Dear fellow Wikipedians:
This is to let you know about my most recent article, co-authored with former student Kate Rattray. We’re especially proud of this piece, in which we make a pedagogical and public-service case for writing and editing Wikipedia articles for law school credit. The article has just been published in the Journal of Legal Education, which, appropriately, is an open-access journal. The current volume can be found here: http://jle.aals.org/home/. You can also read an abstract and download the article from my SSRN (Social Sciences Research Network) website, here: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2729241.
Yours truly,
John Kleefeld
Associate Professor, College of Law
University of Saskatchewan
15 Campus Drive
Saskatoon SK S7N 5A6
tel: (+1) 306.966.1039
email: john.kleefeld(a)usask.ca
skype: johnkleefeld
twitter: @johnkleefeld
web: http://law.usask.ca/find-people/faculty/kleefeld-john.php
Good evening, Professor Christie. My name is Lixxx235, and I'm a Wikipedia
editor and an Online Ambassador with the Wikipedia Education Program. (
userpage <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Lixxx235>)
It's come to my attention (through a student's request for help via
Wikipedia's live chat) that you have given your students assignments
relating to editing Wikipedia. While the Wikipedia Education Program fully
supports such assignments, and endorses a number of courses at various
universities around the world, according to one of your students, an
assignment you've given seems to have students confused and is causing
submissions in violation of some Wikipedia policies and wasting volunteer
and student time. For example, this
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Fuel_controlled_fires_…>
is an entry one of your students tried to get help on from our live help
chat. This submission does not meet Wikipedia guidelines such as notability
policies, policies requiring verifiability of material, and policies
requiring a neutral point of view (NPOV) to be kept. In addition, it was
not in Wikipedia's standard format.
We'd love to get in touch with you. Please reply back to
lixxx235wikipedia(a)gmail.com and education(a)lists.wikimedia.org to see how we
can help you develop good assignments for editing Wikipedia and how we can
resolve some issues with your current assignment.
All the best,
Lixxx235
English Wikipedia
Forwarding to the Education mailing list with the hope that librarians in
schools and universities who are on that mailing list, or are known to list
participants, will want to participate in this campaign. :)
Pine <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pine>
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:CatherineMunro/Bright_Places>
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From: Jake Orlowitz <jorlowitz(a)gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Jan 24, 2018 at 1:50 PM
Subject: [Wikimedia-l] What's happening with #1Lib1Ref? (A lot...)
Each year the Wikipedia Library team, in collaboration with GLAM folks
(Galleries, Libraries, Archives & Museums) all around the world, asks a
simple favor: Give Wikipedia the gift of a citation for its birthday.
Website:
http://1lib1ref.org
This year Wikipedia turns 17 and it's our third annual #1Lib1Ref campaign.
The 20-day campaign is now in its second week... What's happened so far?
Across the languages we are tracking, editors have added 2097 citations in
21+ languages.
5 languages have made over 100 edits: English, French, Hebrew, Serbian and
Catalan.
View contributions by language:
https://twitter.com/WikiLibrary/status/955590632545726464
On social media #1Lib1Ref is a hype-machine. 37 countries have made 2260
Twitter posts reaching 4.4 million potential readers 8.1 million times.
We invited librarians (and library-lovers) around the world to participate.
Our
Wikimedia Blog post, written by #1Lib1Ref originator and GLAM Strategist
Alex Stinson, set the tone and made the case:
Read blog:
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2018/01/16/1lib1ref-2018/
The blog included a visual 'explainer' video created by Wikipedia Library
team member Felix Nartey, narrated by famous U.S. Librarian Jessamyn West.
Watch Video:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1Lib1Ref_
MySimpleShow_Explainer_Video.webm
We promoted the Story of #1lib1ref on social media using an 8-part
TweetStorm:
Read Tweetstorm:
https://twitter.com/WikiLibrary/status/955507752410869760
Also we redesigned a simple new graphic and logo for the campaign:
View Graphic:
https://twitter.com/WikiLibrary/status/955507757880295424/photo/1
Each year #1Lib1Ref grows and brings in more people from libraries, and
more people who believe that Wikipedia and librarians share a mission which
benefits from collaboration. It's an exciting part of our work and we're
very thankful to everyone who adds to its impact and success!
