Bikol Wikipedia Community/Bikol Wikipedia Conference 2023

The Bikol WikiConference on Wikipedia and Education Collaboration was a 3-day conference and training for teachers conducted on August 4, 5 and 6 in Naga City, Philippines. The conference included presentations on indigenous languages revitalization, connecting Wikipedia and education, and trainings on basic Wikipedia editing including the Wikipedia content translation tool. The event was organized by the Bikol Wikipedia Community, supported by the Wikimedia Foundation, and was in partnership with the City Government of Naga and Philippine Wikimedia Community User Group.

Bikol WikiConference 2023

Aims

The conference aimed to give opportunities for the participants to understand how Wikipedia works, how Wikipedia helps improve digital literacy skills in basic education, and how Wikipedia contributes in the revitalization of indigenous languages.

The conference aimed the following:

• to share information about Wikimedia projects with new and existing audiences and editors
• to create a space for collaboration and the development of Bikol Wikipedia as a learning resource
• to reconnect and make new linkages with academic institutions and government agencies

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(Photos: Day 1 held at Raul S. Roco Library, Day 2 and Day 3 held at New Crown Hotel, and group photo at Plaza Quince Martires)

Venue

• Opening Day - Raul S. Roco Library, Naga City Hall Compound, Juan Q. Miranda Avenue, Naga City
• Day 2 & 3 - New Crown Hotel, Elias Angeles St., Naga City

Programme

The programme is outlined below which had been updated from time to time as things develop.

Note to the participants: Please bring a computer device with you - a laptop is ideal - and the charger too.

Schedule

Programme
	August 4 Raul S. Roco Library		August 5 New Crown Hotel		August 6 New Crown Hotel
7:30-8:00am (30 mins)	Arrival of participants
8:00-8:30am (30 mins)	Opening Program		Opening session		Opening session
8:30-9:00am (30 mins)	Orientation Conference overview Setting expectations		Plenary session 4: The Bikol Language and The Construction of Regional Identity Dr. Danilo M. Gerona Director, Center for Partido Studies, Partido State University; Historian and author of Ferdinand Magellan: The Armada De Malucco and the European Discovery of the Philippines (2015); La Ciudad de Nueva Caceres: The Rise of a Sixteenth Century Spanish City (2013), among others		Output presentation
9:00-9:30am (30 mins)	Plenary session 1: Keynote Address - Indigenous Languages Revitalization thru Wikipedia Firth McEachern, MA Advocate for linguistic diversity and multilingualism and language rights; PhD student in Language and Literacy Education at University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada				Plenary session 6: Wiki Loves Philippines Maffeth Opiana, president of Philippine Wikimedia Community User Group; English teacher at Cararayan National High School, Division of Naga City; MA English student at University of Nueva Caceres
9:30-9:45am (15 mins)	Morning Break
9:45-10:15pm (30 mins)	Plenary session 2: 15 years of Bikol Wikipedia: a reflection Ramon Olaño Jr., president of Sumaro Bikolnon, co-founder of Bikol Wikipedia Community Wiki Education Initiatives in the Philippines Irvin Sto. Tomas, MA Filipino Founding chair of Philippine Wikimedia Community and co-founder of Bikol Wikipedia Community; EdD Teaching Filipino Language and Literature student at University of Nueva Caceres		Open Forum		Wikimedia Commons and Relicensing Marvin R. Molin, Data Management Officer at Central Bicol State University of Agriculture (CBSUA) Extension Services; Member, Commons Photographer User Group Intro to WikiSource video presentation by Satdeep Gill Wikimedia Foundation
10:15-10:45pm (30 mins)	Plenary session 3: An overview of Bikol language documentation: legacy, archived, and child speech Louward Allen Zubiri, MA Linguistics Member, Linguistic Society of America, and Linguistic Society of the Philippines; PhD Linguistics student at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa		Plenary session 5: Video presentations: Wikipedia: Erasmus Prize running time (9:08) Wiki Education Program in Armenia: Wikiclassroom in Lernapat running time (2:53) Lernapat WikiClub running time (5:00) Wikipedia in Ayb High School running time (2:21) Basque Wikipedians education program: 3 years in review running time (12:36) from Basque Wikimedians User Group		Workshop 2 Adding an Image to an Article
10:45-11:15am (30 mins)	Contextualization and Teaching Indigenous Knowledge Michael Andrew E. Embestro, MA Member, Committee on Cultural Education at the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA)		Don't Cite it, Write it: Connecting Wikipedia and Education video presentation by LiAnna Davis of Wiki Education Foundation		Workshop 3Adding Sources and Citations
11:15-11:45am (30 mins)	Open Forum		Utilization of Wikimedia in Lessons Irvin Sto. Tomas, MA Filipino Founding chair of Philippine Wikimedia Community and co-founder of Bikol Wikipedia Community; Antipolo Elementary School, Division of Camarines Sur		Training session 9: Translating Articles
12pm-1pm (60 mins)	Lunch Break
1:00-1:30pm (30 mins)	Training sessions 1 & 2: Basic Rules in Wikipedia Introduction to Editing Maria Glenda Perico, secretary of Philippine Wikimedia Community User Group; English teacher at Camarines Sur National High School, Division of Naga City		Main Room Break-out Session Establishing a WikiClub in the Philippines facilitation by Philippine Wikimedia Community User Group	Training Room Training sessions 4 & 5: Writing a Draft Article; and Sources and Citations Engr. Ralff Nestor Nacor, Bikol Wikipedia admin and co-founder of Pilipinas Panorama Community	Workshop 4Using Wikipedia Content Translation Tool
1:30pm-2:00pm (30 mins)	Training session 3: Evaluating Articles and Sources Marife Altabano, treasurer of Philippine Wikimedia Community User Group; Mathematics teacher at Cararayan National High School, Division of Naga City; MA Mathematics student at Bicol University		Break-out Session Starting a Wiki Education Program facilitation by Philippine Wikimedia Community User Group	Training sessions 6: Plagiarism and Copyright Violation Francis Charles Brioso, board member of Philippine Wikimedia Community User Group; English teacher at San Juan National High School, Division of Camarines Sur
2:00-2:30pm (30 mins)	Break-out session Building 1,000 core topics on Bikol Wikipedia facilitation by Bikol Wikipedia Community		Break-out session WikiProyekto Edukasyon facilitation by Bikol Wikipedia Community	Training sessions 7: Editing Medical Topics Engr. Ralff Nestor Nacor, Bikol Wikipedia admin and co-founder of Pilipinas Panorama Community	Workshop 5 Proofreading Bikol Wikisource
2:30-3:00pm (30 mins)			Output presentation	Training session 8: Contributing Images and Media Files on Wikimedia Commons Marvin R. Molin, Data Management Officer at Central Bicol State University of Agriculture (CBSUA) Extension Services; Member, Commons Photographer User Group	Output presentation
3:00-3:15pm (15 mins)	Afternoon Break
3:15-4:00pm (45 mins)	Break-out session Starting a Wiki Project facilitation by Bikol Wikipedia Community	Workshop 1Writing a Draft Article (collaborative task)	Workshop 1Writing a Draft Article (individual task)	Capacity Building How to join the Community facilitation by Bikol Wikipedia Community
4:00-4:30pm (30 mins)	Break-out session Revitalization of Rinconada Bikol Wikipedia Revitalization of Bikol Wikisource facilitation by Bikol Wikipedia Community			Awarding of Certificates
4:30-5:00pm (30 mins)	Output presentation		Group Photo

