Jessica Knapp and I are pleased to announce that we will be holding the second annual Canada Wide Wikipedia Edit-a-thon for Canadian history on October 24, 2018. We've written about the logistics of the event, how you can become involved, and how classrooms can participate over at the Unwritten Histories blog. Many thanks to Andrea Eidinger … Continue reading Hacking History 2.0: Wikipedia As Education And Public Engagement
My latest piece, "Doing the work: Editing Wikipedia as an act of reconciliation", written in collaboration with Danielle Robichaud is now up on On Archivy. This piece developed out of an Archives Association of Ontario talk Danielle and I presented back in 2017 on "Collaborative archival practice: Rethinking outreach, access, and reconciliation using Wikipedia." The post looks … Continue reading Doing the work: Editing Wikipedia as an act of reconciliation
Last week I helped organize an Art+Feminism edit-a-thon in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Art+Feminism is a "campaign improving coverage of cis and transgender women, feminism, and the arts on Wikipedia." This year marks the fifth year of the Art+Feminism initiative and since 2014 edit-a-thons have taken place around the world, improving over 11,000 articles in … Continue reading Art + Feminism in the Soo
New podcast episode! In this week's episode I chat about the potential ways Wikipedia can be used in the classroom and other educational settings. I discuss what skills can be learned from editing Wikipedia and I dive into what support is available to instructors wishing to create Wikipedia focused assignments. Do you have experience using Wikipedia … Continue reading Historical Reminiscents EP 18: Using Wikipedia As A Teaching Tool
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It's been a bit over a week since the Canada wide Wikipedia edit-a-thon that was organized by Jessica Knapp and myself. As the dust has settled I've thought a bit about how the event went and ways in which future events could be improved. Event Successes I was thrilled with the level of participation we … Continue reading Canada Wide Wikipedia Edit-A-thon Reflection
Jessica Knapp of Canada's History and I are organizing a Canada wide Wikipedia edit-a-thon with a focus on editing Canadian History content. Join us on October 18, 2017 at a regional site or virtually to improve Canadian History content on Wikipedia! Want to know more? Check out our "Hacking Histories" blog post on Unwritten Histories. … Continue reading Hacking History: Wikipedia Edit-a-Thons as Public Engagement
The recording of the second Wikpedia focused webinar in the series I'm hosting with Jessica Knapp from Canada's History Society is now available. In this webinar Amy Marshall Furness, the Rosamond Ivey Special Collections Archivist and Head, Library & Archives at the E.P. Taylor Research Library & Archives, Art Gallery of Ontario discussed using Wikipedia as … Continue reading Introduction to Wikipedia as Outreach and Activism
As I mentioned earlier, I am very happy to be co-hosting the "Weikipedia As Outreach And Activism For Canadian History" with Jessica Knapp of Canada's History Society. Last week we ran our first webinar which featured Jade Pichette, Skylee-Storm Hogan, and Ezra Winton discussing their experiences editing Wikipedia, hosting edit-a-thons, and sharing advice for those … Continue reading Wikithon Roundtable Recording
Wikipedia, Outreach, and Activism, Oh My! As part of my role at the Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre (SRSC) I've recently been working with Canada's History Society to organize a summer webinar series focused on Wikipedia, Outreach, and Activism in relation to Canada's History. This four part webinar series will run in July/August and is focusing … Continue reading Wikipedia as Outreach and Activism for Canadian History Webinar Series
I had a great time at the 2017 Archives Association of Ontario conference last week. If you're interested in the talk Danielle Robichaud and I gave relating to Wikipedia, archives, and reconciliation work our slides are now online. It was great to meet Danielle in person (and yay for twitter connecting us virtually long before … Continue reading Collaborative Archival Practice: Rethinking outreach, access, and reconciliation using Wikipedia
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