English subtitles for clip: File:Welcome to the Wikidata MOOC, by Amélie Charles.webm

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Dear friends, Hello 👋 !

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I'm delighted to welcome you
to this MOOC dedicated to Wikidata.

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My name is Amélie,

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and I created this course
as an educational engineer.

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I've also been contributing
to the Wikipedia since 2008.

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My interests then
gradually led me to Wikidata.

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Finally, I am a member of the association

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that supports all these projects:
Wikimedia France.

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Now that you know me a little better,

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I'm going to introduce you to this MOOC
dedicated, as I said, to Wikidata.

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It's an online course open to everyone.

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Wikidata is becoming
a focal point of the web of data

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and one of the most active
Wikimedia projects.

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But it's difficult for novices
to get to grips with.

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That's why we've created this course.

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It's aimed at anyone who wants to find out

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how the world's largest
open knowledge base works,

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learn how to contribute
and learn how to share knowledge.

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And yes, whether you're a student,

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a researcher,

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a professional in any field,

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or retired from the workforce.

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But what exactly are you going
to find in this MOOC?

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Well, you'll find videos, explanations

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and even comic strips that will help you

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to gradually get to grips
with the Wikidata knowledge base.

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The aim of this MOOC is not just
to explain how Wikidata works,

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[but explain] from its structure
to its publication license

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and the different ways
in which it can be enriched.

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With this MOOC, you'll also learn
how to participate in Wikidata,

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and you'll soon be able to enrich Items,

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interact with
the community of contributors

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and even query Wikidata by writing queries

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in a language it understands: SPARQL.

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S-P-A-R-Q-L.

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It will be my pleasure
to accompany you on this journey,

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and to show you the different stages

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and to support you.

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You may find this training
difficult at times,

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but don't worry,

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you have all the potential
and energy within you to succeed.

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And the Wikidata community
will always be there to help you.

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Thousands of people with a passion
for transmitting knowledge on the web

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are already enriching
Wikidata day after day.

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The aim of this MOOC is to enable you,
little by little, to join them

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and contribute to the topics
that interest you.

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