Wikipedia:Fordham/March 2016

This is the event page for the Wikipedia editing presentation and event at Fordham University: "Writing for Wikipedia: Why & How" by Lane Raspberry @ Fordham – SPSSI / MPA.

Event details

• Thursday, 1:15-2:45pm on March 10, 2016
• organized by Harold Takooshian of Fordham University
• Presentation by Lane Rasberry, user:bluerasberry, Wikipedian-in-Residence at Consumer Reports
• Fordham students, professors, and faculty welcome

Agenda

"Editing Wikipedia articles on psychology", a classroom handout

1:15-1:45 - Welcome, and presentation on Wikipedia

1:45-2:15 - Discussion and demos

2:15 - ~2:45 - presentation over, but anyone may stay to schedule other Wikipedia support for faculty and students at Fordham

The event will start with a presentation which gives the Wikipedia community perspective on the following:

1. To what extent does Wikipedia matter in health communication?
2. How does one edit Wikipedia?
3. What is Wikipedia's quality control system?

Goals

• All participants will gain the ability to describe the nature of Wikipedia as a communication channel
• Participants will know how to access support in New York City for contributing to Wikipedia, if they choose to request it

Other support

The event is hosted by Fordham University with support from the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues and Manhattan Psychological Association.

The presentation is provided by Consumer Reports. Other organizations supporting Wikipedia outreach in New York include the following:

• 
  Consumer Reports
• 
  Fordham University
• 
  Choosing Wisely
• 
  Cochrane
• 
  Wiki Project Med
• 
  New York Academy of Sciences
• 
  Wikimedia New York City
• 
  Wiki Education Foundation
• 
  Docgraph

All of these organizations endorse this classroom outreach. Your facilitator, user:bluerasberry, does not represent any of them except Consumer Reports. The nature of the support is as follows -

• Consumer Reports sponsors the outreach and presentation.
• Fordham University faculty are the participants and the event is hosted there
• Choosing Wisely is the outreach health campaign on which this Wikipedia outreach program is based.
• Cochrane remains available to provide access to Cochrane publications or talk with Wikipedia contributors about using good sources
• New York Academy of Sciences encourages universities in New York to contribute to Wikipedia
• Wikimedia New York City is the local volunteer chapter of the Wikipedia community
• Wiki Project Med is the international volunteer chapter of the Wikipedia community supporting the development of Wikipedia's medical coverage
• Wiki Education Foundation provides software to report impact of Wikipedia editing by groups of students
• DocGraph is providing analysis of Wikipedia use by medical students. Please consider opting in to participate.

Tools and support

• Wikimedia New York City, the local Wikimedia chapter, hosts regular meetings as described at WP:Meetup/NYC
• The Wikipedia Adventure, an online training program
• The Wikipedia:Education program provides Wikipedia:Training/For educators

Contact

For local Wikipedia support contact user:bluerasberry, lrasberryconsumer.org.