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| | === WIKIVET/ WIKIMEDIA VETERINARY SCIENCE EDIT-A-THON === | | === WIKIVET/ WIKIMEDIA VETERINARY SCIENCE EDIT-A-THON === |
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| | Want to share your veterinary knowledge and expertise with colleagues and students in the profession, then why not join us on the 20th November in London for a WikiVet and WikiMedia [http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Edit-a-thon Edit-a-Thon]? This is part of a series of national events jointly organised by [http://www.jisc.ac.uk Jisc] and [https://wiki.wikimedia.org.uk Wikimedia UK] to encourage more users to author wiki content. | | Want to share your veterinary knowledge and expertise with colleagues and students in the profession, then why not join us on the 20th November in London for a WikiVet and WikiMedia [http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Edit-a-thon Edit-a-Thon]? This is part of a series of national events jointly organised by [http://www.jisc.ac.uk Jisc] and [https://wiki.wikimedia.org.uk Wikimedia UK] to encourage more users to author wiki content. |
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| | More details about the event can be found on the '''[https://wiki.wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Veterinary_Science_editathon Wikimedia UK blog]'''. | | More details about the event can be found on the '''[https://wiki.wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Veterinary_Science_editathon Wikimedia UK blog]'''. |
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| | + | ===NEW - Joining us online=== |
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| | + | If you would like to join us for the edit-a-thon but can't make it to London, you can now join us online! |
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| | + | The WikiVet team and the RVC will be streaming the presentations through a virtual classroom, which will enable you to first watch the presentations, and then later on ask questions and join in with the session. |
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| | + | Click '''[https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?sid=2007016&username=&password=M.5CDA11B4C330AD2F4B1C93D3034A48 this link]''' to get in to the virtual classroom, which will be available 1 hour before the session starts to allow you to get used to the classroom. You can therefore log on from '''1pm UK GMT'''. |
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| | + | You'll need to download some software to your computer to be able to join us. The presentations will also be recorded and links will be placed here after the event. |
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| | + | == Program == |
| | + | 13.00 - 14.00 Registration and coffee |
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| | + | 14.00 Welcome - Jon Davies, Chief Exceutive Wikimedia UK |
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| | + | 14.10 Overview of Edit-a-Thon - Martin Poulter, Jisc Wikimedia UK Ambassador |
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| | + | 14.30 Background of WikiVet - Chris Trace, WikiVet team |
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| | + | 15.00 Learning to edit a Wiki - hands on session |
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| | + | 16.00 Adding content to Wikipedia and WikVet - group work |
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| | + | 17.30 Round up session - whats next? |
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| | + | '''Please bring a laptop if possible - free WiFi available on site''' |
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| | <u>'''For more information please contact:'''</u> | | <u>'''For more information please contact:'''</u> |