Talk:EduWiki Conference 2013/SWOT analysis

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Continuity

In terms of continuity from EduWiki 2012, are we talking about getting attendees and speakers to return or something different? Richard Nevell (WMUK) (talk) 11:35, 13 November 2013 (UTC)

Good point! There are different ways to "measure" this. Returning attendees and/or speakers is one. Simple occurrence is another; i.e. having an annual conference. Another type of continuity is having some of the same members in the conference organisation team from year to year. Yet another is using similar ways to brand the events each year, other than the obvious WMUK logo; in our case the typeface for the way EduWiki appears in the flyer and the conference programme. And so on. So, it's rather open -- but I think all these elements, or varying aspects of them, make for continuity. --Toni Sant (WMUK) (talk) 15:03, 13 November 2013 (UTC)

Outcomes and results

I've been asked to share some examples of outcomes and results from EduWiki 2013, in direct response to the question what was achieved as a result of this conference. Here's my response, but please feel free to recommend any amendments or additions, as you see fit.

Context

Here are some facts and (loose) statistics about the EduWiki 2013 delegates:

  • 80 people registered for this conference.
  • 68 registered delegates attended (51 male / 17 female)
  • 23 delegates work UK educational institutions in the UK (have email addresses ending in ac.uk)
  • 17 students from the University of Cardiff registered to attend; 10 showed up on the first day only.
  • 12 delegates declared their Wiki*edia username at registration.
  • Non-UK delegates traveled from 8 countries: Australia, France, Germany, Israel, Norway, Spain, Switzerland, USA.

Reflections and coverage

For reflections and coverage see: https://wiki.wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/EduWiki_Conference_2013#Reflections_and_coverage

WMUK volunteers and staff produced a video about EduWiki 2013 capturing some of the conference outcomes directly at the event.

Further videos of the keynotes and selected presentations are still in the process of being finalised for uploading.

Capacity building

The following points reflect our attempts to build capacity for the UK Wikimedia community engaged in the Education sector:

  • A number of delegates led by an active WMUK member explored the Wikipedia Education Extension in the presence of Rod Dunican, pointing out a desire to use such a feature but highlighting the many shortcomings of the current version. This gives the Education Extension development team a prime group of Wikipedias in Education to work with outside North America.
  • The ten students who came to the conference have expressed an interest in setting up a Wikipedia Students’ Society at Cardiff University during the current academic year.
  • Two conference delegates, who are also active chapter members, have started mapping where and how Wikimedia projects are being used in Higher Education across the UK.
  • A conference delegate who is a PhD student at the University of Hull, has picked the work of three conference presenters to include as case studies on her doctoral research project.
  • Another conference delegate who is based at the University of Sterling in Scotland, is in the process of organising a symposium on open education at his university and has invited members of the WMUK education community to participate directly. Following EduWiki2013, he became a chapter member and has now also applied for a grant to support this work.
  • The fact that the event took place in Wales provided a good opportunity for the second Cardiff wiki meetup to take place as a social event attached to the conference, providing a vibrant experience and opportunity for the local community to engage with other wikimedians from elsewhere.
  • WMUK’s Stevie Benton picked up on a presentation at EduWiki by WMCH’s Muriel Staub to start working on projects that can use Kiwix in furthering the aspiration of free knowledge for all - in schools in Africa and UK young offenders institutes.
  • EduWiki2013 also provided an opportunity for the Wikimania2014 organisers to raise awareness about the “Future of Education” theme for the movement’s major gathering, which will take place in London in August 2014.

Thank you. --Toni Sant (WMUK) (talk) 14:57, 30 December 2013 (UTC)

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