Wiki Workshop for Geographers

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Wiki Workshop for Geographers - In a nutshell Where?: Royal Geographical Society , 1 Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AR When?: Monday 7th July 2014, 1pm-5pm Point of contact: Stephanie Wyse (RHEDrgs.org) or Toni Sant Registration: This event is free but registration is required.

With increasing attention to new and different outlets for disseminating research, geographers are encouraged to enhance their ability to communicate complex geographical ideas to wider audiences, to help increase the amount of geographical content on Wikipedia, and to consider ways in which Wikipedia can be incorporated into research, teaching and learning. This workshop helps to address these goals.

Target audience for this event: PhD students, early-career researchers, tutors, lecturers and others interesting in using Wikipedia in their research and/or teaching. Primarily academic community, but all welcome

Agenda

• Refreshments on arrival

1pm to 2pm - Introduction to Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects (why do it, how to do it, etc)

2pm to 4pm – edit-a-thon (with tea & coffee available around 3pm)

4pm to 4:45pm (approx.) – feedback & wrap-up, then group discussion about possible ‘uses’ of Wikipedia (as an editor; for teaching & assessment; for research/outputs)

In the Edit-a-thon portion of the workshop, participants will contribute to one or more of the following, in a subject area that interests them/in which they are experienced:

• Methods and techniques (in geography or supporting geographical research)
• Influential geographers
• Adding geographical perspectives to key issues (e.g. referencing published research)

Wikipedia articles to be created or edited during the workshop

See also: WP:WikiProject Geography.

• Overseas experience
• Royal Geographical Society
• Geographical Magazine
• Danny Dorling
• Financial Accounting
• Geographical Research Methods
• Millennium Development Goals Go, go Amy Lo!!
• Inflight entertainment > Moving-map systems
• Cultural Geography

Harry Mitchell speaking about WikiProject Geography

Trainers

• Toni Sant - lead trainer
• Harry Mitchell (talk)
• Marek Kosniowski

Attendees at the workshop

Attendees

• w:en:User:Richard Scriven
• w:en:User:Geogunited
• w:en:User:Juliettescull
• w:en:User:AmyLo 111
• w:en:User:Danielstoker
• w:en:User:GraemeAwcock
• w:en:User:Zhuyun Amy Zang
• w:en:User:Faxsly
• w:en:User:Rachelgeog
• w:en:User:Justynka battuta
• User:Graeme Awcock
• Raya Sharbain

Media

• write up after event by Daniel Stoker
• images from the day from Wikimedia Commons