Submissions/A picture is worth a thousand words

This is a rejected submission for Wikimania 2012.

Submission no.

103

Title of the submission: A picture is worth a thousand words: a case report of how Wikimedia Commons has helped public education

Type of submission (workshop, tutorial, panel, presentation): Presentation

Author of the submission: Gwinyai Masukume

E-mail address: parturitions@gmail.com

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Country of origin: Zimbabwe

Affiliation, if any (organization, company etc.)

Personal homepage or blog: http://foodmedicaleponyms.blogspot.com/

Abstract (please use no less than 300 words to describe your proposal): Despite their ubiquitous and extensive use, food-related medical terms receive scant attention in medical and other literature. http://foodmedicaleponyms.blogspot.com/ is a blog I began to document and describe food-related medical entities.

In less than a year, the blog has been viewed more than 12 000 times and it has spawned two peer-reviewed articles in mainstream journals. This blog makes heavy use of Wikimedia Commons images to aid scientific communication. I illustrate how Wikimedia Commons in this particular case has furthered the goal of public education.

References: Masukume G. Food for thought. Croat Med J, 2012 53(1)77-9 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3284186/, Masukume G, Zumla A. Analogies and metaphors in clinical medicine. Clin Med, 2012 12(1)55-6 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22372224#

Track (Wikis and the Public Sector; GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums); WikiCulture and Community; Research, Analysis, and Education; Technology and Infrastructure): Education

Length of presentation/talk (if other then 25 minutes, specify how long): 10 Minutes

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--Saintfevrier 17:47, 5 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
--Poupou l'quourouce 20:36, 6 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Might be interesting to hear about it.--Juandev 21:31, 8 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Given the length, why not? Resident Mario 00:07, 16 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Airwolf (talk) 23:43, 15 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]