WikiAfrica/OpenAfrica15/Programme/ar
| #OpenAfrica 15 | Participants, Trainers & Presenters | Programme – Links and Resources | Outcomes |
Programme
Monday, 30th of November 2015
Introductions, Open Africa and Playing Field
| Time | Subject | Who | Format | Specifics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00–10:30 | Introductions | Isla, Gereon, Delegates | Presentation | Why WikiAfrica – danger of a single story What WIRs are. What to expect. Introductions. |
| 10:30–11:00 | Coffee break | |||
| 11:00–12:30 | Wikimedia and Wikipedia | Gereon | Presentation | Wikipedia: what it is, what it is not; consensus, community, registration. Discussion among delegates of experience on Wikipedia. Run down of the Wikimedia projects - and their relevance to WIRs (to include case studies of usage). The Foundation and Chapters • Wikipedia (Five Pillars) • Wiktionary (Accuracy) • Wikibooks and Wikijunior • Wikinews (newsagent, interviews) • Wikiquote • Wikisource (Digital library, sources, translations) • Wikiversity (tutorial and courses) • Wikivoyage (travel guide) • Wikimedia Commons (pictures, videos, sound files) • Incubator (new language versions) • Meta-Wiki • Wikispecies • Wikidata • Wikimania • outreach.wikimedia.org |
| 12:30–13:30 | Lunch break | |||
| 13:30–15:00 | Wikimedia and Wikipedia | Gereon | Presentation | Part II of 11:00–12:30 |
| 15:00–15:15 | Coffee break | |||
| 15:15–16:00 | Open Africa – Introduction | Isla, Delegates | Workshop / participatory |
Presentations by each delegate of the open movement in their country. |
Tuesday, 1st of December 2015
Working on Wikimedia projects and going GLAM
| Time | Subject | Who | Format | Specifics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00–10:30 | Editing | Gereon | Workshop / participatory |
Review of Wikipedia articles created by delegates. Look at editorial oversight and control, control systems, namespaces • Structure and Format of an article • Templates • Info Boxes • References • External links • Where to find help. |
| 10:30–11:00 | Coffee break | |||
| 11:30–12:30 | Citations and research | Gereon, Delegates | Workshop / participatory |
Weblinks, sources, citations. How to quote, how to format citations. Overview of citation tools. Demonstration of Zotero. |
| 12:30–13:30 | Lunch break | |||
| 13:30–16:30 | Outing to Origins Centre | All | Participatory | Tour and visit of a museum. Discussing possible collaborations with the museum. Taking pictures for further uploading on Commons. |
Wednesday, 2nd of December 2015
Content Contribution and Collabortion with Partners
| Time | Subject | Who | Format | Specifics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00–10:00 | Editing | Gereon | Workshop / participatory |
Review of Wikipedia articles created by delegates. |
| 10:00–10:30 | Wikimedians/-pedians in Residence | Tim Moritz Hector (User:Bücherwürmlein) | via Skype from Münster, Germany | Tim was a Wikimedian in Residence with Germany’s biggest TV station. He shares his experience of being a Wikimedian in Residence. |
| 10:30–11:00 | Wikimedians/-pedians in Residence | Liam Wyatt (User:Wittylama) | via Skype from Bologna, Italy | Liam was the very first Wikipedian in Residence. He shares his experience of being a Wikipedian in Residence. |
| 11:00–11:30 | Coffee break | |||
| 11:30–13:00 | Wikimedians/-pedians in Residence | Gereon | Presentation | Introduction of the Wikimedian in Residence programme with examples of successful collaborations (Consumer Reports, Swiss Federal Archives). History since Liam Wyatt. Duties. Compensation. Outreach. Impact and Influence. Reception. Core Characteristics of a Wikipedian in Residence. |
| 13:00–14:00 | Lunch break | |||
| 14:00–15:00 | Community Building | Mignon via Skype from Cape Town | presentation via Skype from Cape Town |
A short intro to community engagement based on FunDza strategies with their communities two sets of writers. Then an interactive exercise for the workshop participants - 1. What were their main motivators for becoming involved with Wikipedia; 2. What keeps them involved with Wikipedia; 3. Why would others want to be contributors to Wikipedia; 4. What strategies could they put in place to keep people involved. |
