Wikipedia editing 101
Brianna Laugher
Workshop on Thursday, 8 April 2010 16:45 - 17:30 in room Classroom
TAGS: Open Source, wiki, wikipedia, wikis
Knowing how to engage with projects like Wikipedia, rather than just passively read, is critical to media literacy in the current 'age of participation'. If teachers don't know how Wikipedia really works then what chance do the students have? This hands-on workshop will give teachers a guided tour of the "sausage factory" that is the world's largest encyclopedia and 4th most popular website.
If you have questions about a particular Wikipedia article or feature, bring your comments and we can dig into the details during this session.
BYO laptop - no special software is required.
Brianna Laugher
President
Wikimedia Australia
Brianna Laugher is the president of Wikimedia Australia, a non-profit association that aims to promote equality of opportunity to access and participate in the collaborative creation of Free Cultural Works. She has been a Wikipedia editor since 2005 and has spoken at the international Wikimania conference, the Australasian Linux conference, the Australian Computers in Education conference, and Wikimedia Australia's 2009 event, "GLAM-WIKI: Finding the Common Ground with Galleries, Libraries, Archives & Museums".
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