Wikimania 2022/Individual Reports/BRAINYWEALTH
Welcome back from Wikimania 2022! Please write your report here. Once you have completed the application, please email the link to wikimania
wikimedia.org (by 20 September 2022). If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to email us.
- Username
BRAINYWEALTH
- How did you attend Wikimania (virtually or in-person)?
I attended Wikimania both virtually(Pheedloop, Youtube).
- What did you spend the scholarship funds on?
I used the funds I received for the purchase of a wifi device, meals and data bundles.
- Takeaways – choose 3 specific Wikimania sessions you attended and describe your key take-aways per session.
1. Wiki Loves Monuments by Krishna Velaga: I got to learn about the Annual Global Photo Barrier competition which happens in September and October where everyone can share(photos) in the sum of all built cultural heritage. This movement highlights three main things:
- Freely documenting and raising awareness of the built cultural heritage.
- Increasing contributions to Wikimedia projects such as Wikimedia Commons.
- Strengthening local Wikimedia communities. I also learned the process and the kinds of monuments I can contribute to.
2. Educational Partnerships: I learned about Wikimedia partnerships which include Cooperation, Collaboration and Communication with institutions such as schools, colleges and universities to ensure quality-based education. Through reading Wikipedia in classrooms, pupils get to understand how info is produced, access content, and evaluate and understand that there may be or are some biases in the knowledge they consume. Teachers are not left out; they benefit from Wikipedia by having a closer relationship with their students, increasing their knowledge and improving their teaching skills.
3. Digital Security Basics by Konstantin Urbanec: In this era, it is essential to protect our data and there are so many ways of protecting credentials and ways in which we can lose our privacy. The latter can happen through: Social engineering, Phishing or your password can be cracked by a computer really easily. I got to understand these digital securities more and how to protect myself through password managers, 2FA(Two Factor Authentication or validating my passwords with password validating sites.
- How did you connect with other people during Wikimania 2022? How did you celebrate at Wikimania 2022?
Through the chat on Pheedloop, especially during the sessions.
- (Optional) Please share link(s) to your social media post(s) about Wikimania