Education January 2024

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Writing or Editing a Wikipedia Article for Law School Credit
by Kleefeld, John 25 Nov '25

25 Nov '25

Dear fellow Wikipedians: This is to let you know about my most recent article, co-authored with former student Kate Rattray. We’re especially proud of this piece, in which we make a pedagogical and public-service case for writing and editing Wikipedia articles for law school credit. The article has just been published in the Journal of Legal Education, which, appropriately, is an open-access journal. The current volume can be found here: http://jle.aals.org/home/. You can also read an abstract and download the article from my SSRN (Social Sciences Research Network) website, here: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2729241. Yours truly, John Kleefeld Associate Professor, College of Law University of Saskatchewan 15 Campus Drive Saskatoon SK S7N 5A6 tel: (+1) 306.966.1039 email: john.kleefeld(a)usask.ca skype: johnkleefeld twitter: @johnkleefeld web: http://law.usask.ca/find-people/faculty/kleefeld-john.php

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Wikipedia assignment at Ulster University
by Lixxx235＠Wikipedia 22 Nov '25

22 Nov '25

Good evening, Professor Christie. My name is Lixxx235, and I'm a Wikipedia editor and an Online Ambassador with the Wikipedia Education Program. ( userpage <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Lixxx235>) It's come to my attention (through a student's request for help via Wikipedia's live chat) that you have given your students assignments relating to editing Wikipedia. While the Wikipedia Education Program fully supports such assignments, and endorses a number of courses at various universities around the world, according to one of your students, an assignment you've given seems to have students confused and is causing submissions in violation of some Wikipedia policies and wasting volunteer and student time. For example, this <https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Fuel_controlled_fires_…> is an entry one of your students tried to get help on from our live help chat. This submission does not meet Wikipedia guidelines such as notability policies, policies requiring verifiability of material, and policies requiring a neutral point of view (NPOV) to be kept. In addition, it was not in Wikipedia's standard format. We'd love to get in touch with you. Please reply back to lixxx235wikipedia(a)gmail.com and education(a)lists.wikimedia.org to see how we can help you develop good assignments for editing Wikipedia and how we can resolve some issues with your current assignment. All the best, Lixxx235 English Wikipedia

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Research booklet about information literacy, democracy, and Wikimedia
by Daria Cybulska 15 Apr '24

15 Apr '24

Dear all, At the recent EduWiki conference in Serbia I presented a research piece on the power of information literacy (and how our wiki programmes support it) from the perspective of Wikimedia UK. I thought to share the resource here, perhaps it will be a useful tool in your advocacy for the impact of our education work, as a narrative to present the value of wiki workshop, or serve as inspiration to do a similar project. I'm also hosting a webinar next week if you'd like to hear me talk through the report on *Wednesday 14th June 12pm UTC * https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/strengthening-civil-society-wikimedia-and-de… Booklet: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimedia_and_Democracy_-_Wikimedia… (short version https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimedia_and_Democracy_-_Wikimedia… ) As a summary of the work, *Our main inquiry was to understand how improving information literacy skills contributes to Wikimedia UK’s vision of a more tolerant, informed and democratic society. Does our work increase participants’ information literacy, and does this in turn lead to a more engaged civil society? We reviewed the current understanding and frameworks in the intersection of literacies, civic engagement and democratic participation, to see how information literacy has been found to support civic engagement. We then explored how Wikimedia UK’s work contributes to civic disposition skills.* Hope this sounds interesting to you all! Daria -- Daria Cybulska Director of Programmes and Evaluation +447803505170 *I work part time and my usual days are Mon, Thurs and Fri. * <https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk/> *Wikimedia UK* <https://wikimedia.org.uk/> is the national chapter for the global Wikimedia open knowledge movement. Follow us on Twitter <https://twitter.com/wikimediauk>, Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaUK>, LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/company/496119>, and Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/wikimediauk/>. Wikimedia UK is a registered charity in England and Wales No.1144513. and Scotland No. SC048644. Company Limited by Guarantee, Registration No. 6741827.

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some small goodbye
by Klara Sielicka-Baryłka 01 Feb '24

