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New teaching tool brochure released
A new brochure, titled "Instructor Basics: How to use Wikipedia as a teaching
tool", is now available from the Wikimedia Foundation and on Wikimedia Commons. This
brochure covers key Wikipedia policies and structures that educators wanting to do a
Wikipedia assignment in their classes need to understand, best practices on article
selection and working with the community, and sample grading rubrics. Download the
brochure.
https://contacts.wikimedia.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=7…
Sample syllabus brochure revamped
The sample syllabus provided for instructors interested in having their students write
Wikipedia articles as part of the course curriculum has been updated based on
recommendations from more instructors who have participated in the Wikipedia Education
Program. The new version provides a week-by-week breakdown of how you can incorporate a
"write a Wikipedia article" assignment into your classes. It includes some key
milestones that have proven effective at ensuring that students derive the greatest
educational benefits from editing Wikipedia. Download the syllabus brochure.
https://contacts.wikimedia.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=7…
NCA conference highlights Wikipedia initiative
The National Communication Association is joining the Association for Psychological
Sciences and the American Sociological Association in calling for academics in their
discipline to improve the content on Wikipedia through using it as a teaching tool in
their classrooms. The Wikipedia Education Program was featured at the NCA convention in
Florida last week, with a highlighted workshop attended by more than 40 instructors and a
booth in the exhibit hall. See more information about the NCA Wikipedia Initiative.
https://contacts.wikimedia.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=8…
Student's article featured on main page
A student at Davidson College created the article on the psychology of music preference as
an assignment for Professor Greta Munger's course on Cognition and the Arts, which is
participating in the U.S. Education Program this term. The student's article got
accepted into the Did You Know section on Wikipedia's Main Page last week, where it
received more than 2,000 views. Read the article.
https://contacts.wikimedia.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=8…
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