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:* Future Inns in Cardiff Bay [http://www.futureinns.co.uk/cardiff-hotels] | :* Future Inns in Cardiff Bay [http://www.futureinns.co.uk/cardiff-hotels] | ||
:* ''Canolfan yr Urdd'' in Cardiff Bay [http://www.urdd.org/en/cardiff/conference-facilities] | :* ''Canolfan yr Urdd'' in Cardiff Bay [http://www.urdd.org/en/cardiff/conference-facilities] | ||
===Alternative option/s=== | |||
* We are also considering the following venue/s: | |||
:* The Beaufort Raglan in the Welsh village of Raglan [http://www.beaufortraglan.co.uk] | |||
====Local links==== | ====Local links==== | ||
Revision as of 12:30, 17 May 2013
EduWiki Conference 2013 is the second annual conference organised by Wikimedia UK, focusing on Education projects.
This edition of the conference is still in the early planning stage and this page currently holds basic information regarding some of the essential considerations being discussed by the Education Committee.
Eventually, as these plans become more concrete, this page will carry all the information about the EduWiki Conference 2013.
Feel free to contact Toni Sant (Wikimedia UK's Education Organiser) if you have any personal questions or concerns, otherwise feel to comment on the talk/discussion page.
Date
- Friday 1 November + Saturday 2 November 2013
This is mid-term for many schools.
Venue
Cardiff Bay
- Cardiff Bay has been proposed as an ideal location for this conference.
- Actual venues in Cardiff Bay we are considering include:
Alternative option/s
- We are also considering the following venue/s:
- The Beaufort Raglan in the Welsh village of Raglan [3]
Local links
- Butetown History and Arts Centre local organisation which has educational element.
Other venues considered
The Education committee has discussed other possible venues, which have been considered, but it was agreed to proceed with the proposed general area of South Wales.
Below is a list of venues in the chosen area, which have been contacted but are not available on 1-2 Nov 2013, and are therefore struck off the list of considerations:
Other venues may also be considered at this stage. Feel free to make recommendations right here or on the talk/discussion page.
Registration Fee
To be determined once we have costings in place, especially for venue hire, etc.
Suggestion is to have a day rate, so that either Friday or Saturday could attract separate audiences. Following from 2012 this could be £20-40/day. We normally subsidise the registration rate and fee is aimed mainly at ensuring the attendance.
Target Groups
We aim to accommodate a total of 80 - 120 delegates, coming mainly from these areas:
- Higher Education
- Secondary/High Schools
- University of the 3rd Age
Proposals for talks/session
We are now receiving proposals for talks/workshops and other sessions here.
- DEADLINE: 29 June 2013
Keynote speakers
Suggestions:
- David O. White (see education post on blog).
- A local Headteacher (maybe someone who took part in Cardiff TeachMeet in 2011?)
Ideas for possible activities (still to be proposed as sessions)
In no particular order:
- Train the trainer session, especially for teachers (coordinator: Doug Taylor?) Maybe develop as a CPD resource long term?
- A secondary/high school event building up towards Wikimania 2014 (coordinator: Ed Saperia?)
- Open Education panel (with JISC?)
- "Addressing the Wikipedia Problem in H.E." (with Universities UK + TurnItIn - coordinator: Martin Poulter?)
- Individual presentations from UK people using WM projects in their classrooms (coordinator: Toni Sant)
- Workshop/roundtable on/for student societies (coordinator: Katie Chan)
- VLE demonstration (with Charles Matthews?)
- Demonstration of Courses plugin (confirm with Sage Ross?)
- An introductory overview for newcomers (coordinator: Martin Poulter)
- An overview of the Education Committee for all to see (and potentially contribute? - open Edu Committee meeting)
- Tie-in with Academic Dress editathon (coordinator: Harry Mitchell?)
- Editathon/Unconference (Saturday afternoon? -- possibly at the Dr Who Museum and/or other local GLAM - careful not to make it too commercial - i.e. to draw in GLAM community - coordinator: Johnbod/Fae?)
- Wikimedia Education Programme globally - key lessons (WMF speaker?)
- Wiki-related projects based in Educaction (?)
- Offer a free USB flash drive containing Wikipedia for Schools 2013 to all attendees (recommended by Jon Davis)
Format
- Option 1: A series of plenaries based on a programme encompassing all sessions/interests
- Pros - everyone gets to see/hear everything + easier to organise
- Cons - not everything appeals to everyone
- Option 2: A limited number of plenaries with parallel session for topics/activities
- Pros - more content can be included in a shorter period of time
- Cons - more to organize + not everyone gets to see/hear everything
We could possibly run two streams, if we go with option 2:
- Hands-on workshops/demonstrations
- Lecture-style presentations and round table discussions
Latest update
The contents of this page may/will change considerably after the next Education Committee meeting, scheduled for Tuesday 16 April 2013 at 6pm.