Wikipedia:Edit-a-thon/Students 4 Best Evidence September 2014 editing campaign

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S4BE Wikipedia Week

Students 4 Best Evidence, in collaboration with Wikiproject Medicine and Cochrane Collaboration's UK Centre, is launching a campaign to encourage the improvement of Wikipedia medical articles.

The aim of the week is to get students adding and editing the latest health evidence and evidence–based concepts on Wikipedia.

The initial plans include an exciting week (15th-19th September) of blogs, resources and tutorials, a live and online Edit-a-thon.

Edit-a-thon

Further information on S4BE Edit-a-thon and to enroll: Education_Program:Students_4_Best_Evidence/Students_4_Best_Evidence,_September_editing_campaign_()

• Launching on Tuesday 16^th September 12.00pm
• Live in Oxford; UK Cochrane Centre
• Online via Google Hangout

Tutorials and Learning

1. Absolute Beginner's Guide (from scratch)
   Wikipedia Medicine Newby Crash Course
2. Second Step:
   Training for Students (at top of course page)
3. Third Step
   How to edit Wikipedia Medical Article

Blogs

• Wikipedia and S4BE #Students4WPM
• Why Wikipedia? Are more science-trained Wikipedia editors a step in the right direction for democratic access to science and research?

Contacts

For more information or to host an event that week in your location:

• Contact Sydney Poore (User:FloNight) at sydney.poore@gmail.com.
• Tweet @Students4BE using #Students4WPM