View source for Wikipedia Editing Workshops for EUFORGEN

This page contains information specific to '''EUFORGEN''' (European Forest Genetic Resources Programme) for workshops facilitated by Wikimedia Community Malta trainer Toni Sant since 2016.

== 2020 ==
'''Trainers:''' Toni Sant and Enrique Tabone
'''Facilitator:''' Ewa Hermanowicz

=== 9 March 2020 ===
;About the event
Following up on the successful workshops in Rome in 2016 and 2018 and in Avignon in 2020 this event is designed to provide similar skills on the basic essentials for anyone already editing Wikipedia and/or exploring other Wikimedia projects at the EFI offices in Bonn, Germany.

;Location/venue
European Forest Institute (EFI), 7 Platz der Vereinten Nationen, Bonn, Germany

* [https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Wikimedia_Community_Malta/EFI_Bonn_2020_workshop_(9_March_2020) Outreach Dashboard for the EFI full-day editing workshop] (including metrics)

=== 31 January 2020 ===

;About the event
Following up on the successful workshops at Bioversity in Rome in 2016 and 2018 this event is designed to spread similar skills to the broader network of EURORGEN at Avignon #rescueforest conference the opportunity for new Wikipedians and a refresher on the basic essentials for anyone already editing Wikipedia and/or exploring other Wikimedia projects.

;Location/venue
University of Avignon - Bâtiment Nord - Amphi 2E0

;How do I prepare?
Simply '''[[wikipedia:Special:UserLogin/signup|CREATE A WIKIPEDIA USER ACCOUNT]]''' (if you don't already have one) + [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CreateAccount meta link here]

If you like, you can also [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Tutorial|learn a little about editing ahead of time here]] or [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Training/For_students|here]].

If you really want to get ahead of the curve, see [[wikipedia:Help:Contents/Getting started|Getting started on Wikipedia]] for more information

* Goal for the day: explore the power of Wikipedia as a knowledge-sharing tool and learn editing basics.

;Agenda
: 9:00 am - 10:00 am: General induction and orientation to Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects
: 10:00 am - 10:45 am: Exploring the subject area/s of interest to the participants in the room
:: 10:45 am - 11:00 am: Coffee break
: 11:00 am - 12.00: Preparing to contribute to specific Wikipedia pages and/or wikidata.org and/or Wikimedia Commons
:: 12.00 - 1:30 pm: Lunch break
: 1:30 pm - 3.00 pm: Editing workshop to apply skills and knowledge acquired during morning sessions

=== Relevant links ===
* [https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Wikimedia_Community_Malta/Genetics_to_the_Rescue_-_Avignon_2020?enroll=gnmvuwkx Course dashboard] - for metrics from this session

== 26 January 2018 ==
;About the event
Following up on the successful workshop at Bioversity in Rome in 2016 this event was designed to provide a further training opportunity for new Wikipedians and a refresher on the basic essentials for anyone already editing Wikipedia and/or exploring other Wikimedia projects.

* Goal for the day: explore the power of Wikipedia as a knowledge-sharing tool and learn editing basics.

[[File:Bioversity_2018_workshop_by_Marta.jpg|300px|thumb|right|January 2018 workshop photo by Marta Millere|January 2018 workshop photo by Marta Millere]]

[[File:Bioversity_2018_workshop_by_Ewa.jpg|300px|thumb|right|January 2018 workshop photo by Ewa Hermanowicz|January 2018 workshop photo by Ewa Hermanowicz]]


;Agenda
: 9:15-9:30 | Gather in Sakura room, set up laptops, check wifi, connect to Chris, Simon, Rachel and Inge who will be tuning in online
: 9:30-11:00 | Intro - How Wikipedia works and its pillars, a bit of history, what do we want to learn today and who do we have in the room 
:: 11:00-11:15 coffee break
: 11:15-12:45 | Create accounts, start editing 
:: 12:45-13:45 lunch
: 13:45-15:00 | How is Wikipedia used for science, what can our researchers do with it, what are the trends
:: 15:00-15:15 coffee break
: 15:15-16:30 | Q&A

;Attendees
# [[wikipedia:User:Ewa hermanowicz]]
# [[wikipedia:User:Gefuyegy]]
# [[wikipedia:User:Bvinceti]]
# [[wikipedia:User:SamanthaCollins12]]
# [[wikipedia:User:Broudge]]
# [[wikipedia:User:Paz01]]
# [[wikipedia:User:Nicole Renee Demers]]
# [[wikipedia:User:MartaMillere88]]
# [[wikipedia:User:ArwenIncognito]]
# [[wikipedia:User:Sylvanatura]]
# [[wikipedia:User:Gennifer Meldrum]]
# [[wikipedia:User:Chriskettle]] *
# [[wikipedia:User:Chaserachel]] *

<nowiki>*</nowiki> denotes attendee who attended the workshop remotely.

The workshop is coordinated for Bioversity by [[wikipedia:User:MartaMillere88|Marta Millere]].

== 29 September 2016 ==
The first Wikipedia Editing Workshop for Bioversity in Rome by Wikimedia Community Malta trainer Toni Sant was held on 29 September 2016. 

;Agenda

* hour 1: introduction/s and discussion of expectations for the day
 
* hour 2 + hour 3: wikipedia basics and essentials with hands on participation
 
: lunch break
 
* hour 4 + hour 5: working on specific examples related to concrete tasks/species
 
* hour 6: discussion of specific tasks going forward and handling advanced aspects of wikipedia (inc. wikidata and wikispecies)

;Attendees
# [[wikipedia:User:Ewa hermanowicz]]
# [[wikipedia:User:MartaMillere88]]
# [[wikipedia:ser:Nina Lauridsen]]
# [[]]

This workshop was coordinated for Bioversity by [[wikipedia:User:Ewa hermanowicz|Ewa Hermanowicz]].

== Links mentioned during the workshop ==
* [[Media:Wikipedia-workshop for new editors.pdf|Slideshow used during the workshops]] - PDF format
* [[wikipedia:User:ToniSant|Toni Sant's Wikipedia User page]]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Cheatsheet Wikitext Cheat Sheet] simplified help
* [http://listen.hatnote.com/ Listen to Wikipedia]
* [http://wiki.polyfra.me/# WikiGalaxy] - exploring Wikipedia in 3D

== See also ==
* [https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/File:New_Editing_WP_booklet_v4.pdf Editing Wikipedia] - A guide to improving content on the online encyclopedia
* [[wikipedia:File:WikipediaReferencing.pdf|Referencing Guide]]
* [https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/File:New_Illustrating_WP_booklet_(UK).pdf Illustrating Wikipedia]

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