I would like to propose a session on digital/information literacy using the Wikimedia projects for the Web Literacy zone. I’m putting together some resources on this topic for libraries in Scotland and this would be a great testing ground. We could also tie it in with a practical session on the theme of adding pages about local newspapers on Wikipedia like the American project currently under way: https://www.poynter.org/news/digital-literacy-project-sets-ambitious-goal-wikipedia-pages-1000-local-newspapers.
Best wishes, Delphine Dallison Wikimedian in Residence Scottish Library and Information Council Turnberry House Suite 5:5, Fifth Floor 175 West George Street Glasgow G2 2LB Tel: 0141 202 2999 www.scottishlibraries.org<http://www.scottishlibraries.org/> [cid:image001.jpg@01D41776.6082C670] Enriching lives through libraries [cid:image002.png@01D41776.6082C670]<https://www.facebook.com/ScottishLibraries/>[cid:image003.png@01D41776.6082C670]<https://www.instagram.com/scottishlibraries/?hl=en>[cid:image004.png@01D41776.6082C670]<https://www.linkedin.com/company-beta/4034291/>[cid:image005.png@01D41776.6082C670]<https://twitter.com/SLIC1991>[cid:image006.png@01D41776.6082C670]<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp8HBZbfRPl7L_xNdlQK2AQ> From: Wikimediauk-l <wikimediauk-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org> On Behalf Of Samuel Tarling Sent: 30 June 2018 17:28 To: UK Wikimedia mailing list <wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org> Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] Mozfest session proposal Love the ideas Rexx! I think the "Openness<https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmozillafestival.org%2Fspaces%23Openness&data=02%7C01%7Cd.dallison%40scottishlibraries.org%7C898839b0923943c009da08d5dea68d03%7C6414ad35a3824075ab2600ed2b7adb76%7C1%7C1%7C636659729267337825&sdata=gnIftIv7xgwR7qn%2Fbp97CsXshZUxnnGjCJwJpll63u0%3D&reserved=0>" space would be rather well suited as well, for rather obvious reasons :) Piggybacking off of this, Freenode.Live<https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffreenode.live%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cd.dallison%40scottishlibraries.org%7C898839b0923943c009da08d5dea68d03%7C6414ad35a3824075ab2600ed2b7adb76%7C1%7C1%7C636659729267337825&sdata=hn7Hcii5sJyEmUfdhIEa%2BWKPjRyGdR%2FUwabIeO7YMbU%3D&reserved=0> is back this year (November, Bristol) and is also calling for proposals<https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffreenode.live%2Fcfp.html&data=02%7C01%7Cd.dallison%40scottishlibraries.org%7C898839b0923943c009da08d5dea68d03%7C6414ad35a3824075ab2600ed2b7adb76%7C1%7C1%7C636659729267347830&sdata=XT9aOZEFm7YpEYYIes11sqaCXgc8x5SIxtE%2FVif28G0%3D&reserved=0>. The Wikimedia community heavily uses Freenode IRC<https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmeta.wikimedia.org%2Fwiki%2FIRC&data=02%7C01%7Cd.dallison%40scottishlibraries.org%7C898839b0923943c009da08d5dea68d03%7C6414ad35a3824075ab2600ed2b7adb76%7C1%7C1%7C636659729267347830&sdata=%2FGrOMIzj0MNN%2BTHIqhDtVzaqhcMWrwYqIOtikn%2FU9p0%3D&reserved=0> so we'd be well placed to have a presence there too! I'm aiming to be at Mozfest (tickets permitting!) and Freenode.Live. On Sat, Jun 30, 2018 at 5:01 PM Rex X <r...@blueyonder.co.uk<mailto:r...@blueyonder.co.uk>> wrote: A couple of obvious topics could be: (1) Web Literacy - the ability to contribute to Wikimedia projects is a high-level transferable skill worth promoting. Remember that the skills required to contribute to Wikipedia, for example, include researching and collating sources, summarising, writing, and collaboration. (2) Digital Inclusion - we have many people in the UK for whom English is not their first language. With so much of the internet delivered in English, there is a cultural bias toward English. Wikimedia projects have the capacity to allow people of varied backgrounds to contribute from their own cultural perspective and to help preserve their heritage. WMUK has experience working with both the traditional groups of Welsh and Scots, and also modern groups like the Asian, Polish, and Balkan communities. I'm sure you're aware of others. In either case, a session could be made with a brief introduction to WMUK and the work we do, followed by a hands-on editing session to give participants a taste of what is possible. Round it out with an invitation to keep in touch with WMUK and join the Wikimedia editing community. Obviously, those are just first thoughts, but I think we have such a good track record that it would be a shame if we couldn't put something together for MozFest. -- Rexx On 29 June 2018 at 16:09 John Lubbock <john.lubb...@wikimedia.org.uk<mailto:john.lubb...@wikimedia.org.uk>> wrote: Hello UK Wikimedians, Mozilla have issued a call for proposals for sessions at this year's Mozfest. 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