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Three-day-long advanced training program on Wikimedia projects, organized by UG members, in mid December. Attendees were undergraduate or recently graduated students. Training page on Wikiversity.
Workshop on editing Wikipedia entries at Faculdade Cásper Líbero, September 2016A Wikipedia, Commons and Wikivoyage project on historical heritage of São Paulo city, in Brazil, was produced with undergraduate students within a course on Political Science at the School of Journalism. Details available here. The User Group was present with Joalpe, Horadrim and Sturm.[1][2][3]
Impact (from Wikimetrics, cohort JO_2016): on Wikipedia, 497 pages created (including test pages), 2,629,545 absolute bytes added, 7,281 edits; on Commons, 3,214 pictures added; on Wikivoyage, 222,989 absolute bytes added, 770 edits.
Workshop on editing Wikipedia entries at Faculdade Cásper Líbero, May 2016A Wikipedia project on elections in Brazil was produced with undergraduate students within a course on Political Science and Multimedia. Details available here. The User Group was present with Joalpe and Sturm.
Impact (from Wikimetrics, cohort RTVI_2016): 677 pages created (including test pages), 1,549,826 absolute bytes added, 4,728 edits.
A Wikimedia Commons project on Brazilian politics was produced with undergraduate students within a course on Political Science and Multimedia. Details available here. The User Group was present with Joalpe.
The Wikipedia Education Program at Faculdade Cásper Líbero was awarded the prize of technological innovation in education (social media category), 2nd place, by ARede/Telefonica.[4][5]
An Education Programs on Conservation Biology for undergraduate students was led by Ixocactus during the second term. This program was interrupted in a context of student strike at the university.
An Education Programs on General Ecology for undergraduate students was led by Ixocactus during the second term. This program was interrupted in a context of student strike at the university.
Class of Internet and Technologies at Federal University of Bahia.
In May 2016, a volunteer of the group was invited to participate of a training on the basics on Wikipedia. The workshop is one of a series of trainings given to students on the course of "Internet and Open Technologies".
The event was created as part of the Program "Onda Digital",[6] which intends to expand the understanding of internet and open knowledge in Bahia. A partnership between Onda Digital and Wikimedia volunteers has been suggested in order to make this training permanent on this course.
On this training, the Five Pillars of Wikipedia are raised and many other basic rules of Wikipedia that are derived or related with them are taught. We also learned how to create accounts and use the Translation tool.
The UG Wikimedia in Brazil has launched a series of interviews with inspiring individuals who are actively committed to the idea that “Wikipedia belongs in education.” These interviews were widely disseminated on social media, blogs and media outlets. Only one reference in Portuguese --and when available in other languages-- is provided.
Establishment of a formal GLAM initiative with the Museum of Mathematics of the University of São Paulo, Matemateca. Non-UG-member contributors include Mike Peel and Rodrigo.Argenton.
Facilitation of an edit-a-thon on Woman and Media, in the context of Faculdade Cásper Líbero's IV Week on Woman and Media, with the Frente Feminista Casperiana Lisandra, in March 2016. The official page of the event is available here. The User Group was present with Joalpe, Victor Lopes and Sturm.[11]
Edit-a-thon on Neuroscience and Mathematics, August 2016
Organization of an edit-a-thon on Neuroscience and Mathematics, with the RIDC NeuroMat and support from the São Paulo Research Foundation and the Wikimedia Foundation (Rapid grant), in August 2016. Official link of the edit-a-thon.[12][13]
Organization of an edit-a-thon on Veterinary Anatomy, with the RIDC NeuroMat, and support from the São Paulo Research Foundation and the Museum of Veterinary Anatomy, in September 2016. Official link of the edit-a-thon.
Roundtable on Challenges of Scientific Dissemination
Editatona Mulheres na Wikipédia: The User Group provided local and online support to the edit-a-thon "Mulheres na Wikipédia" independently organized by two new editors. The event happened in Rio de Janeiro, on April 30th, as part of an artistic and feminist occupation of an art gallery.
Challenges of Scientific Dissemination: The User Group provided local support and a member gave a talk on possibilities of wiki scientific dissemination, at the University of São Paulo, in June.[14]
In April 2016 a workshop was held presentation of Wikipedia, followed by a discussion of the main difficulties encountered by blind users or those with reduced vision capability. The event was held in partnership with Laramara, one of the main organizations in Brazil that assist people with visual impairments.
The UG offered participation on the 1st Free Media Meeting of Bahia that was held in Salvador on May 10th. We had the opportunity to get to know about several free media initiatives of the State of Bahia. The User Group and its main activities were presented to other participants and our site was left as a point of contact.
