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80 attend Wikipedia in Education Meet-Up
A crowd of more than 80 people interested in Wikipedia's use in education around the
world attended a meet-up held during Wikimania last week. Co-hosted by the Wikimedia
Foundation and the Saylor Foundation, the event allowed people from around the world to
share their experiences using Wikipedia in classrooms and what they hope to do in the
future. A follow-up meeting delved more into details of how to get programs started and
sharing learnings, with promises to provide more cross-country communication about
programs on-wiki. Photos from the event are available on Wikimedia Commons.
https://contacts.wikimedia.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=7…
Cairo Pilot wraps up successfully with conference
Professors, Ambassadors, students, and supporters of the Cairo Pilot of the Wikipedia
Education Program gathered in Egypt July 4-5 to share their experiences and celebrate the
incredible accomplishments of the students. Seven classes participated in the pilot last
term, with 54 students editing. Those students added the equivalent of 372 printed pages
of content to 246 unique Arabic Wikipedia articles, and the Cairo Pilot succeeded in
confirming that the proof of concept of students editing Wikipedia works in Egypt. Read
more about the conference.
https://contacts.wikimedia.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=7…
Class assignment inspires growth of Kazakh Wikipedia
Rauan Kenzhekhanuly first started editing Wikipedia as a student in Professor Nicco
Mele's course at Harvard University on the first term of the U.S. pilot of the
Wikipedia Education Program, the Public Policy Initiative. Rauan was so inspired by the
assignment that he returned to his native Kazakhstan and started invigorating the
community around growing the Kazakh Wikipedia. Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales recognized
his efforts by naming him the Wikipedian of the Year last year during Wikimania, an honor
that included a travel stipend for Rauan to attend Wikimania this year. Read more about
Rauan's work.
https://contacts.wikimedia.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=7…
Friday deadline for U.S. courses next term
U.S. professors interested in using Wikipedia as a teaching tool in their courses with
support from Wikipedia Ambassadors next term must submit a 5-minute application by Friday,
July 20. The new application process this year will allow us to pair Ambassadors with
professors based on more efficient criteria, so professors doing longer Wikipedia
assignments will receive more support than professors who are only doing short
assignments. Professors will not receive Ambassador support if they have not filled out
the short application by July 20, so if you are interested in participating for fall 2012,
make sure you fill out the form today!
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