Proposal: List of proposals for 2014 planning process

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===Edit training===
===Edit training===
Continue working with existing GLAM partners and expand to new GLAM partners. Now we have our own public liability insurance, we can look at edit training without partnering as well. Need to take decisions in relation to edit training now the Visual Editor has gone live and update training materials accordingly.
Continue working with existing GLAM partners and expand to new GLAM partners. Now we have our own public liability insurance, we can look at edit training without partnering as well. Need to take decisions in relation to edit training now the Visual Editor has gone live and update training materials accordingly.
===Instructional videos===
Develop instructional videos to reinforce training. (contributed by [[User:Tony1]])


===History of the Paralympic Movement in Australia===
===History of the Paralympic Movement in Australia===

Revision as of 21:46, 20 July 2013

July–December 2013

The total assets of Wikimedia Australia as of 30 Jun 2013 were ???, with $???in the bank.

Programs for 2014

Edit training

Continue working with existing GLAM partners and expand to new GLAM partners. Now we have our own public liability insurance, we can look at edit training without partnering as well. Need to take decisions in relation to edit training now the Visual Editor has gone live and update training materials accordingly.

Instructional videos

Develop instructional videos to reinforce training. (contributed by User:Tony1)

History of the Paralympic Movement in Australia

Continue to support reporting of Paraluympic events. As part of the Linkage Grant with University of Queensland, add in edit training sessions (may need to consider accessibility issues in relation to current training approach), edit-a-thons and cross-media knowledge sharing.

Public lectures about Wikipedia

Prepare some standard slidepacks of various durations (up to an hour) for WMAU members and others to deliver accurate information about Wikipedia, WMF etc to the public. Aim is to create a positive profile of Wikipedia etc, dispell untruths and allow people to use information on Wikipedia at an appropriate level of confidence.

Wikimedia in Higher Education

Following a successful event in April 2013, look for ways to build on this success, e.g. hold a similar event in other cities to reach a different group of academics. Aim is to create positive attitude to Wikimedia projects in higher education (an area of some resistance) and try to introduce writing for WMF projects into curriculum.

Community Building

We need to increase both WMAU membership and the "friends of WMAU" (aka the public mailing list). More volunteers are essential to the success of our programs. Look at more local meetups using a variety of different formats/venues/times. Edit-a-thons may be more appealing.

Volunteer Support Program

Continue this. Might need to be better promoted?

Camera program

Continue this. Might need to be better promoted?

Wikimedians-in-Residence

Following strong positive interest by both GLAMs and prospective WiRs, roll out a series of WiRs intiatives with GLAMs. WW1 is likely to be a popular topic but we should remain open to all opportunities. Challenge is getting the business model right to satisfy WMF and recognise that GLAMs range considerably in terms of their financial status (large funded institutions down to volunteer-only groups).

WMAU commemorates Australia-in-WW1

Instead of participating in Wiki Loves Monuments (noting past discussions), run an independent competition here in Australia which would seek to attract contributions to WMF projects that have a connection to Australia & World War 1 (wide-ranging). These could range from photos of war memorials on Commons, new/enhanced content in Wikipedia articles, digitisation of key documents on Wikisource, etc. Award prizes for both quality, random entry, and "surprise" factors. Could partner with local GLAMs for edit-a-thons and launch/award events.

QR code projects

Following successful launch of Freopedia and indications of interest from other towns/districts, engage in new QR projects with selected partners.

Research Database

Using Wikipedia dumps to develop a research database which can be used to answer questions about Australia content development and Australian editor behaviour. Initial questions are likely to relate to hypotheses on editor attrition/retention and article quality to determine if/how/where WMAU might intervene to encourage more productive behaviours.

Involvement in international events

Send one (or more) representatives to one/some/all of the Chapters Association events, Wikimania, WMF events, ...

Wikimedia Australia Journal for Education and Research on Wikiversity

Start the Wikimedia Australia Journal for Education and Research (WAJER) on Wikiversity. I volunteer to be a peer reviewer. It is a venue for peer reviewing and publishing works developed in or about the Wikimedia projects, and related fields. If, over time it achieves impact factor, and it will by our own metrix, then we will lobby Excellence in Research Australia to recognise it. When that happens, academics have no reason not to engage. [contributed by Leigh Blackall]

Restricted access MediaWiki for culturally vulnerable and sensitive groups in Australia

Establish a restricted access MediaWiki for culturally vulnerable and sensitive groups in Australia. I'm thinking primarily Indigenous Australians, but also refugees and recent migrants, or minority groups that are at risk of oppression and exploitation. The purpose of the closed wiki is to offer a secure place to start and trial projects, for as long as they need to deciding how and when their works can move to the main projects. In my limited experience working with Indigenous Australians, this would remove a significant obstacle for their engagement. John Vandenberg was proposing something like this last year, and I had at least 2 large groups in the NT wanting such a thing, and now another in Victoria. [contributed by Leigh Blackall]

Wheatbelt Project

Increase coverage of and participation from the Western Australian wheatbelt region and adjacent regions. See User:SatuSuro/Wheatbelt Project for a full proposal. [contributed by User:SatuSuro]

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