WikiProject remote event participation/Documentation/Webinar Heritage project with Wikimedia
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- Title of the event: Heritage Pajottenland Zennevallei, Belgium
- Date: April-June 2020
- Organizers: Wikimedia Belgium and w:nl:Erfgoedcel Pajottenland Zennevallei
Format of the event
[edit]- Main format
Webinar, video conferencing, screen sharing, Google Meet helpdesk, online editing, and follow-up
- Duration
- 3 months
- Main goal
Get all the regional heritage documented via Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia
- Main target audience
Dutch-speaking Wikipedians, regional heritage responsibles/curators, even complete beginners
- Total number of participants
20-40
- Number of organizers
4
- Language(s) spoken during the event
Dutch
- Tools used
- Webinar, video conferencing, screen sharing, Google Meet helpdesk
- Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia
- Wikidata Query
- Listeria Bot
- Methods used
- Video instruction, online documentation, WhatsApp
- Question and answer -> documented on project pages in a structured way
- Communication
WhatsApp, e-mail, Programs & Events Dashboard, video instruction, online documentation
Lessons learned
[edit]Success
[edit]- Preparing an initial inventory of subjects with Wikidata
- Autogenerate project pages with Lysteria Bot queries
Challenges
[edit]- Find interested and motivated participants
- Get participants to "feel at home" with webinars, and video conferencing -> for a lot of participants those are complete new tools
- You need to be able to explain the complexity of "all" the tools, including Wikipedia and companion projects, in an easy language
- You need to follow-up each of the participants, personally and asynchronously
Possible improvements
[edit]- Making better video instruction and short demo sessions
- Have an excellent PowerPoint presentation (publish as PDF on Wikimedia Commons)
- Write down clear Wiki notes on project pages
Recommendations
[edit]- Allow sufficient time
- Attract sufficient and capable teachers, and coaches
- Have a lot of patience (with the participants)
- Participants must acquire the skills to use audio, video, and screen sharing to solve problems
Other comments
[edit]It proves that for a successful project you need all of:
- Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, Wikipedia for the participants
- Wikidata Query, Listeria Bot, Programs & Events Dashboard for the trainers, and project setup and follow-up
Documentation
[edit]- Link to videos, slides, etc. w:nl:Wikipedia:Wikiproject/Erfgoed/Vlaanderen/Pajottenland-Zennevallei
- Notes of the event w:nl:Wikipedia:Wikiproject/Erfgoed/Vlaanderen/Pajottenland-Zennevallei
- Link to the structure/schedule w:nl:Wikipedia:Wikiproject/Erfgoed/Vlaanderen/Pajottenland-Zennevallei
Questions & discussions
[edit]If you want to talk to the the organizers, ask further questions, feel free to use the talk page.