Grants:Programs/Wikimedia Community Fund/Rapid Fund/CCCC Wikipedia Initiative at Conference on College Composition and Communication (ID: 22981745)
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Applicant Details
[edit]- Main Wikimedia username. (required)
Matthewvetter
- Organization
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Main Proposal
[edit]- 1. Please state the title of your proposal. This will also be the Meta-Wiki page title.
CCCC Wikipedia Initiative at Conference on College Composition and Communication
- 2. and 3. Proposed start and end dates for the proposal.
2025-04-11 - 2025-05-11
- 4. Where will this proposal be implemented? (required)
United States of America
- 5. Are your activities part of a Wikimedia movement campaign, project, or event? If so, please select the relevant project or campaign. (required)
Other (please specify) CCCC Wikipedia Initiative (https://cccc.ncte.org/cccc/wikipedia-initiative/) / Wikiproject Writing ()https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Writing)
- 6. What is the change you are trying to bring? What are the main challenges or problems you are trying to solve? Describe this change or challenges, as well as main approaches to achieve it. (required)
As co-chair of the CCCC Wikipedia Initiative, the main challenge I am trying to solve is to train academics in my discipline of composition, rhetoric, and communication studies to edit, understand and improve Wikipedia articles related to those fields. The main approaches our initiative uses to solve this challenge include: Zoom workshops / webinars, maintenance and improvement of Wikiproject Writing, workshops and edit-a-thons at major conferneces.
- 7. What are the planned activities? (required) Please provide a list of main activities. You can also add a link to the public page for your project where details about your project can be found. Alternatively, you can upload a timeline document. When the activities include partnerships, include details about your partners and planned partnerships.
Planned activities include 1) an edit-a-thon workshop (entitled "Playing Our Songs: CCCC Edits Wikipedia"), 2) informational table for the initative, CCCC Wikipedia Initiative, which will provide a presence for our project throughout the conference 3) scholarly panel on Wikipedia-based education entitled "Remixing the Knowledge Playlist: Wikipedia-Based Education in an AI World"
All three activities will take place at the academic conference, the Conference on College Composition & Communication to be held in Baltimore April 9-12.
- 8. Describe your team. Please provide their roles, Wikimedia Usernames and other details. (required) Include more details of the team, including their roles, usernames, Wikimedia group, and whether they are salaried, volunteers, consultants/contractors, etc. Team members involved in the grant application need to be aware of their involvement in the project.
Matthew Vetter, user:Matthewvetter - cochair of the CCCC Wikipedia Initiative Zach McDowell, user, ZachMcDowell. member of the CCCC Wikipedia initative, longtime Wikipedia + educaiton researcher
- 9. Who are the target participants and from which community? How will you engage participants before and during the activities? How will you follow up with participants after the activities? (required)
Target participants are academics attending the conference (typically between 3500-4000). All events are listed in the conference program, but we will also advertise on various outlets (our social media, listserv, and disciplinary listservs).
During the edit-a-thon, we will use the program and events dashboard to track editor activities, as part of our larger 2025 campaign (https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/campaigns/cccc_wikipedia_initiative/programs).
We will also encourage all of those who attend the workshop, the panel, or stop by the table to sign up for our wikiproject and mailing list group.
- 10. Does your project involve work with children or youth? (required)
No
- 10.1. Please provide a link to your Youth Safety Policy. (required) If the proposal indicates direct contact with children or youth, you are required to outline compliance with international and local laws for working with children and youth, and provide a youth safety policy aligned with these laws. Read more here.
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- 11. How did you discuss the idea of your project with your community members and/or any relevant groups? Please describe steps taken and provide links to any on-wiki community discussion(s) about the proposal. (required) You need to inform the community and/or group, discuss the project with them, and involve them in planning this proposal. You also need to align the activities with other projects happening in the planned area of implementation to ensure collaboration within the community.
All three activities were planned roughly a year ago when conference proposals were due. The CCCC WIkipedia Initiative committee meets roughly 4 times a year to plan for these types of events.
- 12. Does your proposal aim to work to bridge any of the content knowledge gaps (Knowledge Inequity)? Select one option that most apply to your work. (required)
Other Important Topics (topics considered to be of impact or important in the specific context)
- 13. Does your proposal include any of these areas or thematic focus? Select one option that most applies to your work. (required)
Education
- 14. Will your work focus on involving participants from any underrepresented communities? Select one option that most apply to your work. (required)
Gender Identity
- 15. In what ways do you think your proposal most contributes to the Movement Strategy 2030 recommendations. Select one that most applies. (required)
Increase the Sustainability of Our Movement
Learning and metrics
[edit]- 17. What do you hope to learn from your work in this project or proposal? (required)
What sorts of challenges do academics face when trying to edit Wikipedia within their field of study? How can the CCCC Wikipedia Initative help motivate academics in writing and communication studies to improve and contribute to Wikipedia.
- 18. What are your Wikimedia project targets in numbers (metrics)? (required)
| Other Metrics | Target | Optional description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants | 70 | Workshop - 10 participants would be ideal
Panel - 20 audience members would be reasonable expectation Table - 40 individuals stopping by the table for SWAG, sign-ups, information |
| Number of editors | 25 | Newly registered users - 15 would be a good target that is reasonable
5-10 already registered users would also be reasonable We will encourage editing throughout the conference as directly during the scheduled editing workshop |
| Number of organizers | 5 | All volunteers and members of the CCCC Wikipedia Initiative |
| Wikimedia project | Number of content created or improved |
|---|---|
| Wikipedia | 10 |
| Wikimedia Commons | |
| Wikidata | |
| Wiktionary | |
| Wikisource | |
| Wikimedia Incubator | |
| Translatewiki | |
| MediaWiki | |
| Wikiquote | |
| Wikivoyage | |
| Wikibooks | |
| Wikiversity | |
| Wikinews | |
| Wikispecies | |
| Wikifunctions or Abstract Wikipedia |
- Optional description for content contributions.
Focusing on a smaller number of highly trafficked (high importance) article for our Wikiproject would more likely be successful.
- 19. Do you have any other project targets in numbers (metrics)? (optional)
No
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- 20. What tools would you use to measure each metrics? Please refer to the guide for a list of tools. You can also write that you are not sure and need support. (required)
Program and Events Dashboard, https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/campaigns/cccc_wikipedia_initiative/programs
Financial proposal
[edit]- 21. Please upload your budget for this proposal or indicate the link to it. (required)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ERbdv5jui5U5J0LirdsBysXCNh42hW0HO-DNNi2eAxA/edit?usp=sharing
- 22. and 22.1. What is the amount you are requesting for this proposal? Please provide the amount in your local currency. (required)
2373.96 USD
- 22.2. Convert the amount requested into USD using the Oanda converter. This is done only to help you assess the USD equivalent of the requested amount. Your request should be between 500 - 5,000 USD.
2373.96 USD
- We/I have read the Application Privacy Statement, WMF Friendly Space Policy and Universal Code of Conduct.
Yes
Endorsements and Feedback
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- Analyzing if the proposal is going to contribute in any way to important developments around specific Wikimedia projects or Movement Strategy.
- Analysing if the proposal is coherent in terms of the objectives, strategies, budget, and expected results (metrics).