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== In a nutshell == | == In a nutshell == | ||
* '''When:''' 10am to | * '''When:''' 10am to 3pm, Tuesday 14 June | ||
* '''Where:''' UWE Education Innovation Centre, Room 4D23, Frenchay Campus Library, UWE Bristol Frenchay Campus, Bristol [https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Stoke+Gifford,+Bristol,+South+Gloucestershire+BS16+1QY/@51.4994494,-2.5501948,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x48719032561e6b3d:0x5e38c26bb89f21a7!8m2!3d51.5002066!4d-2.5474905 BS16 1QY] Nearest train station: Bristol Parkway | * '''Where:''' UWE Education Innovation Centre, Room 4D23, Frenchay Campus Library, UWE Bristol Frenchay Campus, Bristol [https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Stoke+Gifford,+Bristol,+South+Gloucestershire+BS16+1QY/@51.4994494,-2.5501948,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x48719032561e6b3d:0x5e38c26bb89f21a7!8m2!3d51.5002066!4d-2.5474905 BS16 1QY] Nearest train station: Bristol Parkway | ||
* '''What:''' A free interactive workshop aimed at university members in a variety of roles | * '''What:''' A free interactive workshop aimed at university members in a variety of roles | ||
Revision as of 13:35, 24 May 2016
On 14 June 2016, the University of the West of England, Bristol is hosting a day event around Wikipedia and Wikimedia. It will include hands-on training with Wikipedia-editing and an overview of how Wikipedia and its sister projects are making knowledge and culture freely and openly available. No prior knowledge of wikis or Wikipedia is assumed.
In a nutshell
- When: 10am to 3pm, Tuesday 14 June
- Where: UWE Education Innovation Centre, Room 4D23, Frenchay Campus Library, UWE Bristol Frenchay Campus, Bristol BS16 1QY Nearest train station: Bristol Parkway
- What: A free interactive workshop aimed at university members in a variety of roles
Contacts
- Institutional contact: Dr Vivien Rolfe
- Trainer: Dr Martin Poulter, Wikimedia UK volunteer m.l.poulter
bris.ac.uk
Programme
- Wikimedia overview: how we're making digital media, text, data and educational materials free and open for the world
- Under the bonnet of Wikipedia: the quality scale and other tools to explore how Wikipedia articles evolve
- Wikipedia as a peer community (including how to make sure your changes to Wikipedia are accepted, plus advice for expert contributors)
- Hands-on editing using the new, simpler interface