5 years' supporting open
knowledge and 21st century digital research skills with Wikipedia and its
sister projects
About this event “Historically,
knowledge has been concentrated in the hands of the few. Marginalized groups’
histories and perspectives have been excluded by structures of power and
privilege. Wikipedia revolutionizes this model, as the world’s largest, free,
collaboratively-sourced encyclopedia.” (Wikimedia 2020)
This presentation and end of
academic year CELEBRATION event discusses the efforts of the ScotWiki community
and the Wikimedia residency at the University of Edinburgh; highlighting its
efforts working with Wikipedia both as an ally in its mission to disseminate
verifiable open knowledge and an important tool in its information literacy and
digital skills strategy.
In a time when many have felt
disconnected and powerless, this presentation will showcase stories of student
empowerment; providing exemplars of how staff, students and members of the
public have all engaged with, and been motivated by, researching and publishing
their scholarship online in a real-world application of their teaching and
learning.
Line-up of speakers 5 years of
Wikipedia in teaching & learning at the University of Edinburgh presented
by Ewan McAndrew (Wikimedian in Residence at University of Edinburgh)
Women in STEM editathons –
Wikipedia and the gender gap presented by Sarah Lappin – President of the
University of Edinburgh Women in STEM society on the Women in STEM editathons
HIV Scotland editathons for
LGBT History month presented by Lorna Campbell, OER Service at University of
Edinburgh
Wikimedia in Scotland, Scots
Wikipedia and minority language Wikipedias presented by Dr. Sara Thomas,
Scotland Programme Co-ordinator at Wikimedia UK (Available here: https://youtu.be/ZdCWq37hIsE)
Making Wikipedia easier to
learn and engage with and helping improve the sharing of open knowledge as part
of the 'new normal' , a student perspective presented by Hannah Rothmann,
Classics undergraduate and Wikimedia intern
Wikimedia UK and the road ahead
- presented by Lucy Crompton-Reid – CEO, Wikimedia UK.
Licence
Creative
Commons Attribution licence (reuse allowed)