Join in. Make an edit. Teach someone how to add a citation. Share something
nice about the campaign this week in your social media circles. Help share
free knowledge. #1Lib1Ref. Pass it on...
Best,
Jake Orlowitz
Head of The Wikipedia Library
jorlowitz(a)wikimedia.org
@JakeOrlowitz
@WikiLibrary
wikipedialibrary.org
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Creating AI Conversations Panel Series: Children and AI
Wednesday JANUARY 31, 2018, 4:15pm-6:00pm
CERAS 101, Stanford University
Free & Open to the Public As Space Permits
Conversational Artificial Intelligence (AI) personalities are playing
an increasing role in our everyday lives. In addition to our personal
assistants, industries such as education, healthcare, hospitality,
transportation, and law are using AI to varying degrees. As
conversational AI becomes integrated in our society, we need to give
serious thought to mindfully creating these personalities and
conversations. These are personalities that are not only going to be
keeping us company and helping to make our daily lives easier, but
coaching us into changing our behavior, helping us navigate the world,
and teaching our children.
Creating AI Conversations is a series of panel discussions that will
delve into the thinking, research, and process around crafting the
personalities, conversations, and interactions of AI entities with
people. Five panel sessions will take place in January and February
from 4:15pm-6:00pm pm in CERAS 101.
Dear Education colleagues,
I'm sending you all a reminder that scholarships are open for Wikimania
2018. The deadline to apply is Monday, January 22, 2018. More info and
links below.
We'd love to see your education activities and research well represented
this year, and hope you are able to apply or submit session ideas!
Tighe
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Tighe Flanagan
Senior Manager, Wikipedia Education Program
Wikimedia Foundation
tflanagan(a)wikimedia.org
education.wikimedia.org
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We wanted to inform you that scholarship applications for Wikimania
2018 which is being held in Cape Town, South Africa on July 18–22,
2018 are now being accepted. Applications are open until Monday, 22
January 2018 23:59 UTC.
Applicants will be able to apply for a partial or full scholarship. A
full scholarship will cover the cost of an individual's round-trip
travel, shared accommodation, and conference registration fees as
arranged by the Wikimedia Foundation. A partial scholarship will cover
conference registration fees and shared accommodation.
Applicants will be rated using a pre-determined selection process and
selection criteria established by the Scholarship Committee and the
Wikimedia Foundation, who will determine which applications are
successful.
To learn more about Wikimania 2018 scholarships, please visit:
https://wikimania2018.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships
To apply for a scholarship, fill out the multi-language application
form on:https://scholarships.wikimedia.org/apply
It is highly recommended that applicants review all the material on
the Scholarships page and the associated FAQ (
https://wikimania2018.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarships/FAQ ) before
submitting an application.
If you have any questions, please contact: wikimania-scholarships at
wikimedia.org <https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l>
or leave a message at:
https://wikimania2018.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Scholarships.
Please help us spread the word and translate pages!
Wikimania 2018 Scholarship Committee
<https://wikimania2018.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scholarship_Committee>
Cross posting this announcement on the education list for any folks
interested in proposing an Open Education topic.
--
Tighe Flanagan
Senior Manager, Wikipedia Education Program
Wikimedia Foundation
tflanagan(a)wikimedia.org
education.wikimedia.org
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From: Nicolas Jullien <Nicolas.Jullien(a)telecom-bretagne.eu>
Date: Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 11:57 AM
Subject: [Wiki-research-l] OpenSym 2018 | August 22-24, 2018 | Paris,
France | General Call for Papers | Deadline March 15, 2018
To: Research into Wikimedia content and communities <
wiki-research-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Dear all,
it's my pleasure to inform you that the call for paper for OpenSym 2018 is
available.
Conference Website and call for papers: http://opensym.org
Papers are due by March 15, 23h59 (any time on Earth).
