Education August 2016

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Data on student editors in USA/Canada
by Eryk Salvaggio 01 Sep '16

01 Sep '16

Thought this list might be interested in some of the research coming out of the Wiki Education Foundation today. What portion of academic content are student editors in the USA/Canada contributing to English Wikipedia through course assignments? Here’s what we learned: https://wikiedu.org/blog/2016/08/31/academic-content/ For those who want to dive deep, there's more information on meta: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Student_production_of_academic_con… Our Data Science intern Kevin Schiroo has done some great work exploring our dashboard and generating new datasets (you can find more here <https://wikiedu.org/blog/2016/06/15/student-editors-contributed-nearly-6-of…>). I'll note that this doesn't quite replicate or internationalize, as it's based on the English Wikipedia (and therefore English-language sourcing and academic terms). Nonetheless, it's definitely interesting work. -- Eryk Salvaggio Communications Manager Wiki Education Foundation eryk(a)wikiedu.org User:Eryk (Wiki Ed) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Eryk_(Wiki_Ed)> @WikiEducation <https://twitter.com/WikiEducation> wikiedu.org *Our organization supports the Wikipedia Education Program in the United States and Canada.*

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Making a list of projects on Outreach wiki
by Whatamidoing (WMF)/Sherry Snyder 31 Aug '16

31 Aug '16

Does this list exist anywhere yet? I think it's a great idea for people doing this work, because it's an easy way to see what other people are doing and develop your new ideas. But I also think it would help me. I was looking for such a list (with dates) a few months ago when a Tech Ops project stopped all editing for ~30 minutes twice in the same week for a major maintenance activity. You can easily understand how a 30-minute outage would ruin a class presentation, if they happen at the same time. But there's no central calendar for either Edu or GLAM projects, so I didn't know who could be affected. Speaking of which: A similar pair of maintenance-related outages may happen in October or November. Planning has just begun, and the dates are unknown. Announcements will be made via http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tech/News. --- Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2016 18:01:34 -0700 From: Pine W <wiki.pine(a)gmail.com> To: "Wikimedia & GLAM collaboration [Public]" <glam(a)lists.wikimedia.org>, Wikimedia Education <education(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Education] [GLAM] WikiVoyage, WikiSource, WikiSpecies and WikiNews in education and GLAM Message-ID: <CAF=dyJh4R6XuqbyjqJzfbARFLWczeNb-Ke3xOfgfbh+n=vDo9Q(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Thanks everyone. I might suggest that we keep a centralized list of GLAM+STEM and Education projects, probably on the Outreach wiki, to facilitate awareness and communication. As far as I know, we currently have no easy way to figure out what projects are planned, are happening, or have happened. These don't need to be elaborate reports; a simple list of locations and dates with links to the project pages would be great. Alex, is this something that you and Tighe could look into coordinating? Thanks, Pine

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WikiVoyage, WikiSource, WikiSpecies and WikiNews in education and GLAM
by Pine W 26 Aug '16

26 Aug '16

Hello, Does anyone running education or GLAM programs use WikiVoyage, WikiSource, WikiSpecies, or WikiNews in their programs? If so, how do you use them? I can imagine some possibilities for them, but I can't recall ever them being used in education or GLAM programs. Thanks, Pine

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R: Re: [GLAM] WikiVoyage, WikiSource, WikiSpecies and WikiNews in education and GLAM
by Prof. Giulio Picciolini 26 Aug '16

