2013 Activity Plan/Schools conference

Description

We will run a two-day EduWiki Conference 2013 raising awareness of the educational possibilities of Wikipedia and sister projects, and developing Wikimedia UK's academic engagement. The conference will revolve around broad themes including the following streams:

• The Wikipedia Education Program
• Open Educational Resources
• Critical thinking, digital literacy and wiki-literacy
• Assessment and accreditation
• Open learning communities such as Wikiversity

EduWiki Conference 2012 was a great success and we feel that the spin-offs have demonstrated the importance of such high-profile events

Amount

£12,000

Budget responsibility

Doug Taylor

Budget details

TBC

Timetable for activities

Preparation for the event from April 2013 up till the date of the conference.

1-2 November 2013 in Cardiff.

Success Criteria

• Full attendance as per plan - 80 - 120 delegates, coming from Higher Education, Secondary/High Schools, Adult and Lifelong learning
• Attendees value conference and provide good feedback.
• Conference content is stimulating and appropriate
• That there is follow-up that offers development throughout the University and Scholarly Societies community and builds links with Wikimedia UK.

Risks

• Low attendance.
• Lack of stimulating content.
• Lack of focus.