Wikipedia:Wiki Workshop at CCOEW Pune

A basic Wikipedia workshop was conducted for the students of Cummins College of Engineering for Women(CCOEW), Pune.

Aims of the Workshop

 * To spread awareness about editing Wikipedia and emphasize on the need of Indian editors for India related articles.
 * To let students know what all can be done on Wikipedia apart from reading.
 * To encourage and get more female editors on Wikipedia.

Workshop Details

 * Date : 4th of February, 2012.
 * Duration : 2.5 hours
 * Venue : Cummins College of Engineering for Women, Pune.
 * No. of participants : 55

Speakers

 * Pratik Lahoti
 * Ram Shankar Yadav
 * Wasim Mogal

Topics Covered

 * Introduction to Wikipedia.
 * Wikipedia namespaces.
 * Wikipedia's User Interface.
 * Usage of talk pages, watchlist, etc.
 * Sandbox and basic editing using the GUI available.
 * Image uploading on Wikimedia Commons.
 * Most important point - Copyvios/Plagiarism.

Feedback
A Google form was created for the feedback.

Further Instructions to Students

 * Instructed the students to create their user accounts.
 * Encouraged them to start doing minor edits wherever possible.
 * Students to practice the wiki code in sandbox.