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

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Agenda

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"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

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  • 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

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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:

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 -

Tools and support

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Contact

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For local Wikipedia support contact user:bluerasberry, lrasberry consumer.org.