Submissions/Speaking the Language of the Non-Wikipedians

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Submission no. 6005 Subject - C5 and E2

Title of the submission: Speaking the Language of the Non-Wikipedians

Type of submission (lecture / lightning talk)

Author of the submission: Michal Lester

Language of presentation: English

E-mail address: mlesterwikimedia.org.il
Username: לסטר

Country of origin: Israel

Affiliation, if any (organisation, company etc.): Wikimedia Israel

Personal homepage or blog

Abstract (up to 300 words to describe your proposal)

Wikimedia Israel developed various tools for different types of audience to encourage them to edit on Wikipedia either on their own or through writing projects at their educational institutes. The obvious way to present Wikipedia to new audience is to let a Wikipedian train the new editors. However, this method is extremely limiting due to two factors: (1) We do not have many Wikipedians who can, or wishes to, volunteer (2) Wikipedians have developed their own jargon and methods of work that are not always clear to the average person who wishes to chime in. We therefore had to develop a method of teaching that explains Wikipedia to the non-Wikipedian. We had a lot of success, especially with teachers and students and we wish to share it.

What will attendees take away from this session? Hopefully they will learn new methods to engage more people in Wikipedia editing, especially educators and students.

Theme of presentation

WikiCulture & Community
Education

For workshops and discussions, what level is the intended audience?

Length of session (if other than 25 minutes, specify how long): 20 minutes

Will you attend Wikimania if your submission is not accepted?: Yes

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