Re: [Gendergap] Webinar on editing for Wikipedia Women

[Deanna Zandt]

Christine, thank you so much for the kind words! I joined GenderGap right 
before the webinar when I was looking for resources, but am only getting around 
to looking at archives and new messages today. 

Folks seemed really excited after the webinar, from the messages I got, and the 
messages WAM! got. Katha Pollitt, a well-known US poet and political writer, 
was especially jazzed, and that made me pretty happy. There were about 25 women 
on Wed, and we expect another 25 on Sunday.

As Christine mentioned, we're also going to arrange a day for women work 
together on editing Wikipedia. There's definitely comfort in numbers. And I 
*love* the idea of having mentors! We would welcome any and all volunteers to 
help out that way.

We'll definitely be posting the video of the webinar online-- ReadyTalk gave it 
to me as a native Flash file, so I can't upload it to Vimeo, etc., but I 
believe we'll be hosting it on Women Action & The Media's site. I'll post it to 
this list after Sunday, depending on which version comes out better.



cheers
dz

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On Mar 24, 2011, at 3:29 PM, Christine Moellenberndt wrote:

> I hoped to write this yesterday, just didn't get there.  I attended this 
> webinar, and I have to say I thought it was very well done.  Deanna spent the 
> first half of the session talking about some of the culture of Wikipedia; 
> things like neutral point of view, collaboration, the dangers of edit 
> warring, and the like.  She also touched on the various roles you can fill on 
> Wikipedia, not just article creation but "wikignome"-ing, copyediting, 
> mediating, fomatting, etc. out of the Welcome to Wikipedia booklet available 
> on the Bookshelf (http://outreach.wikimedia.org/Bookshelf).  She did caution 
> us, though, about spending all of our efforts in wikignoming and copyediting, 
> "We don't want to be the secretaries of Wikipedia!"
> 
> (that being said, my Not-WMF-opinion is that copyediting and the like are 
> GREAT ways to get one's feet wet on Wikipedia.  It allows you to learn how 
> Wiki-markup works, start learning how articles are formulated, and can help 
> introduce all the concepts that make a good article that can prepare you for 
> writing your own first article.)
> 
> The second half was a real how-to, showing how to create an account and then 
> taking us into her sandbox on the English Wikipedia and showing how to use 
> the text editor there on basic things like italic and bold text, creating 
> links (both links to other WP articles, and to outside sites), and 
> references.  There were lots of spots for questions along the way, and I got 
> to help Deanna out a bit with questions.  
> 
> I can't give a good estimate on how many attendees there were; the platform 
> they used didn't give a full participants list, but I'd wager it was around 
> the 20-25 person range which seemed about right.  Deanna hopes that once 
> everyone who attends the seminars gets a chance to create an account and play 
> around a bit that all the participants can get together and start working 
> together on women related Wikipedia articles.  I think that would be a really 
> great activity and a great way to get more women involved in Wikipedia.
> 
> I'd say if you're looking to do something similar, Deanna's webinar would be 
> a good template to follow, especially the idea of a reconvening at a later 
> date to begin working together on an article that needs some extra help.  
> Again, my Not-Official-Opinion is that having a mentor would be a big help to 
> learning one's way around the projects, and what better way than to do it 
> with a bunch of like-minded folks?
> 
> The session was recorded, and once I find out where it is being housed, I'll 
> let everyone know so you can see how it worked out.  
> 
> Thank you,  Frances for telling us about the webinar, and thanks to Deanna 
> and the folks at WAM! for putting it on!
> 
> (fyi, there's another one on Sunday; I'm not sure if there's space left but 
> there may be if you're interested in attending! I'll be at that one as well.)
> 
> -Christine
> -
> Christine Moellenberndt
> Anthropologist/Community Associate
> Wikimedia Foundation
> 
> christ...@wikimedia.org
> 
> On 3/21/11 9:05 AM, Frances Kissl

Re: [Gendergap] Webinar on editing for Wikipedia Women

[Christine Moellenberndt]

I hoped to write this yesterday, just didn't get there.  I attended this 
webinar, and I have to say I thought it was very well done.  Deanna 
spent the first half of the session talking about some of the culture of 
Wikipedia; things like neutral point of view, collaboration, the dangers 
of edit warring, and the like.  She also touched on the various roles 
you can fill on Wikipedia, not just article creation but 
"wikignome"-ing, copyediting, mediating, fomatting, etc. out of the 
Welcome to Wikipedia booklet available on the Bookshelf 
(http://outreach.wikimedia.org/Bookshelf).  She did caution us, though, 
about spending all of our efforts in wikignoming and copyediting, "We 
don't want to be the secretaries of Wikipedia!"


(that being said, my Not-WMF-opinion is that copyediting and the like 
are GREAT ways to get one's feet wet on Wikipedia.  It allows you to 
learn how Wiki-markup works, start learning how articles are formulated, 
and can help introduce all the concepts that make a good article that 
can prepare you for writing your own first article.)


The second half was a real how-to, showing how to create an account and 
then taking us into her sandbox on the English Wikipedia and showing how 
to use the text editor there on basic things like italic and bold text, 
creating links (both links to other WP articles, and to outside sites), 
and references.  There were lots of spots for questions along the way, 
and I got to help Deanna out a bit with questions.


I can't give a good estimate on how many attendees there were; the 
platform they used didn't give a full participants list, but I'd wager 
it was around the 20-25 person range which seemed about right.  Deanna 
hopes that once everyone who attends the seminars gets a chance to 
create an account and play around a bit that all the participants can 
get together and start working together on women related Wikipedia 
articles.  I think that would be a really great activity and a great way 
to get more women involved in Wikipedia.


