WikiProject Open Barn Raising this Saturday - Creative Commons

abernard102@gmail.com 2014-07-16

Summary:

"WikiProject Open is an online School of Open training program for new and seasoned Wikipedia volunteers to collaborate on improving Wikipedia articles related to openness. The aim of the project is two-fold: in addition to improving Wikipedia articles related to openness (such as open access publishing and open educational resources), volunteers seek to improve Wikimedia content generally with the aid of openly licensed materials.  This Saturday, WikiProject Open’s Pete Forsyth and Sara Frank Bristow invite you to join their Barn Raising event from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time, at the Oakland Impact Hub on 2323 Broadway, Oakland, California. Lunch and refreshments will be provided. You can also join the event online. Sara says: 'At the Barn Raising, we will focus on high priority Wikipedia articles: articles that are widely read, but that — despite ongoing efforts — remain poorly sourced, incomplete, or out of date. (In the wiki world, we often borrow the term 'Barn Raising' to evoke the idea of a community coming together to build something substantial in a short time. It’s been described as a way to 'make the impossible possible.')  This event is open to all! Our goal is to make significant improvements to OER related articles; so those who are brand new to Wikipedia and/or open education might want to take a little time to prepare. We will send out helpful resources for beginners as the date gets closer.'"

Link:

http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/43295

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wikisoo wikiproject open school of open p2pu communicate oer cc by-sa barn raising oa.wikiproject_open oa.p2pu oa.school_of_open oa.oer oa.wikipedia

Authors:

Jane Park

Date tagged:

07/16/2014, 15:40

Date published:

07/16/2014, 02:28