Hi all,Related to the talk I'm giving, they've also asked me to design a 1.5 hour interactive session for attendees.But instead of doing an edit-a-thon, I am designing a self-guided traveling exhibit related to Wikipedia. Some of you may remember I helped design a Wikipedia Space banner-based exhibit that has been at the National Archives and Records Administration in the US for the past 5+ years. So I'm doing a "2.0" version of that by using those banners and then adding these things:1. A projection screen showing the Wikimedia sizzle reel video from 2018 (https://vimeo.com/296168439)2. A projection screen showing/playing audio from Listen to Wikipedia (listen.hatnote.com)3. A table full of scannable QR codes so people can interact with Wikimedia content on their mobile devices. Right now I have chosen to showcase a Wikidata knowledge graph, 360 photospheres, the Wikimedia Stats site, and how to download the mobile apps. The design of those scannable displays is in this Google Doc, and feedback is welcome and appreciated! Also, we may have room for two more scannable items, so suggestions are welcome!Some ideas for other scannable content include: Commons Pictures of the Year, Top 25 Report of the most read articlesThis may be useful for folks who might be planning in-real-life meetups again soon, or maybe as part of Wikimania in August if you want to do a local event for the public.-AndrewOn Tue, Jul 12, 2022 at 11:36 AM Andrew Lih <andrew.lih@gmail.com> wrote:Hi all, this is a request for your insights and wisdom. And for some fun and interesting conversation.I'll be giving a talk next week at the Chautauqua Lecture Series, addressing the "Future of History" to an audience of ordinary folks. (In the US, Chautauqua is a famous intellectual summer camp for lifelong learners).So my request to you: In what ways is the Wikimedia movement addressing the challenge of crafting the future of history? I'd love to quote some insights from WREN to a larger audience.The full description of the topic is below. Thanks!-Andrew
The Future of History
We live our lives swimming in a vast sea of information; what will wash up on the future’s shores and be deemed our history? When data is stored in the cloud rather than compiled in physical files, when we send emails and tweets rather than letters, how do the records of today become primary sources tomorrow? There are more ways to record history than ever before, but how can those records live in a useful way for the historians of the future — or, with everyone having the technology, and thus the capability, to be their own historian, their own librarian, will a need to study history as a formal vocation even exist? Beyond the logistics of such questions, broader issues are at play: Who are the gatekeepers of our stories, and who do we trust to be stewards of our lives and memories?--_______________________________________________-Andrew LihAuthor of The Wikipedia RevolutionUS National Archives Citizen Archivist of the Year (2016)Knight Foundation grant recipient - Wikipedia Space (2015)Wikimedia DC - Outreach and GLAMPreviously: professor of journalism and communications, American University, Columbia University, USC
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