Very cool! I am looking to having my university students edit Wikipedia. I
tried several years ago, but the students hated the editor. Hope to see that
things have improved and are more user friendly. Yes, I bow in admiration to
the old school editors, but I am hopeful that I can bring new editors through
this task.
Chris
On 15 Aug 2016, at 5:46 pm, Maria Cruz
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Hi all,
after months of hard work, we are happy to share with all a new video series on
the Wikimedia Education Program. You can now watch all 12 episodes on
Commons<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_in_Education_12-part_video_series>,
Youtube<https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVx9pX-VnGViiRftTk84fvO9XTVQ_oZ9w>
and Vimeo<https://vimeo.com/wmfoundation>.
With this series, we hope to engage new educators in using Wikimedia projects
in the classroom, as well as promote existing resources to support education
programs all over the world, like the Education Program
Toolkit<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Evaluation/Program_Toolkits/Education>
and the many
brochures<https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Brochures> for
educators.
What is this video series about?
Chapter 1: Introduction and Why do you teach
Wikipedia?<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxCjD5Yu308&index=1&list=PLVx9pX-VnGViiRftTk84fvO9XTVQ_oZ9w>
Meet Educators and Wikipedia education leaders from around the world who share
why they use Wikipedia in classrooms not just as a way to access knowledge, but
also a way to develop their students’ capacities, digital know-how and to share
knowledge with the world. Learn how the process turns their students from
consumers into knowledge producers, leaving behind papers that only the teacher
reads for articles that the whole world can access.
Chapter 2: What was your first Wikipedia
article?<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfymS0fjejU&index=2&list=PLVx9pX-VnGViiRftTk84fvO9XTVQ_oZ9w>
How did these educators and Wikipedia education leaders get started? Starting
from light copyediting, to translating, realizing information of interest was
missing… and creating new articles!
Chapter 3: The five pillars of
Wikipedia<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncZmv-UO_3U&index=3&list=PLVx9pX-VnGViiRftTk84fvO9XTVQ_oZ9w>
5 things you must know before you get started on writing on the Wikipedia.
>From these 5 rules, the educators reflect on the geopolitical implications of
knowledge production, good online behaviour, and even learning to express
knowledge the best we can.
Chapter 4:
Assignments<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFq2s180ny0&index=4&list=PLVx9pX-VnGViiRftTk84fvO9XTVQ_oZ9w>
How does using Wikipedia in the classroom work in practice? Educators and
Wikipedia education program leaders share different experiences and ways to
turn the open online encyclopedia into an educational, active learning tool. …
and the importance of explaining what plagiarism is, as well as the value of
using good references.
Chapter 5: Brochures and
tutorials<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhQ8ndlO6mY&index=5&list=PLVx9pX-VnGViiRftTk84fvO9XTVQ_oZ9w>
Need a little help? Downloading a few brochures can go a long way into learning
in more detail how to use Wikipedia as an edtech tool. Follow the link and :
https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Brochures
Chapter 6: The key to a successful education
program<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh57hTM-54k&index=6&list=PLVx9pX-VnGViiRftTk84fvO9XTVQ_oZ9w>
Starting small and then growing the educational program seems to be the key. If
you are trying to start an education program in your region, experiment with a
single teacher, learn from that experience, an then grow the program
progressively.
Chapter 7: Social media &
connectivity<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh57hTM-54k&index=6&list=PLVx9pX-VnGViiRftTk84fvO9XTVQ_oZ9w>
Social media is an ally to connect with other education initiatives, other
educators, and helpful volunteers that can answer questions regarding the use
of the internet.
Chapter 8: Work with the Wikipedia
community<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhwcWIUL8_U&index=8&list=PLVx9pX-VnGViiRftTk84fvO9XTVQ_oZ9w>
A fact to take in consideration: connecting with the community of volunteer
that edit the Wikipedia in your language increases the probability of success
of your education project!
Chapter 9: Motivating
students<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1J2FcDdSeM&index=9&list=PLVx9pX-VnGViiRftTk84fvO9XTVQ_oZ9w>
Motivating students to learn through editing Wikipedia is not very hard. Here
are a few experiences that highlight the value of using Wikipedia as an
educational tool, as well as a few tips on specific actions that will fuel
their interest even more.
Chapter 10: Language and
translation<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADxGmKeLqDM&index=10&list=PLVx9pX-VnGViiRftTk84fvO9XTVQ_oZ9w>
Wikipedia exists currently in 283 languages, and “incubates” many more
encyclopedia in other languages. There’s a very high probability that students
can work in the language they’re fluent in. Translation can be an activity that
will show them the ropes and increase their language skills, on top of
developing their knowledge of the subject matter.
Chapter 11: When to hire an
employee<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGUSMl7DD38&index=11&list=PLVx9pX-VnGViiRftTk84fvO9XTVQ_oZ9w>
How do you scale an education program that spans over many classrooms and even
many institutions?
Chapter 12: Success and learning from
failure<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH11w0IGz8E&index=12&list=PLVx9pX-VnGViiRftTk84fvO9XTVQ_oZ9w>
Success or failure? It’s all learning! This applies at the student level, but
also to the educators’ tasks, and to education program leaders.
How can you get involved?
We count on you to help us spread the word about this series and to use the
videos in your outreach efforts, for training and any other use you can give
them! Let us know how you like them, and feel free to translate captions as
well.
Thank you to all program leaders who took part in this video production,
sharing what you have learned during all this time running your education
program. A special thank you to Floor Koudijs, who sparked the first efforts
for the series to be and set the wheels in motion for this series to happen.
Have a great week!
Best,
María
María Cruz \\ Communications and Outreach Coordinator, PC&L Team \\ Wikimedia
Foundation, Inc.
[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> | Twitter:
@marianarra_<https://twitter.com/marianarra_>
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