EduWiki Conference 2014
| Wikimedia UK education projects |
| Annual Conference — Campus Ambassadors – Student Societies — Schools — Committee — VLE |
EduWiki Conference 2014 is the third annual conference organised by Wikimedia UK focusing on Education projects.
Date: Friday 31 October 2014 in Edinburgh
Venue: Edinburgh First's St Leonard Hall (University of Edinburgh)
This is a one-day event raising awareness of the educational possibilities of Wikipedia and sister projects, and developing Wikimedia UK's academic engagement. In light of the fact that Wikimania 2014 may be attracting potential delegates away from the EduWiki conference, this year's event is taking the form of a symposium bringing together all those in the Education sector who have benefited directly from WMUK support over the years. Aside from presentations about case studies from across the UK, this event also offers an opportunity for others across the education sector to attend workshops for Educators and/or Campus Ambassadors, providing support for the using Wikipedia as a teaching platform.
Please contact Toni Sant (Wikimedia UK's Education Organiser) if you have any personal questions or concerns, otherwise feel free to comment on the talk/discussion page.
Registration (required): open until Monday 6 October 2014 (extended closing date).
Schedule
The main theme for EduWiki 2014 is ensuring more meaningful engagement with Wikimedia in Education across the UK.
| Time | Details | Room |
|---|---|---|
| 8:45am | Registration | St Leonard's Hall |
| 9:30am | Welcome & Introduction
Toni Sant, Wikimedia UK Education Organiser |
St Trinnean's |
| 9:35am | Conference Opening
Peter McColl, Rector, University of Edinburgh |
St Trinnean's |
| 9:50am | Keynote presentation
Floor Koudijs, Senior Manager, Wikipedia Education Program at Wikimedia Foundation |
St Trinnean's |
| 10:20am | Wikimedians in Residence across the Education sector
Marc Haynes, Wikipedian in Residence at Coleg Cymraeg, Wales Martin Poulter, former Wikimedia Ambassador at Jisc Respondent: Andy Mabbett, Wikipedian in Residence at ORCID & Wikimedian in Residence at the Royal Society of Chemistry, on "ORCID in education" |
St Trinnean's |
| 11:00am | Tea/Coffee break | St Leonard's Hall |
| 11:20am | Showcasing WMUK-supported projects
Brian Kelly, EduWiki Serbia 2014 delegate - with Filip Maljković, Wikimedia Serbia Kate Dorney, TaPRA Research Officer and Senior Curator V&A Museum |
St Trinnean's |
| 12:00pm | Engaging Wikimedia in Scotland
Greg Singh, Lecturer in Communications, Media & Culture - University of Stirling Discussion panel: 'Education Matters in Scotland,' led by Ally Crockford, Wikimedian in Residence at the National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh |
St Trinnean's |
| 1:00pm | Lunch | St Leonard's Hall |
| 2:00pm | Workshop A: For new Campus Ambassadors and Educators (led by Martin Poulter & Toni Sant) Workshop B: Intermediate session for Campus Ambassadors and Educators (led by Tighe Flanagan & Darren Stephens) |
Nelson Room Bonnar Room |
| 3:30pm | Tea/Coffee break | St Leonard's Hall |
| 4:00pm | Workshops continue | as above |
| 5:00pm | Closing plenary including lightning talks by members of the Wikipedia Education Collaborative (chaired by Anna Koval) | Nelson Room |
EduWiki will also provide an opportunity for Wikipedia Education Collaborative members to follow-up on previous discussions, mainly through a full-day meeting on the day after EduWiki. However, Wikipedia Education Collaborative members will be present during EduWiki and will engage with delegates in a number of ways, which will be announced during the event.
Organisational timeline
| Deadlines | Item | What | By whom | Notes | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2014 | Planning Meeting 1 | GA & TS & AC & PRM |  Done
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| Date | Decide date and book venue | TS | Tentative date is 31st October 2014 | Done
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| Beginning of May | Eduwiki 2013 Survey | Send out survey to all attendees of Eduwiki 2013 and previous related events. | TS | Done
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| Mid May | Eduwiki 2014 Themes | EduWiki Themes and focus released on wiki page for comment | TS |  In progress
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| End of May | Planning meeting 2 | TS & AC & HJ | Done
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| 15th June (or ASAP after that) | Venue | Compare venues + book venue | TS & AC | Done
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| 21-22 June | Wikimania 2014 Future of Education Workshop | Event | – | Done
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| 22 June | Announce Event | Announce event publicly on Wiki | TS | Done
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| Late June - Early July | Open Registration | Open registration after Wikimania Fringe Workshop | TS | Done
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| 1st August | Venue agreement confirmation | Confirm minimum number of delegates to venue | TS | Doing...
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| 6-10 August | Capacity building through Wikimania 2014 | Future of Education at Wikimania 2014 | TS | Done
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| September - October | Final Preparations | Details TBA | Doing...
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| Start of October | Programme of Events | Provide venue with a final programme of events | TS / HJ | ||
| 25th October | Final Numbers | Confirm final numbers to the venue manager. | TS / HJ | ||
| 31st October | Eduwiki Conference 2014 | Event | N/A |