University of Hertfordshire Wikipedia workshop

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For a report from the day, including list of participants, see here.

University of Hertfordshire Wikipedia workshop - In a nutshell Where?: University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL10 9AB When?: Tuesday 14 August 2012, 10am-4pm Point of contact: Daria Cybulska. You can also call 0207 065 0994 or email daria.cybulskawikimedia.org.uk. University of Hertfordshire - Jackie Hanley (j.hanley@herts.ac.uk)

A one-day, free, hands-on training event for University of Hertfordshire staff in improving Wikipedia, arranged in cooperation with Wikimedia UK. Attendees were asked to bring their own laptops and to register a user account on Wikipedia in advance. The participants were mainly Marketing and PR staff, with 4/5 participants from the faculties/schools.

University of Hertfordshire

Agenda

Suggested topics and scheme (also see below*):

• 10am start and set up; Introduction of participants

• What Wikipedia is and is not - Commons
• Basics of Editing
• User space: user page; talk page; sandbox
• Practical work - 1-on-1 and small group work
• Plenary discussion - making and editing articles

• 12:30pm -1:30pm lunch

• Sources, referencing, WP:V
• Images
• Practical work - 1-on-1 and small group work
• Plenary discussion - What's next; Help!

• 4pm finish

Trainers

• Doug Taylor - I'll be there.
• Harry Mitchell; might be available if you don't have an enwiki admin on-hand
• Andy Mabbett (User:Pigsonthewing).
• Gordon Joly LoopZilla (talk)
• Rich Farmbrough, if possible, 22:13, 4 July 2012 (UTC).
  

Information for trainers

- For any queries please contact Daria Cybulska (daria.cybulskawikimedia.org.uk), 0207 065 0994

- Directions:

Please go straight to MacLaurin Building, Bishop Square, Hatfield AL10 9NA opposite our De Havilland campus. If you are coming via train then I recommend jumping in a taxi from Hatfield train station. Parking spaces available. A map can be downloaded from http://www.herts.ac.uk/about-us/where-to-find-us/home.cfm

The room has a projector

All trainers require to have an account created with the university to access the wireless network.

Lunch provided by the venue, expenses by Wikimedia UK.