Wikipedia:Meetup/Sydney/5 April 2013

There will be a Wikimedia in Higher Education symposium at The University of Sydney on Friday 5 April 2013. Wikimedia Australia will provide travel funding for approved applicants wishing to attend this event. If you are interested in attending, please watchlist this page and register.

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Purpose
This one day symposium will bring these academics together, along with Australian Wikipedia editors, to discuss best practice for using Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects as a platform for education within the Australian higher education system.

The symposium is essential for educators who would like to improve their understanding of how Wikipedia pages are developed and maintained, and to discuss their concerns about potential risks and how to avoid or minimise them. Teachers will learn about how Wikipedia is being used in education in Australian universities and join in conversation about the development of good practice models and procedures, as well as participate in interactive break-out sessions throughout the day.

Where to meet
The event will be held at the Camperdown Campus of The University of Sydney.

Teacher's College building code A22. Level 3. Room 329 - Writing Hub Common Room.

Time
8:30am - 4:30pm.

Cost
Travel assistance is available through funds provided by Wikimedia Australia. Preference will be given to those Australian Wikimedians who are using Wikimedia in their classrooms, followed by academics who are planning to use Wikimedia in their classroom. This is not limited to speakers.

If you require travel assistance, please email and 

Interested

 * ''Please add your name if you are a Wikipedian interested in attending and helping. The committee may ask you if you are willing to help train others on the day.


 * 1) 99of9
 * 2) Wittylama. If applicable I could present something based on my thesis - the historiography of WP.
 * 3) Whiteghost.ink
 * 4) Chriswaterguy talk  - can't make it this time, unfortunately.
 * 5) Ariconte (talk), willing to demonstrate / train small groups.
 * 6) Kerry Kilner Happy to give a paper on my use of Wikipedia in teaching Research Methods to undergraduates.
 * 7) Tom Worthington Was happy to help, but I  am not a "Wikipedian". My "MOOCs with Books" may be of interest, as it is about how resources like the Wikipedia can anchor e-learning.
 * 8) James Neill, Centre for Applied Psychology, University of Canberra, English Wikiversity Custodian and Bureaucrat - Higher education and the ecology of Wikimedia sister projects
 * 9) Lankiveil (speak to me), pending availability to travel down from Brisbane.
 * 10) Leigh Blackall - LA Trobe University Health Sciences. Here's my abstract. Dunno if I can manage the pain of Word!(?). Attendance pending approval and support from WMAu. And just if I have anyone's attention, La Trobe University is hosting an open conference on open education, 12 March - hope some of you can come.
 * 11) I might be able to make the morning - interested to sit and listen really Privatemusings (talk) 22:15, 11 March 2013 (UTC)
 * 12) I am planning to come but only after 12pm as I have work in the morning. I am interested in learning and meeting Wikipedians. Ashishlohorung (talk) 11:00, 20 March 2013 (UTC)
 * 13) John Shannon I've developed a cold, got caught out in the rain the other night, so I probably won't be attending. Sorry.
 * 14) Trahelliven
 * 15) Ludopedia (Talk)

Registration
Please register here as places are limited.

Agenda
For more information about this event, visit:
 * Event information (University of Sydney)
 * Event information (Wikiversity)

Topical notes

 * "Editing Wikipedia articles as part of an undergraduate class project is just like any other writing assignment except there is a real global audience for the students’ work." Discuss.

Invitations
When this meetup page is ready to promote, here are some on-wiki venues:
 * Category:Wikipedians in Sydney
 * Geonotice
 * Meetup/Sydney/Invite
 * WikiProject_Sydney
 * Wikimedia in higher education/2013/University of Sydney