26 Aug '16

Wow, I'm following this thread from the beginning.The contest in wikisource is a great idea! I'd like make a contest in Italy Usually I use wikisource with my students and sometimes we have selected books to scanner and upload on wikisource. But a contest is a great idea. And an international contest is a greater idea. Why not? Inviato da smartphone Samsung Galaxy.-------- Messaggio originale --------Da: Wikimedia Argentina <comunicacion(a)wikimedia.org.ar> Data: 21/07/2016 17:32 (GMT+01:00) A: "Wikimedia & GLAM collaboration [Public]" <glam(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Cc: Wikimedia Education <education(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Oggetto: Re: [Wikimedia Education] [GLAM] WikiVoyage, WikiSource, WikiSpecies and WikiNews in education and GLAM Hi Pine, We made a contest in Wikisource [1]. The results were very good, we made 1238 new pages but they´re very few participants. If you need something else I would love to chat with you. Regards. [1] https://es.wikisource.org/wiki/Wikisource:Concurso_Wikisource_2016_%28WMAR%… Giselle BordoyEncargada de Comunicación A. C. Wikimedia Argentina 2016-07-21 7:19 GMT-03:00 Andrea Zanni <zanni.andrea84(a)gmail.com>: Hi Pine. There are some reports here on the Wikisource Community User Group page: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikisource_Community_User_Group#Updates Also, if you want some updates make sure to subscribe to the wikisource-l mailing list, when the conversation usually happens. https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikisource-l Aubrey On Thu, Jul 21, 2016 at 3:01 AM, Pine W <wiki.pine(a)gmail.com> wrote: Thanks everyone. I might suggest that we keep a centralized list of GLAM+STEM and Education projects, probably on the Outreach wiki, to facilitate awareness and communication. As far as I know, we currently have no easy way to figure out what projects are planned, are happening, or have happened. These don't need to be elaborate reports; a simple list of locations and dates with links to the project pages would be great. Alex, is this something that you and Tighe could look into coordinating? Thanks, Pine On Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 5:21 PM, Alex Stinson <astinson(a)wikimedia.org> wrote: Hi Pine, et. al. I am seeing a lot of WikiSource in GLAM projects, including: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Wikisource:WikiProject_NARA https://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/Wikisource:BAnQ https://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/Wikisource:Aider_pour_la_livraison_BnF https://it.wikisource.org/wiki/Wikisource:Collaborazioni And I am also hearing about similar projects in Indic languages, though not quite as well documented -- I would love to hear about more GLAM projects in Wikisource :) Cheers, Alex On Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 6:10 PM, Pine W <wiki.pine(a)gmail.com> wrote: Hello, Does anyone running education or GLAM programs use WikiVoyage, WikiSource, WikiSpecies, or WikiNews in their programs? If so, how do you use them? I can imagine some possibilities for them, but I can't recall ever them being used in education or GLAM programs. Thanks, Pine _______________________________________________ GLAM mailing list GLAM(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/glam -- Alex Stinson GLAM-Wiki StrategistWikimedia FoundationTwitter:@glamwiki/@sadads Learn more about how the communities behind Wikipedia, Wikidata and other Wikimedia projects partner with cultural heritage organizations: http://glamwiki.org _______________________________________________ GLAM mailing list GLAM(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/glam _______________________________________________ GLAM mailing list GLAM(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/glam _______________________________________________ GLAM mailing list GLAM(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/glam

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Outreach to Native Americans
by Pine W 22 Aug '16

22 Aug '16

Hi US Wikimedians, GLAM specislists, and educators, One of our interests in Cascadia is increasing the amount of Native American content on Wikimedia. Do any other groups have experience collaborating with Native American tribes, cultural organizations such as GLAMs that focus on Native American content, or educators that teach Native American languages, history, or culture? Thanks, Pine

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New video series on the Wikimedia Education Program... and its leaders!
by Maria Cruz 16 Aug '16

16 Aug '16

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_…> , 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-VnGViiRftT…>* 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-VnGViiRftT…>* 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-VnGViiRftT…>* 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-VnGViiRftT…>* 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-VnGViiRftT…>* 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-VnGViiRftT…>* 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-VnGViiRftT…>* 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-VnGViiRftT…>* 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-VnGViiRftT…>* 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-VnGViiRft…>* 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-VnGViiRft…>* 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-VnGViiRft…>* 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. mcruz(a)wikimedia.org | Twitter: @marianarra_ <https://twitter.com/marianarra_>

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Re: [Wikimedia Education] [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Israel received a grant to work with Arabic speaking gifted students
by Pine W 07 Aug '16

07 Aug '16

Thanks for the news, Ido. I have heard many good comments about the Wikipedia Education Program in Israel, and it's nice to see that the program is expanding. It's also good to see the program build bridges across languages. Pine On Sat, Aug 6, 2016 at 11:34 PM, ido ivri <idoivri(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > We are pleased to announce that Wikimedia Israel received a grant from an > Israeli Charitable Foundation to replicate its successful program of > working with gifted students on the Hebrew Wikipedia, and expand it to > gifted Arabic speaking students in Israel to edit Arabic Wikipedia. > > We're excited by the opportunity to support work in more languages spoken > in Israel, as well as expand our reach to new audiences. > > In preparation for this grant, Wikimedia Israel team has performed some > exploratory work in an Arabic speaking school in Israel for the past year, > and translated the instructional materials to Arabic. This great work has > been carried on by Shay Katz and Dror Kamir (respectively), and we want to > take this opportunity to thank them. Last but not least, we want to thank > Michal who made it through some pretty stressful deadlines for writing and > submitting the request. > > On behalf of the WMIL Board, > > Ido Ivri, > Board Secretary > Wikimedia Israel > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/ > wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > New messages to: Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>

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Conference submissions now open for WikiConference North America
by Tighe Flanagan 02 Aug '16

02 Aug '16

Cross posting to the Education list --- WikiConference North America will take place October 7 through 10 in San Diego. The session tracks are: 1. Community 2. Advocacy & Outreach 3. Technology & Infrastructure 4. Health care and science 5. GLAM 6. Education and Academic Engagement Please submit proposals here: https://wikiconference.org/wiki/Submissions The submission deadline is August 31st. Pine _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines New messages to: Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>

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