In the context of the Community Capacity Development initiative, an in-person communications and media relations training was held in São Paulo on the weekend April 9th-10th 2016, provided by the Wikimedia Foundation for Portuguese Wikipedia community. The event was hosted by the User Group.
The UG Wikimedia in Brazil launched a new website in August. This website has become a main reference to our activities. It was inspired by the Community Capacity Development, organized by the WMF. Features of the UG's new website include: a blog with regular posts on education, outreach and communication, a presentation of the Wikimedia projects, a press section with a clipping, press releases and visual media to be downloaded, and a liaison link. The website will also feature an education and outreach page, to be developed.
Meeting with Wikimedia Foundation employees Asaf Bartov and Gregory Varnum
The User Group has supported the development of an initiative of dissemination through Wikimedia projects with the the Research, Innovation and Dissemination Center for Neuromathematics (NeuroMat), at the University of São Paulo. The User Group has been active in this partnership with Joalpe and Sturm. This activity has been done in direct relation with Brazil's first Wikipedian-in-residence, Horadrim,[15] who has been funded by the São Paulo Research Foundation.[16][17][18][19] In September, a second Wikipedian-in-residence joined the team, to work specifically on improving the Brazilian community around audible entries on Wikipedia (reference page to be confirmed). Wikipedians-in-residence receive public funding from the São Paulo Research Foundation.
Support to the creation and improvement of entries pertaining to Brain Science on Wikipedia in Portuguese and English. A control of this project is available here.[21][22][23]
Support to the creation and update of a blog in Portuguese on scientific dissemination through Wikimedia projects, called "Traço de Ciência" (Trace of Science), here. The sponsor of this blog is NeuroMat's scientific-dissemination team, with support of the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP); a logo from the user group as a partner appears on the right-hand bottom corner. Partners include the University of São Paulo's Scientific Dissemination Network and the NGO ARede Educa.
João Alexandre Peschanski, "A Wikipédia e o poder: uma avaliação neomarxista", draft, here.
João Alexandre Peschanski, Renato Moraes, Mariana Diello and Marília Carrera, "A wiki-pedagogia no Jornalismo: o caso do Projeto Wikipédia da Faculdade Cásper Líbero", Revista Brasileira de Ensino de Jornalismo, v. 6, n. 18, p. 75-100, jan./jun. 2016, here.
David Fernando Levon Alves, João Alexandre Peschanski and Jean Carlos Ferreira dos Santos, "Tecnologias colaborativas na difusão científica: um relato dos usos e apropriações da Wikipedia no Cepid Neuromat", in IX Simpósio nacional da Associação Brasileira de Pesquisadores em Cibercultura, December 2016, here.
João Alexandre Peschanski, "Dissemination of the edge of science: NeuroMat's approach and challenges", in Second NeuroMat Workshop: New Frontiers in NeuroMathematics, November 2016, here.
João Alexandre Peschanski, "A wikipedagogia: o caso do projeto Wikipédia da Faculdade Cásper Líbero", in XIII Fórum de Pesquisa Cásper Líbero 2016, September 2016, here.
Presentation on Wikipedia and elections João Alexandre Peschanski, "Wikipédia contra a ignorância racional", GP Comunicação e Educação do XVI Encontro dos Grupos de Pesquisa em Comunicação, in XXXIX Congresso Brasileiro de Ciências da Comunicação, September 2016, here.
Talk on the use of Wikipedia in scientific dissemination Fernando da Paixão, João Alexandre Peschanski, Célio Costa Filho e David Alves, "O uso da Wikipédia na difusão científica", Divisão Temática Interfaces Comunicacionais, of Intercom Júnior – XII Jornada de Iniciação Científica em Comunicação, in XXXIX Congresso Brasileiro de Ciências da Comunicação, September 2016, here.
Recording of entry on mathematics Marília Reinato Carrera, João Alexandre Peschanski and Antonio Galves, "Projeto Matemática Falada". Funding agency: FAPESP, 2016.
Antonio Galves, João Alexandre Peschanski and four undergraduate students from the University of São Paulo, "Projeto de wiki-difusão de teoria do cérebro". Funding agency: Universidade de São Paulo (extension fellowship), 2016.
João Alexandre Peschanski, "A wiki-pedagogia: o caso do projeto Wikipédia da Faculdade Cásper Líbero". Agência financiadora: Centro Interdisciplinar de Pesquisa da Faculdade Cásper Líbero, 2016.
David Alves, João Alexandre Peschanski and Antonio Carlos Roque da Silva Filho, "Projeto de wiki-difusão em neuromatemática". Funding agency: FAPESP, 2016.