Submission: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=opensym2018
(accepted rate in 2017: 45%)
Topics: The conference provides peer-reviewed research tracks on subjects
related to open collaboration including:
- Open Collaboration Research, esp. Wikis and Social Media
- Free/Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS)
- Open Data, Open Access, and Open Science
- Open Education
- IT-Driven Open Innovation
- Open Policy/Open Government/Open Law
- Wikipedia and Wikimedia Research
Looking forward to seeing your paper's presentation in Paris
Nicolas Jullien, general chair of OpenSym 2018
About the Conference
--------------------
OpenSym is the only conference that brings together the different strands
of open collaboration research and practice, seeking to create synergies
and inspire new collaborations between people from computer science,
information science, social science, humanities, and everyone interested in
understanding open collaboration and how it is changing our society.
This year’s conference will be held in Paris, France on August 22-24,
2018. A Doctoral Symposium will take place on August 21, 2018.
OpenSym is held in-cooperation with ACM SIGWEB and ACM SIGSOFT and the
conference proceedings will be archived in the ACM digital library like all
prior editions.
Submission Information and Instructions
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Topics: The conference provides peer-reviewed research tracks on subjects
related to open collaboration including:
- Open Collaboration Research, esp. Wikis and Social Media
- Free/Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS)
- Open Data, Open Access, and Open Science
- Open Education
- IT-Driven Open Innovation
- Open Policy/Open Government/Open Law
- Wikipedia and Wikimedia Research
Paper Presentation: OpenSym 2018 will be organized as a one track
conference in order to emphasize the interdisciplinary character of this
conference and to encourage discussion.
Submission Deadline: The research paper submission deadline is March 15th
2018. Submitted papers should present integrative reviews or original
reports of substantive new work: theoretical, empirical, and/or in the
design, development and/or deployment of novel concepts, systems, and
mechanisms. Research papers will be reviewed to meet rigorous academic
standards of publication. Papers will be reviewed for relevance, conceptual
quality, innovation and clarity of presentation.
All the submissions are done via the EasyChair platform, here:
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=opensym2018
Paper Length: There is no minimum or maximum length for submitted papers.
Rather, reviewers will be instructed to weigh the contribution of a paper
relative to its length. Papers should report research thoroughly but
succinctly: brevity is a virtue. A typical length of a “long research
paper” is 10 pages (formerly the maximum length limit and the limit on
OpenSym tracks), but may be shorter if the contribution can be described
and supported in fewer pages—shorter, more focused papers (called “short
research papers” previously) are encouraged and will be reviewed like any
other paper. While we will review papers longer than 10 pages, the
contribution must warrant the extra length. Reviewers will be instructed to
reject papers whose length is incommensurate with the size of their
contribution. Papers should be formatted in ACM SIGCHI paper format.
Reviewing is not double-blind so manuscripts do not need to be anonymized.
Posters: As in previous years, OpenSym will also be hosting a poster
session at the conference. To propose a poster, authors should submit an
extended abstract (not more than 4 pages) describing the content of the
poster which will be published in a non-archival companion proceedings to
the conference. Posters should use the ACM SIGCHI templates for extended
abstracts. An example of a poster abstract can be found here. Reviewing is
not double-blind so abstracts do not need to be anonymized.
Paper Proceedings: OpenSym is held in-cooperation with ACM SIGWEB and ACM
SIGSOFT and the conference proceedings will be archived in the ACM digital
library like all prior editions. OpenSym seeks to accommodate the needs of
the different research disciplines it draws on including disciplines with
archival conference proceedings and disciplines where authors usually
present at conferences and publish later. Authors, whose submitted papers
have been accepted for presentation at the conference have a choice of:
having their paper become part of the official proceedings, archived in the
ACM Digital Library,
having their paper published in the conference website only, with no
transfer of copyright from the authors,
having no publication record at all but only the presentation at the
conference.
Response from authors: For the second time at OpenSym, authors will be
given the opportunity to write a response to their reviews before final
decisions are made. This should be treated as an opportunity to correct any
mistakes or misconceptions in the reviews as well as to propose minor
changes that the authors can make during the two weeks between notification
and the camera-ready deadline.
Important Dates
Submission deadline: March 15, 2018
Reviews sent to authors: May 11, 2018
Response to reviews from authors due: May 20, 2018
Final decision notification: June 15, 2018
Camera-ready papers due: June 22, 2018
Papers available online: July 13, 2018
Conference Organization
The general chairs of the conference are Nicolas Jullien and Olivier
Berger, IMT, France. Feel free to contact us with any questions you might
have at info(a)opensym.org.
