Grants:IdeaLab/Quickly get to what you want to know.
Audience
[edit]Who are the people you want to introduce Wikipedia to?
[edit]Try to be as specific as possible about this group.
School and Colleage students
In what languages do they search for information, online or otherwise?
[edit]English
In what ways does this group communicate with each other?
[edit]This can include services and apps in social media, mailing lists, physical spaces like conferences or lectures, or at specific institutions like at a library.
Whatsapp, SMS, Facebook.
What are some reasons this group would use Wikipedia? How would they benefit from it, or what would they find useful?
[edit]Think about what they would be interested in reading and learning about; does Wikipedia provide better access to information this group cares about?
Yes. Get a quick overview about any topic (or, technical or scientific term) they come across, which they are not sure about.
Project idea
[edit]What language Wikipedia projects will you promote to new readers?
[edit]English and Tamil.
How will you communicate with new readers? Will you be communicating with them online, in-person, or both?
[edit]Both.
Describe your idea to engage new readers. How might it be implemented? What will you tell people about Wikipedia?
[edit]Think about the steps that might involved to make this idea happen, and what you might teach people about your experience or others' experiences using Wikipedia.
I can have a slide on Wikipedia in all the invited talks I give in educational institutions on a regular basis.
How will you know if this project is successful? What are some outcomes that you can share after the project is completed?
[edit]If you’re not certain about how to respond to this question when starting your idea, you do not need to answer it right now. Campaign participants and Wikimedia Foundation staff can help you consider some options.
Do you think you can implement this idea? What support do you need?
[edit]Do you need people with specific skills or resources to complete this idea? Are there any financial needs for this project? Do you need advising from Wikimedia Foundation staff?
Yes, some validating inputs will be useful.
Get Involved
[edit]About the idea creator
[edit]Dr. A G Ramakrishnan Professor and Chairman Department of Electrical Engineering Indian Institute of Science Bangalore - 560012, India Office: Room D-204 Tel: +91-8022932556 Fax: +91-8023600444 Email: agr@iisc.ac.in
I regularly use Wikipedia to quickly know about any topic I want to know urgently - mathematics, engineering, medicine, well-known people, etc.
Participants
[edit]Endorsements
[edit]Expand your idea
[edit]Would a grant from the Wikimedia Foundation help make your idea happen? You can expand this idea into a grant proposal.
No funding needed?
[edit]Does your idea not require funding, but you're not sure about what to do next? Not sure how to start a proposal on your local project that needs consensus? Contact Chris Schilling on-wiki at I JethroBT (WMF) (talk · contribs) or via e-mail at cschilling
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