TaPRA Wikipedia Workshop February 2014: Difference between revisions

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TaPRA Wikipedia Workshop - In a nutshell
Where? V&A Museum Reading Room, Blyth House, 23 Blythe Rd, London W14 0QX When? 1 February 2014 Duration: 10:00am - 4:00pm Point of contact: toni.santwikimedia.org.uk

This workshop will provide an introduction to writing/editing articles on Wikipedia, as well as other basic training for new Wikipedians.

The day will be divided into two parts:

An introductory session about Wikipedia and sharing knowledge on the Internet. This will be followed by a practical session of Basic Wikipedia training.

An exploration of ways to contribute to Wikimedia other than by writing encyclopedia articles (e.g. sharing images; rendering structure data in visual form; giving research a suitable license). This part of the workshop includes a Q&A and more hands‐on Wikipedia editing, which will essentially lead into an editathon of pages relevant to TaPRA members.

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+==Agenda==
+This workshop will provide an introduction to writing/editing articles on Wikipedia, as well as other basic training for new Wikipedians.
+The day will be divided into two parts:
+* An introductory session about Wikipedia and sharing knowledge on the Internet. This will be followed by a practical session of [[Basic Wikipedia training]].
+:* Lunch break
+* An exploration of ways to contribute to Wikimedia other than by writing encyclopedia articles (e.g. sharing images; rendering structure data in visual form; giving research a suitable license). This part of the workshop includes a Q&A and more hands‐on Wikipedia editing, which will essentially lead into an editathon of pages relevant to TaPRA members.
 Further details tba soon...
 [[Category:Training events for newcomers]]