What it's about[edit]
This Edit-a-thon is organised as part of the Wikipedia Primary School Project: Providing on Wikipedia the information necessary to complete the cycle of primary education in the languages used by the different education systems.
Wikipedia Primary School is a project allowing students, families and teachers to find on Wikipedia the documentation necessary to obtain the primary school qualification in their country, in their language. Wikipedia is meant to be an educational tool and it is currently available online, via mobile phones and offline. Experience has shown that, once accessible, Wikipedia does not provide information that responds directly to curriculum-based questions. The project relies on Wikipedia as an existing and growing resource, it solves the need for an encyclopedia capable of responding to curriculum-based questions, and it fosters Wikipedia content, quality and outreach.
The project is focusing on the South Africa primary school curriculum. The first phase of the project has been to define and select relevant articles which respond to curriculum-based questions and to identify whether these topics were covered on Wikipedia. A list of 100+ articles on the English Wikipedia was drafted: over the course of the next few years, those will be reviewed (or created: missing articles were identified as well) by Wikipedians, by scholars/external experts or by journals.
The goal of this edit-a-thon is to work on improving this coverage, when topics considered essential are not covered at all (no article) or very poorly covered in Wikipedia (mere stubs or sub section of other articles).
Who is organising it?[edit]
The event is organized by: Wikimedia South Africa
Wikimedia South Africa is a Wikimedia chapter for the Republic of South Africa. It is incorporated as a non-profit-making organisation under South African law. It was founded locally on 25 February 2012 after being approved as a chapter by the Wikimedia Foundation on 26 March 2011. This chapter seeks to promote local awareness of the projects and their proper academic use, encourage translation efforts into local languages and support the creation of local free knowledge and media.
To interact with Wikimedia South Africa, you can contact Theresa Hume directly, or subscribe to Wikimedia ZA Mailing List.
See also
When and where[edit]
| Date | December 5, 2015 |
| Time | from 09:30 to 15:30 |
| Location | American Corner, Central Library, Old Drill Hall, car Parade & Darling Street. Cape Town |
| Host | Douglas Scott |
| Cost | Free |
| Participants | No Wikipedia editing experience necessary; as needed throughout the event, tutoring information will be provided. |
| What to Bring | Attendees should bring their own laptops and power cords, if possible. Please create a Wikipedia account before the event. You might first want to review the page on usernames. |
Note: Participants may arrive and leave any time during the edit-a-thon, but a formal presentation of the Primary School Project, followed by an instruction session for new Wikipedia editors will occur at the beginning of the edit-a-thon
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Agenda[edit]
| 09:30 | Arrival, greeting, presentations and refreshment |
| 10:00 | Presentation of the Wikipedia Primary School Project, Wikimedia South Africa and topics we are likely to cover |
| 10:30 | Tutorial (Let’s get started editing!: Wikipedia basics, editing articles, references, bibliographies, editing questions & feedback, tips & tricks) |
| 11:00 | Editing time |
| LUNCH BREAK | |
| 13:30 | Editing time |
| 15:00 | Wrap-up and post-edit-a-thon survey |
Suggested articles to edit[edit]
Suggested resources[edit]
- Help:Cheatsheet - quick guide to Wiki markup
- Five Pillars of Wikipedia
- Tutorial
- How to Edit a Page
- Article Development
- Your First Article (using the Article Wizard if you wish)
- Manual of Style
- Citation Examples
- Bookshelf