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* '''When:''' 10am to 3pm, Tuesday 14 June. Lunch is not provided but there is a café in the building. | * '''When:''' 10am to 3pm, Tuesday 14 June. Lunch is not provided but there is a café in the building. | ||
* '''Where:''' Room 3S705, S Block ([http://www1.uwe.ac.uk/comingtouwe/campusesmapsandtravel/frenchaycampus/frenchaycampusmaps.aspx on the left of this map]), UWE Bristol Frenchay Campus, Bristol. Nearest train station: Bristol Parkway | * '''Where:''' Room 3S705, S Block ([http://www1.uwe.ac.uk/comingtouwe/campusesmapsandtravel/frenchaycampus/frenchaycampusmaps.aspx on the left of this map]), UWE Bristol Frenchay Campus, Bristol. Nearest train station: Bristol Parkway | ||
* '''What:''' A free interactive workshop | * '''What:''' A free interactive public workshop | ||
== Contacts == | == Contacts == | ||
Revision as of 15:08, 7 June 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. Lunch is not provided but there is a café in the building.
- Where: Room 3S705, S Block (on the left of this map), UWE Bristol Frenchay Campus, Bristol. Nearest train station: Bristol Parkway
- What: A free interactive public workshop
Contacts
- Institutional contact: Dr Vivien Rolfe vivien.rolfe
uwe.ac.uk - Trainer: Dr Martin Poulter, Wikimedia UK volunteer m.l.poulterbris.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