01 Feb '24

Dear Friends I would like to inform you that only until the end of March 2024 I will be an employee of Wikimedia Poland in the position of Open Education Manager. I made a difficult decision about this change, and since the international part of wiki education was and is always very important to me, I would like to let you know now and say a preliminary goodbye :) Previously, I had already been a Wikipedia volunteer for several years (my account was created in 2015), so that the following years, which I also spent as a staff member of the Polish chapter, gave me an incredible opportunity to have a broad view of the issues, difficulties, joys and challenges of our community. I believe that the projects and solutions I invented and developed in cooperation with wonderful people will continue. A huge thank you to all of you - who supported me with a conversation, a joke, a virtual and live meetings, brainstormings and challenges that gave me energy and satisfaction. I wish you perseverance and joy in what you do. I want to continue to stay with you as a volunteer, let's stay in touch - I hope it will not be only virtual contact. my private email: klara.sielicka(a)gmail.com, Have a wonderful weekend, Klarqa Z poważaniem / Sincerely Klara Sielicka-Baryłka Menadżerka ds. Otwartej Edukacji / Open Education Manager tel: +48 790 290 924 e-mail: klara.sielicka(a)wikimedia.pl Wesprzyj wolną wiedzę! <https://wikimedia.pl/darowizny/> Przekaż 1% podatku lub wpłać darowiznę na rzecz Wikipedii <https://wikimedia.pl/opp/> wikimedia.pl *wikiszkoła.pl <http://wikiszkoła.pl>* al. Jana Chrystiana Szucha 16/15 00-580 Warszawa KRS 0000244732 NIP 728-25-97-388 Informacje na temat przetwarzania znajdują się w Polityce Prywatności <https://pl.wikimedia.org/wiki/Polityka_prywatno%C5%9Bci>. Kontakt: rodo(a)wikimedia.pl <rodo(a)wikimedia.pl>

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Wikipedia & Education User Group annual report 2023
by LiAnna Davis 31 Jan '24

31 Jan '24

Hi all, the 2023 annual report for the Wikipedia & Education User Group has been published on Meta: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_%26_Education_User_Group/2023_Ann… Many thanks to all who engaged with our work in 2023, and looking forward to a great 2024! -LiAnna, on behalf of the Wikipedia & Education User Group board

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Call for submission of Wikimedia Education newsletter
by Ankan Ghosh Dastider 25 Jan '24

25 Jan '24

Hi everyone, Happy New Year 2024! 🎉 I hope you're all doing well and excited about the *new year's first issue* of the Wikimedia Education newsletter! Have you already made a submission? If not yet, then now is the time to showcase your amazing work with the Wikimedia community by submitting reports of your project as articles for the newsletter. Please use [1] to see examples of what you can do. We can't wait to hear about your stories, highlights, and plans for the new year! The last date for submitting your article(s) to the education newsletter is *January 28*. Let me know if you need more time to prepare your article(s). Kindly check [2] for newsletter publication guidelines, and [3] to access the Newsroom. [1] Education News: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/News [2] Newsletter Publication Guidelines: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/News/Publication_Guidelines [3] Education Newsroom: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/News/Newsroom Best regards, Ankan and the Newsletter team -- Ankan Ghosh Dastider (he/him/his) Newsletter Editor, Education Newsletter <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/News>

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Coloriage d'animaux - L'activité préférée des enfants
by zuweeratahmad＠gmail.com 14 Jan '24

14 Jan '24

Introduction Les animaux fascinent les plus petits avec leurs formes amusantes, leurs poils colorés et leurs têtes craquantes. Alors quoi de mieux que de les retrouver en coloriage ! https://coloriagewk.com/ Dans cet article, je vous donne toutes mes astuces de pro pour réaliser de superbes coloriages d’animaux, des plus classiques chiens et chats, aux animaux exotiques comme les lions ou les girafes. On va apprendre à choisir les bonnes couleurs, à jouer sur les détails rigolos, et à donner vie à nos boules de poils préférées pour le plus grand plaisir des enfants ! Des chiots et chatons au poil lisse Commençons par nos amis à quatre pattes. Voici mes conseils pour des coloriages réussis de chiens et chats Des yeux scintillants En coloriage animalier, l’étape clé est de bien travailler le regard. Privilégiez des yeux bien ronds et brillants pour donner de la personnalité. Un pelage uniforme Utilisez les couleurs de poils typiques de chaque race mais aussi adaptez l’intensité et la saturation en fonction des zones de lumière et d’ombre sur l’animal. Des accessoires rigolos Ajoutez des éléments sympathiques comme un os à mâchouiller, une balle à faire rebondir ou des jouets divers pour animer la scène. Des félins sauvages Passons maintenant aux gros matous exotiques. Lions, tigres ou panthères, voici mes tips pour réussir leurs rayures caractéristiques. Des rayures fluides Entraînez-vous sur une feuille à part à réaliser des rayures harmonieuses d’un même trait de crayon ou feutre avant de les reporter sur votre dessin. Un pelage texturé Variez l’épaisseur, l’espacement et l’inclinaison de vos rayures pour donner du volume et du réalisme à la fourrure de l’animal. Un environnement crédible Intégrez votre félin dans un paysage de savane ou de jungle avec de la végétation typique pour renforcer le réalisme.

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Inscripción a la lista de correos
by MARTIN ADALBERTO TENA ESPINOZA DE LOS MONTEROS 09 Jan '24

09 Jan '24

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