I'd say if you're looking to do something similar, Deanna's webinar 
would be a good template to follow, especially the idea of a reconvening 
at a later date to begin working together on an article that needs some 
extra help.  Again, my Not-Official-Opinion is that having a mentor 
would be a big help to learning one's way around the projects, and what 
better way than to do it with a bunch of like-minded folks?


The session was recorded, and once I find out where it is being housed, 
I'll let everyone know so you can see how it worked out.


Thank you,  Frances for telling us about the webinar, and thanks to 
Deanna and the folks at WAM! for putting it on!


(fyi, there's another one on Sunday; I'm not sure if there's space left 
but there may be if you're interested in attending! I'll be at that one 
as well.)


-Christine

-
Christine Moellenberndt
Anthropologist/Community Associate
Wikimedia Foundation

christ...@wikimedia.org


On 3/21/11 9:05 AM, Frances Kissling wrote:


Thought you'd all like o see this effort


Women Write Wikipedia: A How-To Webinar

Have you ever looked something up in the Wikipedia? Obviously, right? 
But: have you ever /edited/ anything in the Wikipedia? Bet the answer 
is "no," and that's a crying shame! Wikipedia, as you know, is quickly 
becoming the go-to reference point for our collective history. But, 
over 80% of Wikipedia's editors are men--which means that women's 
opportunities to document history and knowledge are passing us by.


In this hour-long online workshop, WAM!Bassador of Technology Deanna 
Zandt  will teach you the basics of 
editing a Wikipedia page, as well as the cultural norms that you'll 
need to know to be a good Wikipedian. It's time to make sure that all 
genders are represented in our brave new history!


FREE. Choose from either


Wednesday, March 23 at 2PM ET

or


Sunday, March 27 at 2PM ET

To register, email Rachel .



--

Frances Kissling, visiting scholar

Center for Bioethics, UPenn

202 368 3954


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Re: [Gendergap] Webinar on editing for Wikipedia Women

[Bishakha Datta]

Like the approach and the way it's worded very much - am hoping we can do
something similar in South Asia, so will share on India list.

Also, I know that is not necessarily the intent, but without (or adapting)
the last line in each paragraph, it's a nice outreach blurb which could be
used for mixed participants too.

Cheers
Bishakha

On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 9:35 PM, Frances Kissling wrote:

> Thought you’d all like o see this effort
> Women Write Wikipedia: A How-To Webinar
>
> Have you ever looked something up in the Wikipedia? Obviously, right? But:
> have you ever *edited* anything in the Wikipedia? Bet the answer is “no,”
> and that’s a crying shame! Wikipedia, as you know, is quickly becoming the
> go-to reference point for our collective history. But, over 80% of
> Wikipedia’s editors are men–which means that women’s opportunities to
> document history and knowledge are passing us by.
>
> In this hour-long online workshop, WAM!Bassador of Technology Deanna 
> Zandtwill teach you the basics of editing a 
> Wikipedia page, as well as the
> cultural norms that you’ll need to know to be a good Wikipedian. It’s time
> to make sure that all genders are represented in our brave new history!
>
> FREE. Choose from either
> Wednesday, March 23 at 2PM ET
>
> or
> Sunday, March 27 at 2PM ET
>
> To register, email Rachel .
>
>
>
> --
>
>
>
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>
> Center for Bioethics, UPenn
>
> 202 368 3954
>
>
>
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Re: [Gendergap] Webinar on editing for Wikipedia Women

[Philippe Beaudette]

Frances, that's just really cool.  Thanks for sharing it.

I think Christine Moellenberndt from our staff is in touch with them and
planning to attend and listen.  Really really appreciate you letting us know
about this stuff!
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On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 9:05 AM, Frances Kissling wrote:

> Thought you’d all like o see this effort
> Women Write Wikipedia: A How-To Webinar
>
> Have you ever looked something up in the Wikipedia? Obviously, right? But:
> have you ever *edited* anything in the Wikipedia? Bet the answer is “no,”
> and that’s a crying shame! Wikipedia, as you know, is quickly becoming the
> go-to reference point for our collective history. But, over 80% of
> Wikipedia’s editors are men–which means that women’s opportunities to
> document history and knowledge are passing us by.
>
> In this hour-long online workshop, WAM!Bassador of Technology Deanna 
> Zandtwill teach you the basics of editing a 
> Wikipedia page, as well as the
> cultural norms that you’ll need to know to be a good Wikipedian. It’s time
> to make sure that all genders are represented in our brave new history!
>
> FREE. Choose from either
> Wednesday, March 23 at 2PM ET
>
> or
> Sunday, March 27 at 2PM ET
>
> To register, email Rachel .
>
>
>
> --
>
>
>
> Frances Kissling, visiting scholar
>
> Center for Bioethics, UPenn
>
> 202 368 3954
>
>
>
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[Gendergap] Webinar on editing for Wikipedia Women

[Frances Kissling]

Thought you'd all like o see this effort


Women Write Wikipedia: A How-To Webinar


Have you ever looked something up in the Wikipedia? Obviously, right? But:
have you ever edited anything in the Wikipedia? Bet the answer is "no," and
that's a crying shame! Wikipedia, as you know, is quickly becoming the go-to
reference point for our collective history. But, over 80% of Wikipedia's
editors are men-which means that women's opportunities to document history
and knowledge are passing us by.

In this hour-long online workshop, WAM!Bassador of Technology Deanna Zandt
  will teach you the basics of editing a
Wikipedia page, as well as the cultural norms that you'll need to know to be
a good Wikipedian. It's time to make sure that all genders are represented
in our brave new history!

FREE. Choose from either


Wednesday, March 23 at 2PM ET


or


Sunday, March 27 at 2PM ET


To register, email Rachel  .



-- 



 

Frances Kissling, visiting scholar

Center for Bioethics, UPenn

202 368 3954

 

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