Count me in. :-) On 16 Aug 2016 16:22, "Tighe Flanagan" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Thanks for sharing this announcement, Maria :) > > Calling all Collab members -- who would like to help put together a blog > post announcing these videos? I also think there's an opportunity to > showcase these videos in our social media channels as well. And use and > reuise in various contexts going forward. > > Let us know and we can coordinate a working group! > > Cheers, > Tighe > > -- > Tighe Flanagan > Senior Manager, Wikipedia Education Program > Wikimedia Foundation > [email protected] > education.wikimedia.org > > On Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 12:47 PM, Maria Cruz <[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] | Twitter: @marianarra_ >> <https://twitter.com/marianarra_> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> education-collab mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education-collab >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > education-collab mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education-collab > >
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