wikipedia: training the trainer
DESCRIPTION
These slides have been produced to support people who wish to deliver a Wikipedia editing session for new users. The slides support use of slides for a Wikipedia Editing Session (available at #http://www.slideshare.net/lisbk/wikipedia-editing-session) and explain how the slides can be used and tailored.TRANSCRIPT
Wikipedia Editing: Training the Trainer
Brian KellyInnovation AdvocateCetisUniversity of BoltonBolton, UK
Contact DetailsEmail: [email protected]: @briankellyCetis Web site: http://www.cetis.ac.uk/Blog: http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/
Slides and further information available at http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/events/lilac-2014-information-literacy-wikipedia-edit-a-thon/
Slides prepared as a contingency for an Wikipedia edit-a-thon session to be held at LILAC 2014
Abstract
AbstractYou know about editing Wikipedia articles, including the technical aspects and the Wikipedia culture.This session will describe approaches for developing and delivering a Wikipedia training session for new Wikipedia users.The session will provide a case study based on the approaches taken for the Wikipedia workshop sessions at the LILAC 2014 conference.
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Acknowledgements: these slides are based on experiences in planning and delivering Wikipedia editing sessions with Tony Sant, Nancy Graham and Andrew Gray.
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Topics
Approaches to the following aspects:• Registration• Creating a Wikipedia profile• Editing existing articles• Creating new articles• What can go wrong?• Conforming with Wikipedia principles• Running a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon• Useful resources• Question time and discussion
The Wikipedia Editing session
The Wikipedia Edit-a-thon session
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Case Study 1
Based on one-hour workshop at • Wikipedia Editing Workshop at SpotOn 2013
conference• Abstract and resources available at
http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/events/spoton-2013-wikipedia-editing-workshop/
• Report at http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/2013/11/11/facilitating-a-wikipedia-editing-session-the-solo13-experience/
• Storify summary at http://storify.com/briankelly/wikipedia-editing-workshop-at-spoton-2013
Formed the basis of the session at the LILAC 2014 conference
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About the SpotOn Session
Aims:To ensure that science researchers (with own devices) created a Wikipedia account & user profile and could discuss use of Wikipedia for scientific researchers in an hour
Numbers: About 15-20 researchers/science communicatorsConcerns and Solutions:
Room not conducive to collaboration! Chairs moved into circles before session started.Would the WiFi work (firewalls, bandwidth, …)? Screenshots and discussions planned.Would session aims be achievable in time? Try it and see!Would participants find the session useful?Realtime evaluation by encouraging use of Twitter
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Structure of Workshop
Structure of hour-long session:• About the session including Why
Wikipedia is important; About the facilitators & participants: 4 slidesB
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Some had edited articles; some had created an account in advance but others hadn’t
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Structure of Workshop
Structure of hour-long session:• About the session• Creating an account: 1 slide.
Now login and do it! (not needed for some, so some moved on to next part, creating or editing user profile based on existing profiles)
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Structure of Workshop
Structure of hour-long session:• About the session • Creating an account• Creating a user profile: 4 slides
Now create a profile using plain text
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Structure of Workshop
Structure of hour-long session
• About the session • Creating an account• Creating a user profile• Wikimedia syntax
(formatting, headings and links): 1 slideNow improve your profile; feel free to reuse ideas for profiles we’ve shown. Slide left on screen during exercise.
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Structure of Workshop
Structure of hour-long session• About the session • Creating an account• Creating a user profile• Wikimedia syntax (formatting,
headings and links)• Next steps (adding metadata and
finding pages to be improved): 4 slides
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Structure of Workshop
Structure of hour-long session• About the session • Creating an account• Creating a user profile• Basic Wikimedia syntax
(formatting, headings and links)• Next steps (adding metadata and
finding pages to be improved)• Further information (relevant to
context): 5 slides
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Structure of Workshop
Structure of hour-long session• About the session • Creating an account• Creating a user profile• Basic Wikimedia syntax (formatting,
headings and links)• Next steps (adding metadata and
finding pages to be improved)• Further information (relevant to context)• Creating new articles and Wikipedia
principles: 5 slidesBy now participants should have created content. Can now discuss the theory.
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Structure of Workshop
Structure of hour-long session• About the session • Creating an account• Creating a user profile• Wikimedia syntax (formatting, headings
and links)• Next steps (adding metadata and
finding pages to be improved)• Further information (relevant to context)• Creating new articles and Wikipedia
principles• About the Wikimedia Foundation and
other Wikimedia projects: 4 slidesSlides prepared in case of technical problems or if time and interest
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Structure of Workshop
Structure of hour-long session• About the session • Creating an account• Creating a user profile• Wikimedia syntax (formatting, headings
and links)• Next steps (adding metadata and finding
pages to be improved)• Further information (relevant to context)• Creating new articles and Wikipedia
principles• About the Wikimedia Foundation and
other Wikimedia projects• Important but confusions syntax
(references) and conclusions: 2 slides
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Feedback
Approaches:• Live tweeting
encouraged• Photos welcomed• Storify summary of
tweets• Helped to gain
feedback and monitor timings
Timings of tweets:14.30-15.30 Workshop14.30-14.58 Interests
described14.49- User profiles
published
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Behind The Scenes
What we did to minimise risks:• Asked people to create Wikipedia account in
advance (as only six new accounts can be created from same IP address in a 24 hour period)
• Included annotated screenshots of key pages
• Support of experienced Wikipedia expert• Focus on editing, with discussions at end
and when relevant issues raised
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Questions:• What other possible problems might be (or
have been) encountered?• How would you respond to such problems?
