Editathon: Celebrating our Alumni and 10 years as a university
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Session Outline
Join us on 2 June to celebrate the university’s 10th anniversary and improve Wikipedia's coverage of our Alumni. Dr Sara Thomas, Scotland Programme Coordinator at Wikimedia UK, will lead a hands-on training session in how to edit Wikipedia, and we'll be creating and improving articles on-wiki during the session. No previous experience in editing is necessary, as training will be given on the day and pre-joining information will be sent after booking. This is a great starting point for anyone interested in open education, innovative learning approaches, and digital learning, as well as those with an existing interest in using Wikipedia in the curriculum.
This event will be facilitated by Scott Connor (LTA), Dr Rachel Erskine (LCC), Shari Kane (PC) and has been supported by Alison Wilson and Sophie Chisholm of the University Development Team.
This session follows on from our Wikimedia in Education: Creating collaborative and engaging learning and assessment event which took place on 12 May. You can still attend the Editathon without having attended this first event, and can view the recording of the session here.
Presenter
Dr Sara Thomas took up the new role of Scotland Programme Coordinator at Wikimedia UK in 2018, where she works to engage the Wikimedia community and develop partnerships with a range of cultural and educational institutions, including supporting Wikimedians in Residence, and advocating for open knowledge. Prior to this she was Wikimedian in Residence at both the Scottish Library and Information Council and Museums Galleries Scotland. She has a background in events and volunteer management, digital training, and fundraising. She co-founded BOOM! Community Arts, and lives in Glasgow with her partner and their cat.
To Book
Please email lta@uhi.ac.uk to book a place on this event.
Accessibility
We want to make this a positive experience for all participants and hope we have met everyone’s needs in joining this event. If you have particular access needs please contact us at lta@uhi.ac.uk so we can work together to get you as good an experience as we can.
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