Wikimedia CEE Hub/Microgrants/Applications 2024/MG-08

statusfunded
Promoting Greek User Group's activities
The Wikimedia User Group has been participating in the International Conference Series for the Promotion of Educational Innovation for many years.
targetGreece
proposed start date17 October
proposed end date20 October
budget (EUR)500 EUR
grant typean affiliate
applicantmagioladitis


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Basic information

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You are applying as
  • Wikimedia Affiliate
Your name(s)/Organisation name
Your username(s)
What is your role in the movement?
  • Board member
If you are a part of a WM community, please state its name here
Have you applied for any Wikimedia Foundation grant or any other grant before?
  • Yes
Name of your proposed microgrant project
  • Promoting User's Groups activities at 10th International Conference for the Promotion of Educational Innovation
Proposed start date of the project
  • 17 October 2024
Proposed end date of the project
  • 20 October 2024
In which CEE country/ies will the project activities be implemented?
  • Greece

Project information

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What is the main goal of your project?
  • The Wikimedia User Group has been participating in the International Conference Series for the Promotion of Educational Innovation for many years. This international event, held at the University of Thessaly in Larissa, attracts hundreds of educators. Additionally, we have a user group member based in Larissa. By participating in this event, we aim to promote our activities to educators and establish connections through our education program.
  • For instance: CEE Newsletter, Education Newsletter * During this event important projects of our Wikipedia in Education program have been presented. For example: CorfuPedia, Online Training Platform and other projects.
Describe which activities you plan to implement
  • Presence of the user group with stand and banners at the place for 3 days
  • We have Wikipedia leaflets to give
  • We also distribute a questionnare on Ethics on Wikipedia and Educational platforms as part of Marios' research on the matter
  • Marios Magioladitis will present a portion of his research to the event as invited speaker. This is also a cooperation with Ionian University team: E. Christopoulou and D. Riggas.
Describe your team
  • Marios Magioladitis, president of the board of Wikimedia Community User Group Greece
  • One educator from Corfu that applied Wikipedia in Classroom (name: Dimitra Karavida). She will share her experience with the audience and the visitors.
  • One library staff from Corfu will join to help with the stand and also talk to other educators abou the Wikipedia Education program we implemented at the Public Library of Corfu and how people can join as volunteers to the meeting
  • 1 or 2 Wikipedia volunteers from the area of Thessaly will join us.
For which Wikimedia projects is the project relevant? For which communities is the project relevant? What is your target group?
  • Our target group is educators are willing to implement Wikipedia in classroom. We want also to raise awareness on the group activities and Wikimedia mission.
Do you have any metrics for the proposed grant proposal? If yes, please fill in the number of participants, editors, organisers and content contributions (Wikipedia articles, Wikimedia Commons images, Wikidata items, etc.)
  • We will have a questionnare on:
    • How many educators use Wikipedia in classroom
    • If they are aware of Wikimedia omovement mission
    • Ethics on Wikimedia

Financial information

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What is the amount that you are requesting for this grant proposal?
  • 500 EUR
Please provide the budget of your grant proposal
Expense type Expense details Number of Units Unit Price Expense Total
Food and beverages Brunch for the organising team and volunteers meet-ups (7 participants) (~2 meetups) + Educators 2 140 €280
Travel Travel by bus for 3 people 3 45 €135
Accomodation Airbnb for 3 people 1 85 €85
TOTAL €500.00

Other

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Any additional comments or remarks about your project
  • I am available to answer any questions on the matter. We will try to promote our wikipedia in education program as much as possible and my experience shows that this will have positive effect to our activities.