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Case Study 2
Based on plans for 1.5 hour-long workshop:• Wikipedia Edit-a-thon Workshop at LILAC 2014• We currently don’t know if the plans will work!
The workshop leaders will then provide basic training on editing Wikipedia and participants will set up a Wikipedia account and undertake some small edits to improve their confidence. The group will also be shown how to contribute to the Talk page and begin online discussions with other editors.Finally participants will then be set into small groups and with guidance from the workshop leaders will begin editing small sections of the Information Literacy page, making improvements to the current structure and content.Intended outcomes:
• Improved knowledge of Wikipedia and in particular the Information Literacy page
• Gaining skills and confidence in editing Wikipedia• Small improvements to the IL Wikipedia page• Start of online discussion about the Information Literacy page
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Information Literacy Wikipedia article
The Information Literacy Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_literacy
Encouragement to improve article
Article has a US bias
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Case Study 2: Plans
Options for an edit-a-thon session at LILAC 2014:• Participants to improve existing random
articles• Create new articles based on participant’s
personal interests• Create new article(s) based on participant’s
shared interests• Edit an existing article
What we felt:• Wikipedia is about collaborative work• LILAC participants will have shared interests in information literacy
• We should seek to collaboratively edit a relevant Wikipedia article
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Information Literacy Talk Page
Plans to inform the community of intentions to update IL article to be shared on talk page
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Using the Talk Page
Existing suggestions (in Jan 2014):
• Info about LILAC conferences
• Significant overhaul of article
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Using The Talk Page
My signature
Announcing intention to add (significant) new content / section.
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Dangers of Edit Conflicts
Human protocols to minimise edit conflicts at edit-a-thons?
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Monitoring the Talk Page
Set up a Watch list for the ‘Talk’ page (rather than Article page)
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Possible Options
Aim: To update the IL Wikipedia article with information about UK perspectives on IL
Approaches:• Create new section in
article• Inform IL community of
plans on Talk page• Agree on sub-sections
and core text with IL community
• Create as a draft article• Publish at LILAC 2014• Update (including new
sub-sections) at Wikipedia session
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What We Did
We:• Decided to focus
on IL in the UK• Agreed on an
appropriate structure for a new article
• Created the structure
• Used section headings to minimise edit conflicts
• Delivered the workshop
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Case Study 2: Draft Timetable
Outline timetable for the edit-a-thon
Timing Section Activity5 mins Introduction Facilitator gives talk10 mins Show IL page ALL talking and demonstrating structure of section and what is
problematic about it. Also talk about the Edit and Talk pages to show the pattern of edits etc.
10 mins Show proposed IL in the UK structure
Facilitator to explain why editing current IL page is problematic at this stage.Facilitator to explain that proposed structure is indicative and that groups need to discuss this and come up with agreed sections.
5 mins Organise groups Facilitator and others to appoint 5 or 6 groups (depending on numbers) around the room
10 mins Group discussion on new sections
Groups to look at new structure and discuss if the headings are relevant and what content should go in them.Groups to use IL website, UNESCO document page for UK and other sources to help them to find content and links.
5-10 mins Feedback Facilitator to take notes on what changes have been agreed by groups.
30 mins Group work Groups to work on adding content to each section including text, links and images.
10 mins Feedback and see where we are
Facilitator to round up what has been achieved in group session and ask about demand for future edit-a-thons around the UK
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Further Plans
We have described approaches for collaborative editing of an article of shared interest
But what if some participants :
• Prefer to work on their own
• Prefer to master editing basics before editing a live article
• Don’t have an interest in the topic
Or something goes wrong with access to the article e.g.
• Article is locked (cf. Margaret Thatcher article)
• Access to page is not available
• Community disagrees with update plans; …)
• No network access available!
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Additional approaches taken:• Additional related articles identified• Links provided to pages which have been flagged for
updating• Discussion group exercises planned
What else could be done?
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Basic Wikipedia Training (1)
https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Basic_Wikipedia_training
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Basic Wikipedia Training (2)
https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Basic_Wikipedia_training
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Basic Wikipedia Training (3)
Useful to ensure examples and context is relevant to participants interests (e.g. science researchers; librarians; …)
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Advanced Approaches to TrainingFurther areas which could be covered (in a longer session)Content:
• References• Templates: how to use; how to create• WikiMedia Commons: how to upload; how to
use• …
Training environment:• SysAdmin privileges• Templates: templates for training courses e.g.
used in Queen Victoria Diaries edit-a-thon:{{QueenVic}}
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Questions
Any questions, comments, …?
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