Legend:

Preliminaries

Presentations on education

Presentations on language

Presentations on free media

Training sessions

Breakout sessions

Health breaks

Conference Committee

Facilitators:

• Trust and Safety - Marife.altabano and Ian Kenneth Orasa
• Selection - Filipinayzd, Maffeth.opiana and Ringer
• Registration - Judith.arendaing and KamiLily
• Program - Ailen Mariano and Irvin Sto. Tomas
• Training Track - MarvinBikolano, Ralffralff and Kabu Sawsaw
• Education Track - Maffeth.opiana, Marife.altabano, and Daragang Nagueña
• Photographer - Jun pasa

Note to the community: If you wish to be part of the Conference as a presentor, facilitator or volunteer please signify your intention below:

Code of conduct

The conference has the guiding Wikimedia Foundation Universal Code of Conduct for all participants.

In line with the Wikimedia mission, all who participate in Wikimedia projects and spaces will:

• Help create a world in which everyone can freely share in the sum of all knowledge
• Be part of a global community that will avoid bias and prejudice, and
• Strive towards accuracy and verifiability in all its work

The principles of the Code of Conduct are:
In the interest of fostering an open and welcoming community, we are committed to making participation in Wikimedia technical projects a respectful and harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sex, sexual orientation, disability, neuroatypicality, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, national origin, age, political affiliation, or religion.

Technical skills and community status make no difference to the right to be respected and the obligation to respect others. Newcomers and other contributors with limited experience in our community deserve a welcoming attitude and constructive feedback. Prolific contributions and technical expertise are not a justification for lower standards of behavior.

Please be aware there is a list of unacceptable behaviors which includes harassment, intimidation, derogatory or discriminatory comments, gratuitous or off-topic use of sexual language or imagery and inappropriate or unwanted attention, touching, or physical contact (sexual or otherwise). If you feel unsafe in anyway this can be reported to the Wikimedia Foundation and / or brought to the attention of one of the conference organisers.