WikiAfrica Heritage/Sessions
Session 1: Introduction to the programme[edit]
date: 27 May 2021, 11am (UTC+2)
Replay of session: on youtube
Focus of session:
- Wiki In Africa
- The Africa Gap : Why information is imbalanced about Africa online, and on Wikipedia
- Consequences of this imbalance
- Wikipedia and Wikimedia
- What is GLAM
- What is WikiAfrica Heritage
- What are we hoping to achieve
- What should you expect
Action items:
- Register account
- Look up coverage of your specialist area; compare to articles of similar areas or subjects
- Suggest what information needs to be added, changed / create an action list of what resources, information and research is needed
Session 2: Wikipedia and GLAMs[edit]
date: 29 July 2021, 11am (UTC+2)
Focus of session:
- Introduction to the project
- Introduction to goals
- WikiAfrica Heritage on Meta
Practical:
- Registering, userpages and talk pages
- Basic editing
- Userpage creation
- Adding names to Wikimedia Pages
Homework:
- review articles relating to interests
- compare to articles relating to their interests
- review what photos are needed on articles using WikiShootMe tool
- take images that might be needed (we will upload them in Session 3)
Session 3: What's covered and how[edit]
date: 12 August 2021, 11am (UTC+2)
zoom link: to be announced
Focus of session:
- Anatomy of a wikipedia page
- Review of Wikipedia articles
- Where are the gaps
- WPWP contest
Practical:
- Userpage development
- Uploading images
- Placing images
Homework:
- Place at least 10 images for WPWP campaign
- Do a Userpage review of each others
Session 4: Building community through Photowalks[edit]
date: 2nd September 2021
Focus of session:
- Intro by User:Islahaddow: why photo walks, who to involve. Why it’s important for heritage.
- Photo walk planning by [[ what to do. Plotting your walk. Wikishootme tool. What your walkers need to do before. What they need to bring with them. If they need to bring everyone back to an upload session? What tech and internet access and considerations they will need in order to upload images. Etc.
- Walk through uploading an image - Isla - the quick version. We can share the longer video.
- Inserting images into articles - Ceslause - why, how to. Beyond the images from the photowalk.
Session 5: What are GLAMS and just what can we do?[edit]
date: 26 2021, 11am (UTC+2)
zoom link: to be announced
Focus of session:
- What is GLAM, and what can Wikipedia do for them?
- How does this benefit Wikipedia?
- How does it benefit GLAMs?
- Introduction to Wiki Loves Monuments
Practical:
- Review of skills learnt
Homework:
- What are your org’s goals?
- How do these overlap with Wikipedia?