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Maître de Conférences (HDR) / Associate Professor.
https://nicolasjullien.wp.mines-telecom.fr/
Directeur de M@rsouin http://www.marsouin.org
Membre du LEGO http://labo-lego.fr
Responsable du M2 management innovation
parcours Mgt du SI et des données @ischool IMT Atlantique
https://innovationmanagement.wp.imt.fr/
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Maître de Conférences (HDR) / Associate Professor.
https://nicolasjullien.wp.mines-telecom.fr/
Directeur de M@rsouin http://www.marsouin.org
Membre du LEGO http://labo-lego.fr
Responsable du M2 management innovation
parcours Mgt du SI et des données @ischool IMT Atlantique
https://innovationmanagement.wp.imt.fr/
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The Education team is happy to announce the release of the report, “Does
Wikipedia Belong in Education?,”
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Education_Program_Survey_Report_Web…>
a survey report on the Wikipedia Education Program
<https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education>.
In September and October 2017, we surveyed stakeholders in the Wikipedia
Education Program to get their perception of the program as a
whole—including where we were succeeding, and where we could do with some
improvement. More than 200 people completed it in 10 different languages.
In addition to the survey, the Education team conducted interviews with
Wikimedia affiliates that helped to qualify the survey data. We wanted to
find out what people think we are doing, what they think we should do,
whether they value Wikimedia projects being used in education, and what
they think of our current communications materials and resources.
The full report can be found on Wikimedia Commons
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Education_Program_Survey_Report_Web…>.
A Wiki version on our Outreach Portal <http://education.wikimedia.org> is
forthcoming.
Happy reading!
--
*Nichole Saad*
WMF | Education Program Manager
nsaad(a)wikimedia.org
user: NSaad (WMF)
*Want to talk about the Wikipedia Education Program?*
Schedule a meeting: https://calendly.com/nsaad-1
Calling all Program leaders!
You may have seen that we updated the case studies page on Outreach Wiki.
We got a few good submissions, and we greatly appreciate those who took the
time to submit their Case Studies during this initial campaign! [1]
We want to showcase and highlight the great work that is going on around
the world in GLAM, Education, and other programs. For that reason, we have
decided to extend the case studies collection period, and will be providing
additional opportunities to work on case studies together!
Additionally, at Wikimedia Conference, Wikimania and other regional
conferences, we will be holding clinics to help you draft your case study.
We will also hold several virtual clinics where Wikimedia Foundation
Programs staff can give you feedback and support on developing your own
case studies (keep your eye out for invitations for these workshops!).
If you thought you might want to submit a case study, but haven’t done so
yet: please let us know that you are interested by responding to this email!
We can support you in drafting or developing the case study using the case
study templates on outreach.[2] If you would like to share a case study you
have already drafted, you can still do so through the input boxes on the
same page.
Remember case studies can be submitted in English or local languages.
Thank you again for participating in this important initiative. We look
forward to seeing you at the upcoming case study clinics!
Sincerely,
The WMF Programs Team
[1] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Case_studies
[2] https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Case_studies#write
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*Nichole Saad*
WMF | Education Program Manager
nsaad(a)wikimedia.org
user: NSaad (WMF)
*Want to talk about the Wikipedia Education Program?*
Schedule a meeting: https://calendly.com/nsaad-1
Dear Education enthusiasts,
Just a reminder: you're in time to contribute to the January edition of the
Newsletter (until January 20th)
All you have to do is go to https://outreach.wikimedia.
org/wiki/Education/Newsletter/Newsroom and share what you're doing, what
you're learning, a couple of pictures, a link to a slideshow or a resource
that works really well in your context, even a link to a news that covers
some aspect of Wikipedia+Education... for the rest of the community to
benefit from!
Have a great 2018 and Read you soon!
Vahid.
Note: Did you miss the December edition? It's here: https://outreach.
wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/News
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Vahid Masrour
Community Capacity Manager, Wikipedia Education Program
vmasrour(a)wikimedia.org
https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education