Wikimedia MKD/Reports/2024-07
Teachers' Conference: OOU 'Strašo Pindžur' - Skopje
editWikimedia MKD's dedication for increasing its members and increasing the number of educators (teachers) that use and edit Wikipedia and also incorporate Wikipedia in their own curricula have been one of the targets with outmost priority of the organization. Through the conferences or seminars for teachers, Wikimedia MKD tries to train as many teachers as possible to edit and use the encyclopedia and its related project, as well as use these projects as education tools in their classroom.
On 09-07-2024 Wikimedia MKD organized a seminar for teachers at the Elementary School 'Strašo Pindžur' in Skopje. The seminar was attended by 15 teachers from this school who expressed high interest for Wikipedia and its benefits. The seminar or conference started at 09:00 AM and it was made of 2 parts; the first part was a theoretical one where lectures were held, while the second one was practical one which was actual training on how to use Wikipedia and basic editing guide.
Bosa Filipović opened the conference and presented the speakers, while introducing the attendees with the Wikimedia Movement and Wikimedia MKD itself. The next lecturer was the president of Wikimedia MKD, Nikolče Stojanoski, who talked about the organizational layout of Wikimedia MKD, the Movement, and the major programmes of Wikimedia MKD. The last lecturer was the Executive President, Snežana Štrkovska, who talked about Wikipedia in Macedonian, the basics of the encyclopedia, how to edit Wikipedia, how to publish an article, how to contribute to the Movement and how to use Wikipedia as an education tool
Following the short break, the conference continued with the practical part. All participants were introduced with the basics of Wikipedia, how to open an account and how to begin editing an article. Moreover, they were trained how to publish an academically accepted neutral POV article that may serve as a reliable source of information.
15 new users were registered to the Macedonian Wikipedia, which also were registered as members of Wiki Senior Club. The actual in-live conference resulted with 5 new articles by the new users.
You can see how it went through the photographic material uploaded on Commons, but also some of the photos are bellow:
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Editing on Wikipedia
Editing Days
editEditing days is an activity that lasts for the whole year in organization of Wikimedia MKD. Each Tuesday and Thursday different topics are given and the participants create or improve existing articles. In July 2024 there were in total 9 editing days, where participants edited on different topics in order to enrich the content of Wikipedia. The editing days and the topics were:
- 2.7.2024 - Justice
- 4.7.2024 - Brutalist architects
- 9.7.2024 - Magazines
- 11.7.2024 - Sorbian people
- 16.7.2024 - Churches in Ukraine
- 18.7.2024 - Socialism
- 23.7.2024 - Short stories about animals
- 25.7.2024 - Entertainment
- 30.7.2024 - Milk
Cumulatively, 9 different users took part in these calls and edited. In total, 48 new articles were created during the editing days in July 2024.
Editing Weekends
editEditing weekends is another project that is organized during the whole year. During weekends (Saturday and Sunday) user are welcomed to take part in this project activity and improve or enrich Macedonian Wikipedia content. During these weekends, the participants are expected to edit articles on given topics. In July 2024 the following editing weekends were organized:
- 6-7 July 2024 - Music
- 13-14 July 2024 - Olympic Games
- 20-21 July 2024 - Cinematography
- 27-28 July 2024 - Asia
In total, during these weekends there were 2 different users editing on the given topics and they created 6 new articles on the Macedonian Wikipedia
Third WikiExpedition for 2024 – Tetovo Region
editWikiexpeditions projects of Wikimedia MKD are with a significant contribution to the exploration of Macedonian landscapes and the enrichment of Wikipedia content.
On 21 July 21 2024, our team of Wikipedians conducted the third WikiExpedition for this year. This time, the focus was on exploring the Tetovo region, which is rich in history, natural beauty and cultural objects.
Due to the proximity of Tetovo and the villages surrounding it, the team of Wikipedians set off in the early morning hours of 21 July and first headed to the high mountainous parts. The village of Bozovce was first visited. From Bozovce, the team headed to Vesala, from where there were no previously available photographs. In the village there was a monument from the National Liberation War. After Vesala, the village of Brodec followed, where the village mosque and the primary school were photographed. Then the team visited the former municipal seat of Shipkovica, which had numerous social facilities, as well as two village mosques.
From Shipkovica, the team headed to the Popova Shapka ski resort, since it belongs to the area of the village of Lisec and thus represents its part. Before reaching Popova Shapka, the team also entered the village of Lisec itself. Photographs were taken here, and the team took another short break at the monastery "St. George" above the village of Mala Recica.
After this, the team headed back to the mountainous part, to the village of Vejce, and from Vejce they went to Selce, which due to its location was a challenge to enter and reach the village mosque and primary school. After that, the village of Lavce was visited, where the Tetovo fortress is located and which has two churches and a mosque.
When the team reached the city again, they headed north to the village of Gjermo, a mountain village to which there is an asphalt road, as well as an elementary school and a village mosque. From Gjermo, the Macedonian villages of Jedoarce, Otunje and Setole were visited, in which the village churches were found relatively easily, since they are right next to the asphalt road.
This Wikiexpedition significantly enriched Wikipedia with new photos and data about the villages, churches, mosques and other landmarks of this part of Macedonia.