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'''When:''' Saturday 19 March 2011<br />
'''When:''' Saturday 19 March 2011<br />
'''Where:''' Room 1.06, Merchant Venturers School of Engineering, Woodland Road, University of Bristol, BS8 1UB
'''Where:''' Room 1.06, Merchant Venturers School of Engineering, Woodland Road, University of Bristol, BS8 1UB
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* [[Wikipedia:User:SteveVirgin]]
* [[Wikipedia:User:SteveVirgin]]
* [[Wikipedia:User:MartinPoulter]]
* [[Wikipedia:User:MartinPoulter]]
* [[Wikipedia:User:Woodsy]] (Steve Woods)
* [[User:Woodsy]] (Steve Woods)
* [[Wikipedia:User:RodW]]
* [[Wikipedia:User:RodW]]
* [[Wikipedia:User:Sadads]] (Alex S)
* [[Wikipedia:User:Sadads]] (Alex S)
* [[Wikipedia:User:Victuallers]] (Roger Bamkin)
* [[Wikipedia:User:Victuallers]] (Roger Bamkin)
* [[Wikipedia:User:William Avery]]
* [[Wikipedia:User:William Avery]]
* Sam Downie
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* [[Wikipedia:User:Vinnypatel]]
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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, we hope the event will 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);
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## Join an edit-party to be trained up?
## Join an edit-party to be trained up?
## Enter a [[Cultural partnerships|cultural 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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==Agenda==
==Agenda==
*9.40 Arrival & setting up: water available in the corridor outside the room
===Morning session===
*10.00 Welcome and aims of the day - Steve V (10 mins)
*Welcome and aims of the day - Steve V
*10.10 Introducing Wikimedia (20 mins) - Martin
*Introducing Wikimedia - Martin
*:The aims of the Wikimedia Foundation and Wikimedia UK: overview of the content projects
*The Five Pillars of Wikipedia and audience exercise - Alex
*:Some statistics on progress so far
*:[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Wikipedia_Academy_Bristol_slides_Sadads.pdf Slides]
*10.30 The Five Pillars of Wikipedia and what that means- Alex (20 mins)
*:[[:wikipedia:WP:Five_pillars|The Five Pillars]]
**WP philosophy including [[Wikipedia:WP:NOT|what we don't want]] and what we really want
*Improving Wikipedia: article assessments and Wikiprojects - Rod
*10.50 Audience exercise: how do they interpret the vision? Is it plausible? What consequences do they expect as it is achieved? (20 mins) (Alex)
*:[http://infobomb.org/presentations/Improving_Wikipedia_19_Mar.pdf Slides]
*11.10 Improving Wikipedia - Rod (20 mins)
*:[[:wikipedia:WP:Wikiproject Bristol|Wikiproject Bristol]] and [[:wikipedia:WP:Wikiproject Somerset|Wikiproject Somerset]]
*:Quality on wiki: article assessment, reviews
*:[[:wikipedia:WP:Assessment|Wikipedia's article assessment FAQ]]
*:Look at a typical FA
*Wikipedia as a social web site - Martin
*:Wikiproject Bristol as an example of deliberate quality improvement
*:[http://www.slideshare.net/martinpoulter/common-pitfalls-in-engaging-with-wikipedia Slides]
*11.30 Wikipedia as a social web site - Martin (10 mins)
*Sharing images - William
*:Engaging with other users; not being discouraged if initial edits are disputed
*:[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Upload Upload form on Wikimedia Commons]
*:Work with the community, rather than against it
*:[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Listed_buildings_in_Bristol Photographs of listed buildings in Bristol]
*:Don't duplicate Five Pillars section
*Panel
*11.40 Sharing images - William (20 mins)
 
*:Quick look at the Commons: what's available now?
===Lunch===
*:What is involved in uploading content? How easy is it? What are the legal pitfalls?
Thanks to the University of Bristol for providing free food to back up our gift of free knowledge.
*:Local images (e.g. Bristol listed buildings) as an example
 
*12.00 Panel - All (30 mins)
===Afternoon session===
*:Audience share questions about the morning
*Maximising the educational benefit of Wikipedia - Alex
*:Try to elicit and address any misconceptions they might have!
*:[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Wikipedia_Academy_Bristol_slides_Sadads.pdf Slides]
*12.30 Lunch and informal discussion (food and hot drinks will arrive) (60 mins)
*Creating a watchlist - Martin
*1.30 Maximising the educational benefit of Wikipedia - Alex (20 mins)
*MediaWiki: a free platform for collaboration - Steve W
*:The US experience: Campus Ambassadors/ Public Policy Initiative
*:[http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikiacademy_mediawiki.pdf Slides]
*:What training do the students get? Lessons learned?
*GLAM sector partnerships - Alex
*:Examples of how both the content and the students benefited
*:[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Wikipedia_Academy_Bristol_slides_Sadads.pdf Slides]
*1.50 A look under the hood - Martin (10 mins)
*Wikipedia in public spaces: QR codes & engagement with Derby Museum - Roger
*:Creating a Watchlist and reverting vandalism as an example of a small contribution any individual can make
*:[http://infobomb.org/presentations/QR%20Codes.pdf Slides]
*:Watchlists and page histories demystified. What's a "diff"?
*Group discussion and one-to-one assistance
*2.20 MediaWiki: a free platform for collaboration - Steve W (20 mins)
*:What is MW? What's great about it? What do you need in order to use it?
*:a local example
*2.20 Content partnerships: Some examples of GLAM sector partnerships and what is involved (10 mins)
*2.30 Wikipedia in public spaces - Roger (30 mins)
*:QR codes can supply information to museum (etc) visitors at almost no cost. They may also inspire change (and even a legal requirement to use Wikipedia?).
*:Derby as an example of GLAM engagement
*3.10 Discussion: next steps (in groups by interest) (30 mins)
:#Education group (Alex and Martin)
:#Further into editing: hands-on
:#More groups, depending on audience needs
*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==
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* Steve V bringing pens and notepads
* Steve V bringing pens and notepads
* Attendees are welcome to join in the SimpleWeb [http://bristolwikiacademy.simpleweb.co.uk/ideas Ideas Board]
* 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==
==Attendees==
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* [[Wikipedia:User:ProductBox]] (Michael Corbett)
* [[Wikipedia:User:ProductBox]] (Michael Corbett)
* [[Wikipedia:User:Jukesie]]
* [[Wikipedia:User:Jukesie]]
[[Category:Training events for newcomers]]
[[Category:Events in 2011]]
[[Category:Events in South West England]]

Latest revision as of 14:40, 11 September 2013

Historical
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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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