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Creative Commons Quick Start: A short introduction to using CC licences
Confused by Creative Commons? At a loss about licences? Bewildered by a...
August 18 @ 12:30 pm - 1:00 pmOER and Open Education
OER and open education are important aspects of teaching and community at t...
August 19 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pmBuilding Blocks of UK Copyright and Exceptions
Copyright and licensing training is an important way to build confidence, a...
August 20 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Blog Posts
Internship Blog #2: 4 weeks into my Wikimedia Internship by Hannah Rothmann
July 31, 2020 12:55 pm
I have now finished 4 very busy weeks of my Wikimedia Training Internship! These past few weeks I have begun developing ideas and plans for training materials for Wikipedia and Wikidata and for a website where I can share these materials. This has meant that, among other things, I have been learning how to create …
July 31, 2020 12:55 pm
I have now finished 4 very busy weeks of my Wikimedia Training Internship! These past few weeks I have begun developing ideas and plans for training materials for Wikipedia and Wikidata and for a website where I can share these materials. This has meant that, among other things, I have been learning how to create …
Internship Blog #3: #WCCWiki Colloquium 2020 by Hannah Rothmann July 31, 2020 12:54 pm
Today I had the chance to attend the #WCCWiki Colloquium 2020. This was an event organised by the Women’s Classical Committee UK. #WCCWiki describes itself as ‘a crowd-sourced initiative that aims to increase the representation of women classicists (very broadly conceived) on Wikipedia.’ [1] Since they started in 2016, they have edited and/or created more …
Internship Blog #1: My First Week by Hannah Rothmann
July 31, 2020 12:40 pm
Hi, my name is Hannah and I will be going into the final year of my Classics degree in September. I have just finished week 1 of my Wikimedia Training Internship; the start date was delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the uncertainty that came with it. Adjusting to working remotely from home, meeting …
July 31, 2020 12:40 pm
Hi, my name is Hannah and I will be going into the final year of my Classics degree in September. I have just finished week 1 of my Wikimedia Training Internship; the start date was delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the uncertainty that came with it. Adjusting to working remotely from home, meeting …
Happy #WorldLizardDay! Enjoy this illustration of a marine iguana found only on the Galápagos Islands.
The CC BY licensed image is from former @EdinburghUni student Charles Darwin's 'The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle'.
https://t.co/Mh1niOZ2Mf https://t.co/YxfRo9dTtX
Looking to create a solid foundation of copyright knowledge?
Our new 1hr online training for UoE staff 'Building Blocks of UK Copyright and Exceptions' launches Thur Aug 20th 12noon-1pm!
https://t.co/jJ8PImKf1P
