Wikipedia:WikiProject Columbia University/SIPA meetup May 2017
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The School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University is hosting a public Wikipedia presentation for friends of the Wiki loves the Dominican Republic project. If you are attending please RSVP Kendal Stewart, kas2270
columbia.edu This is a Wikipedia presentation by students who completed a Wikipedia outreach project. This event will not include Wikipedia editing or training.
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Event details
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- Wednesday, 3 May, 2017, 6:30-8:00 pm
- School of International and Public Affairs, 420 West 118th Street, Room 1219 International Affairs Building
Results from Dominican Republic visit
[edit]Anelsona, Jes2336, Lh2814, Marielavzla, Mgonzalezmillan and Vivavariola visited the Dominican Republic to share Internet-in-a-Box devices preloaded with the Wikipedia:WikiProject Medicine/App article set presented as Kiwix - Wikipedia Offline. They were there for about 10 days in March. Among other findings, they reported that among a group of 30 medical students, all but 3 of them were able to look up offline Wikipedia articles through the offline wifi connection on the device with the phones in their pockets. The students used English, Spanish, and Haitian Creole content. The Columbia students observed a case in which one student explained the device to another who had not heard of it, and through this peer-to-peer explanation, the newer student was able to access the offline articles.
Other support
[edit]Organizations supporting Wikipedia outreach to health classes in New York include the following:
