[Open-education] Ada Lovelace Day Wikipedia Editathon at University of Edinburgh

Tue Sep 20 12:19:49 UTC 2016

(Apologies for cross posting)

On Tuesday 11th October 2016 the University of Edinburgh will be holding a Wikipedia Editathon to celebrate Ada Lovelace Day 2016.   The event is free and open to all.   Further details below from Ewan McAndrew, the University’s Wikimedian in Residence.

Best Wishes,
Lorna

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Ada Lovelace<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Lovelace>, “The Enchantress of Numbers”.

On Tuesday 11th October 2016, in Room 1.12 of the University Main Library, we will again be running a Wikipedia edit-a-thon to celebrate Ada Lovelace Day 2016, an international celebration day<http://findingada.com/> of the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM).

What’s involved?

Beginning at 10am with a range of guest speakers in the morning, this will be followed by fun technology activities from 11am to 1pm:

•       Metadata games<http://libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk/blog/2014/08/29/metadata-fun-and-games/>

•       Fun with BBC Microbit<https://www.microbit.co.uk/> - a handheld, fully programmable computer that you can use for all sorts of cool creations, from robots to musical instruments – the possibilities are endless.

•       Fun with Sonic Pi<http://sonic-pi.net/> – the live coding music synth for everyone.

•       Create Lego calculators/adders<https://www.youtube.com/user/sine35video/videos>.

•       Colour in a giant ‘Garden of Ada’<http://thinking.is.ed.ac.uk/ada-lovelace-day/oers/> design; hand drawn by our Interactive Content team.

Did you know that approximately only 16% of the biographies on Wikipedia relate to notable women? If you’d like to help redress this imbalance, new editors are very welcome and participants will be supported to develop Wikipedia articles; creating new role models for young and old alike.

Full Wikipedia editing training will be given at 1-2pm. Thereafter the afternoon’s editathon from 2-5pm will focus on improving the quality of Wikipedia articles related to Women in STEM!

The event page can be accessed here: http://bit.ly/2cGapkn

Who was Ada Lovelace?

Ada Lovelace (1815–1852), the only legitimate child of the poet George, Lord Byron<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Byron> and his wife Anne Isabella Milbanke<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Isabella_Byron,_Baroness_Byron>, was an English mathematician and writer, chiefly known for her work on Charles Babbage<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Babbage>'s early mechanical general-purpose computer, the Analytical Engine<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analytical_Engine>. Her notes on the engine include what is recognised as the first algorithm intended to be carried out by a machine. As a result, she is often regarded as the first computer programmer with her work a major influence on Alan Turing & inspiring countless others. There’s now a graphic novel<http://sydneypadua.com/2dgoggles/> of her short but brilliant life and you can read more about her here<http://findingada.com/about/who-was-ada/>.

Want to come?

For booking purposes, the day is split in two parts: talks & technology activities in the morning and the Women in STEM Wikipedia editathon in the afternoon.

You can attend both morning and afternoon sessions or just one.

  *   To book a place for the morning activities (10am to 1pm):
     *   Click here for Ada Lovelace Day – talks & fun technology activities<http://edin.ac/2ckmZAP>
  *   To book a place for the afternoon editathon (1pm to 5pm):
     *   Click here for the Women in STEM Wikipedia edit-a-thon<http://edin.ac/2cSzuJc>

Time for lunch?

Food can be brought into the room and the fun technology activities from 11am to 1pm can be dropped in and out of. Tea & coffee will be provided and there is also the Library Cafe downstairs where you can get refreshments and a bite to eat.

Not a student or staff member of the university? A limited number of tickets are available through Eventbrite (links are on the event page).

Suggestions for notable Women in STEM who could & should be represented on Wikipedia?

Feel free to suggest name of notable women we could include as part of this day of celebration. Email me at ewan.mcandrew at ed.ac.uk<mailto:ewan.mcandrew at ed.ac.uk>

Hope to see you there!

—
Lorna M. Campbell
OER Liaison - Open Scotland, LTW
University of Edinburgh
Mail: lorna.m.campbell at ed.ac.uk<mailto:lorna.m.campbell at ed.ac.uk> / lorna.m.campbell at icloud.com<mailto:lorna.m.campbell at icloud.com>
Twitter: @lornamcampbell
Blog: https://lornamcampbell.wordpress.com/
Skype: lorna120768

The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in
Scotland, with registration number SC005336.

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