Yes, the brand is what guided the founding members of the group when
choosing the name, especially thinking about global outreach; but we are
certainly looking at all Wikimedia projects. Wikidata is very much a focus
- actually, I was the one to suggest and lead the Wikidata & Education
session at WikidataCon and have been including WD in my academic courses
for a few years now, so I have a personal interest in what you're doing,
Daniel. ☺ In general, initiatives around any of the other sister projects
are very much of an interest. There are success stories / best practices
that I can think of about working with WikiQuote, WikiSource, WikiBooks and
of course WikiCommons. We'd love to document more examples we might not be
aware of.
Shani.
On Thu, 9 Aug 2018 10:10 Vojtěch Dostál, <vojtech.dostal(a)wikimedia.cz>
wrote:
> I guess that's just a name, nothing more. Wikipedia is by far the best
> known brand - hence the name of the user group - but our activities will
> AFAIK support educators using all Wikimedia projects.
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> 2018-08-09 8:10 GMT+02:00 Federico Leva (Nemo) <nemowiki(a)gmail.com>:
>
>> Daniel Mietchen, 09/08/2018 08:46:
>>
>>> I'm very interested in matters at the interface between Wikimedia and
>>> education but don't understand whether this user group - as the name
>>> and existing documentation would suggest - is limited specifically to
>>> Wikipedia(s) or what the role would be for other Wikimedia projects.
>>>
>>
>> I agree, it's confusing and not inclusive. Wikimedia activities in
>> education need to be flexible: in many cases Wikipedia is just not a viable
>> option. Wikisource, Wikiquote, Wikibooks, Wikimedia Commons, Wikidata etc.
>> have proven to be essential educational tools in various cases.
>>
>> Federico
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Dear Wikimedia+Education enthusiasts,
Here is what was shared for the month of July 2018 issue of the Education
Newsletter:
https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/News
Of special importance: If you want to participate in next year's
Wikipedia+Education Conference, please answer the survey! (on the featured
article)
Also learn from:
- Armenia: about the joy of participating in a WikiClub
- Basque Country: with their detailed yearly report on their sizeable
education program
- Serbia: reaching out at an edtech conference
In the news:
- an opportunity to participate in a UNESCO contest
- short videos on different aspects of Wikimedia for educators
Best Regards,
Vahid.
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Vahid Masrour
Community Capacity Manager, Wikipedia Education Program
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