2023:Program/Submissions/Wikipedia 101 Education Set: How and Why? - MDN97N

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Title: Wikipedia 101 Education Set: How and Why?

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User:Mrb Rafi

I usually work as a project manager and an organizer in the Wikimedia Movement locally and globally. I'm very much interested in the outreach activities and working with the newbies in the movement. I'm also interested in creating leadership and skilled volunteers in the communities. I'm the founder of NDEC Wikipedia Editorial and Research Team. Besides I'm a certified Media & Information Literacy trainer of Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom program.

Caner

Caner is a member of Wikimedians of Turkic Languages User Group and Wikimedia Community User Group Turkey. He does graphic design work for both communities and works on language, cultural connections and other cross-community collaborations. In addition to these, he works in the field of increasing the heritage elements of Turkic culture in Wikimedia projects, improving the open license conditions in Turkiye, and distributing Wikimedia projects to wider circles.

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Type: Lecture

Track: Equity, Inclusion, and Community Health

Submission state: submitted

Duration: 30 minutes

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Presentation language: en


Abstract & description[edit source]

Abstract[edit source]

Introducing Wikipedia 101, a training set for beginners, in partnership with Wikimedia Community User Group Turkey, Notre Dame English Club and Deoband Community Wikimedia

Description[edit source]

We will tell you about our Wikipedia 101 training set project for beginners, (https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_101_Education_Set_for_Beginners) realized in cooperation with the Wikimedia Community User Group Turkey, Notre Dame English Club and Deoband Community Wikimedia, which came together thanks to the Let's Connect program. We will also talk about the ways we followed while preparing this training set, similar analyzes and the conveniences that Let's Connect program provides us. We will also share the outputs of the project with you on Wikimania.

Further details[edit source]

Qn. How does your session relate to the event themes: Diversity, Collaboration Future?

We will show how communities with very different cultures and far away from each other realize a common project with a common goal. This will be a very good example for Diversity, Collaboration Future.

Qn. What is the experience level needed for the audience for your session?

Everyone can participate in this session

Qn. What is the most appropriate format for this session?

  • Tick Onsite in Singapore
  • Tick Remote online participation, livestreamed
  • Empty Remote from a satellite event
  • Tick Hybrid with some participants in Singapore and others dialing in remotely
  • Empty Pre-recorded and available on demand