Wikidata:MOOC
A simplified version of the Wikidata MOOC by Wikimedia Deutschland is available in English at Wikidata:Open Online Course. |
The Wikidata MOOC project aims to create a massive open online course (or "MOOC") in order to allow anyone to edit Wikidata. Indeed, as Wikidata is becoming a central pivot in the web of data and one of the most active Wikimedia Projects, it is also a difficult project for novices to tackle, and it therefore seems important to us to offer adequate training through a MOOC similar to what has been done for Wikipedia with the Wikimooc.
About the course
Wikidata is a multilingual and collaboratively edited knowledge base hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation, just like Wikipedia. It is one of the most active projects of the Wikimedia movement, with about 14.000 active editors in April 2020[1] (which puts it in third place, after the English Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons), and it is quickly becoming a central pivot in the web of data. In June 2020, atop the Wikimedia projects, more than 30 external tools reuse its data[2], and more than 280 research papers have been published about it[3].
Aber wie Wikidata funktioniert bleibt größtenteils unbekannt. Wikidata erlaubt die Zentralisierung und Strukturierung von Wissen in einem offenen und kollaborativen Weg, basierend auf dem Wikipedia-Modell. Die Seite kann von jedem Internet-Nutzer modifiziert werden, aber es gibt ein paar Prinzipien und Regeln zu beachten.
This MOOC (a free online course open to all) aims to take its participants behind the scenes of the largest open knowledge base in the world: understand how it works, its rules, discover its community, the way its content reliability is guaranteed, etc. These courses will also allow them to learn how to contribute to Wikidata themselves: modify and create items, interact with other contributors, work collaboratively… At the end of Wikimooc, they will be able to contribute to Wikidata in an autonomous way.
Für wen ist dieser Kurs?
Dieser Kurs ist für Alle die wissen wollen, wie die größte offene Wissensbasis in der Welt funktioniert und/oder lernen möchten, wie dazu beigetragen werden kann, Wissen mit so vielen Menschen wie möglich zu teilen: Studierende, Forschende, Profis aus jedem Sektor oder Aktivität, oder sogar Rentner.
This Wikidata discovery course require no prior knowledge. In particular, it will not be necessary to have advanced knowledge in a specific field, nor a particularly developed general culture. Nor will it be necessary to have advanced computer skills.
Praktische Informationen
- Dauer des Kurses: 4 bis 6 Wochen
- Sprache: Die französische Version ist OK. Abhängig von der Finanzierung die wir bekommen, es sollen mindestens alle Quizze und Textmaterialien auf Englisch und Deutsch veröffentlich werden.
- Veröffentlichungsdatum: 26. April 2022
- Link: https://formations.wikimedia.fr/courses/course-v1:WikimediaFrance+MWd-1+2022/about
How you can help
- If you are a Wikidata contributor and want to join the adventure, please contact us.
- If you are an organization and want to contribute with either a financial or a skill-based sponsorship, please also contact us.
Über Wikimedia Frankreich
Wikimedia Frankreich ist der französische Verein, gegründet am 23. Oktober 2004, der für das freie Teilen von Wissen durch Wikimedia Projekte (Wikipedia, Wiktionary, Wikimedia Commons, Wikidata, etc.) arbeitet
Um dieses Ziel zu erreichen, gibt es drei Missionen:
- The increase of content (both quality and quantity). For this, it organizes edit-a-thons and opérations libres, and also helps with digitization and uploading. From this perspective, it signs partnerships with organizations with various social objectives (museums, universities, local authorities…)
- The animation of communities interested in Wikimedia projects. To this end, it supports contributors in their individual or collective projects, by offering human, financial and material resources.
- The increase in skills of target audiences. For this, it offers training for educational actors, the general public and volunteers on different themes, such as the uses of Wikipedia in the classroom and contribution to Wikimedia projects.
The association is supported by a team of 9 employees and by its 380 members spread across France.
Notes and references
- ↑ Active editors stats for Wikidata in April 2020
- ↑ List of data visualization tools
- ↑ List on Scholia