees are registering by email (m.l.poulter@bris.ac.uk), but are not listed here for privacy reasons.

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