I think this is a really good idea. Would you like to give me a call some
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Post by Delphine DallisonI would like to propose a session on digital/information literacy using
the Wikimedia projects for the Web Literacy zone. Iâm putting together some
resources on this topic for libraries in Scotland and this would be a great
testing ground. We could also tie it in with a practical session on the
theme of adding pages about local newspapers on Wikipedia like the American
project currently under way: https://www.poynter.org/news/
digital-literacy-project-sets-ambitious-goal-wikipedia-
pages-1000-local-newspapers.
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Love the ideas Rexx!
I think the "Openness
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space would be rather well suited as well, for rather obvious reasons :)
Piggybacking off of this, Freenode.Live
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is back this year (November, Bristol) and is also calling for proposals
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so we'd be well placed to have a presence there too!
I'm aiming to be at Mozfest (tickets permitting!) and Freenode.Live.
(1) Web Literacy - the ability to contribute to Wikimedia projects is a
high-level transferable skill worth promoting. Remember that the skills
required to contribute to Wikipedia, for example, include researching and
collating sources, summarising, writing, and collaboration.
(2) Digital Inclusion - we have many people in the UK for whom English is
not their first language. With so much of the internet delivered in
English, there is a cultural bias toward English. Wikimedia projects have
the capacity to allow people of varied backgrounds to contribute from their
own cultural perspective and to help preserve their heritage. WMUK has
experience working with both the traditional groups of Welsh and Scots, and
also modern groups like the Asian, Polish, and Balkan communities. I'm sure
you're aware of others.
In either case, a session could be made with a brief introduction to WMUK
and the work we do, followed by a hands-on editing session to give
participants a taste of what is possible. Round it out with an invitation
to keep in touch with WMUK and join the Wikimedia editing community.
Obviously, those are just first thoughts, but I think we have such a good
track record that it would be a shame if we couldn't put something together
for MozFest.
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Hello UK Wikimedians, Mozilla have issued a call for proposals for
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there, so if anybody has any ideas for sessions, why not let us know and we
will see if we can support it?
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