User:Redwidgeon
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I am a long-standing, enthusiastic Wikipedian. So far, I have been a very infrequent contributor! But I am now (semi) retired & I hope to be more actively engaged in the Wikipedia community.
I am curious about why so few women contribute to Wikipedia. I personally know of many professional, well-educated women who are retired or in similar situations with time and desire to contribute to good causes, and yet do not contribute to Wikipedia. This is a topic I'd love to explore further as I think retired educators would be a great volunteer resource.
For a full CV, please view my detailed profile in Wikimedia.
My links:
- My copyediting practice area
- Great Wikipedia 'missing manual
- to Wikimedia Meet (videoconferencing). Access credentials in Keep.
Pages & people I watch
- DocJames: [] James Heilman, MD, CCFP-EM, Clinical Faculty member of the Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia (Clinical Assistant Professor) & active wikipedian in BC
- Women in Red - open group of editors working to improving content systemic bias in the wiki movement.
Info to keep at hand
- To create a new sandbox (call it anything, such as 'sandbox2') enter this in the search box, using your actual username:
User:Yourname/sandbox Then click on the reply you may create the page "User:Yourname/sandbox"
Potential starting points for new (or intimidated) editors
- structured tasks (& Newcomer page, help boxes)
- Wikidata has a nice starting module
- phone app to upload photos to Wikicommons
- Also: list of articles needing photos
- Wikisource is a good place to start ... just proofreading texts
Wiki projects & accomplishments
- Link to my Wikimedia Education Greenhouse Project (an amazing 3-module course showing us how to develop a comprehensive Wiki-related project plan)
- coordinated the development & publication of article on Metaliteracy
- began article on Michele Hayeur Smith, archeologist
Things I'd like to study & become a Wikipedia expert about (sometime in the future)
- Voyageurs
- Border pedagogy
- some aspect of train history in Canada
- (I hope I can add to this list soon)
My educational affiliations
| Institution | Affiliation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Certificate in Instructional Design | ||
| B.Sc. Biological Sciences | ||
| M.A. Adult Education | ||
| Post-Graduate Diploma in Intercultural Studies | ||
| Employed 4 years as Biology Instructor | ||
| Charter Student of Cariboo College (original name of TRU) |
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| UFV | This user has an affiliation with the University of the Fraser Valley. |
In 2017-2020, worked as a sessional instructor at University of the Fraser Valley
Things I do to help
I have contributed as a juror to the AfroCreatives WikiProject.
| tyop typo | This user is a member of the Wikipedia Typo Team. |
 | This user is a member of the Guild of Copy Editors. |
