University of Canberra/SAFFIRE/Projects/Wiki town

Project
This project will provide QRpedia and QRcodes in significant and interesting locations around the University of Canberra (UC) campus which will link to multi-language, openly editable knowledge commons wiki content. This project will engage the UC community to collaborate through learning projects to build the Wiki Town.



Getting started

 * 1) Anybody can post QRcodes around campus, linking people to further information.
 * 2) Methods of code placement to be trialled
 * 3) Identify interesting locations/objects
 * 4) Create related knowledge commons wiki content, such as on Wikimedia Foundation sister project pages
 * 5) Collaborative develop the wiki content through structured learning activities which are integrated into course and unit curricula

Locations
Potential locations of interest include:


 * 1) Foundation stone
 * 2) Futuro
 * 3) Sculptures
 * 4) Art work
 * 5) Library
 * 6) Sports Hall
 * 7) Specific trees/plants and publically displayed fauna e.g., green tree frog in Building 3
 * 8) Wearable QR codes - e.g., t-shirts
 * 9) Learning objects
 * 10) Add more

Functionality

 * 1) Multi-language - QRpedia codes provide this - but don't link to non-WP sister project pages
 * 2) Open mapping

Educational uses
The project can be incorporated as learning exercises into units in various disciplines e.g.,:
 * 1) Psychology students could survey the community about the locations of most interest
 * 2) Environmental science students could map/code flora of interest
 * 3) Architecture students could map/code buildings of interest
 * 4) Business students could help retailers to provide more information about products
 * 5) Create UC Wikipedian Student Organization
 * 6) etc.

Issues

 * 1) Naming - there is some recent controversy about exactly how Wikimedia Foundation will allow wiki town projects to be branded from their point of view
 * 2) QRpedia currently only links to Wikipedia. For a learning institution, ideally, it would be possible to have QR codes linking to sister project pages as well. Regular QRcodes could be used instead, but these don't have multi-language functionality. Best to use codes QRpedia codes if linking to Wikipedia and QRcodes if linking to other sister projects for now.

Future

 * 1) Wearable technologies such as smart glasses are just around the corner, which will allow overlay of augmented reality and information - this project is about building a smart, interactive, user-centric campus

Funding
Funding would allow:


 * 1) Scoping
 * 2) Training
 * 3) Printing and mounting of codes
 * 4) Demonstration code and content development
 * 5) Integration with teaching activities
 * 6) Wiki-Artist-in-Residence

People working on this project
Add yourself:


 * 1) -- Jtneill - Talk - c 09:37, 20 March 2013 (UTC)
 * 2) -- Postillion (Keith Lyons) 20:18, 20 March 2013 (UTC) - http://keithlyons.me/?s=QR+Codes