| 15:00–15:15 | Coffee break | |||
| 15:15–16:00 | Wikimedia communities + GLAM communities |
Mignon, Isla, Gereon | Discussion | Application of Mignon's workshop to GLAM partners and build local Wikimedia communities - analysing motivations, barriers and ways of overcoming the barriers. |
| 16:00–18:00 | Review of photographs | Delegates, Gereon | Discussion | Reviewing photographs that have been uploaded by the delegates to Commons. |
Thursday, 3d of December 2015
Open Licenses and Creative Commons in Action
| Time | Subject | Who | Format | Specifics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00–10:30 | GLAM partners | Delegates | Workshop | Present possible GLAM partners and map out the possibilites. Mapping potential WIR activity in Africa. |
| 10:30–11:00 | Coffee break | |||
| 11:00–12:30 | GLAM tools, resources and Wiki Metrics | Gereon | Presentation | How to use tracking tools, how to track success, how to report findings. http://stats.grok.se/ for page views. Baglama2 for categories of WiR projects. How to contact Magnus Manske through bitbucket. |
| 12:30–13:30 | Lunch break | |||
| 13:30–14:15 | Intro to Open Licenses | Kelsey Wiens | Presentation | |
| 14:15–15:00 | CC Licenses in Action | Adam Oxford, HTXT Magazine |
Presentation | Open licenses in business. How open licenses help to keep business afloat in a challenging and competitive environment. |
| 15:00–15:15 | Coffee break | |||
| 15:15–16:00 | CC Licenses in Action | Tessa Welch | Presentation | The African Storybook project. Discussion of how the open licence was essential to the growth of the project, especially with regards to translation and distribution. |
| 16:00–16:45 | CC Licenses in Action | Tarryn-Anne Anderson | Presentation | bookdash. Discussion of how the open licence was integral to Bookdash’s model, allowing creatives to donate their talent and helping in the wider distribution of the books via other channels. |
| 18:00–20:00 | Dinner | All | Lucky Bean Restaurant, Melville |
Friday, 4th of December 2015
Consolidation and Action Plan
| Time | Subject | Who | Format | Specifics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00–11:00 | Open Business Model Planning | Kelsey Wiens | Workshop | Participatory workshop. Attendants are working on their action plan. |
| 11:00–11:30 | Coffee break | |||
| 11:30–12:30 | Open Data | Gereon | Presentation | Showing the increasing importance of Wikidata. History of Wikidata. First steps. The example of the showcase item Douglas Adams (Q42). The Reasonator. Creating new items. Tools for data access and statistics. Interactive Wikidata Tour. |
| 12:30–13:30 | Lunch break | |||
| 13:30–14:00 | Wikimedians/-pedians in Residence | John Cummings (User:John Cummings) | via Skype from Paris, France | Sharing his current experience of being a Wikipedian in Residence at UNESCO. |
| 14:00–15:00 | Wikipedians in Residence Engagement | All | Discussion / Document Creation | Present action plan for the next six months. Feedback. |
| 15:00–15:15 | Coffee break | |||
| 15:15–16:00 | Wikipedians in Residence Engagement | All | Discussion / Document Creation | Present action plan for the next six months. Mapping potential WIR activity in Africa. |
Links and Resources
Wikipedia
References
Oral history
Wikimedians in Residence
- List of all Wikipedians in Residence
- Selling Wikipedia to GLAM institutions (PDF). Example of a presentation.
Metrics
- Edit count of articles at stats.grok.se. Now defunct; does not work for edits after 20 January 2016.
- Dog Pageviews Analysis. For edit count after 1 October 2015.
- GLAM tool Baglama2
- Where to apply for Baglama2: Contacting Magnus Manske
- Wikimedia Metrics
- GLAMorous. Usage of your Commons categories over all Wikimedia projects.
Open Business Model
Wikidata
- Tools for Data access and statistics
- Interactive Wikidata Tour (it is working now!)