Education April 2025

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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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Education emails
by Bosa 23 Apr '25

23 Apr '25

Dear Sir/Madam I am not getting the emails about the zoom calls, I only find about them in the Telegram chat, when it is almost time for them to start. Is there a different mailing list I should subscribe to? Thank you for your time. Sincerely Filipovic Bosa

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GLAM Affiliate Survey
by seehbe＠gmail.com 17 Apr '25

17 Apr '25

Hello :) *(survey incoming, apologies for the cross posting)* The global GLAM community is buzzing with activity! Across the world, there are meetings, campaigns, and projects all working to connect culture and heritage with Wikimedia initiatives. Earlier this year, the GLOSS working group was formed to explore what kind of GLAM structure would best serve the community at this point, and what needs it should address. This working group builds on years of progress—especially the recent momentum—to further embed the GLAM community within our movement. As mentioned during last week’s Global Call, the working group is now launching a needs assessment survey. Its purpose is to better understand the global community and, ultimately, help shape a new approach that supports GLAM activities around the world. You can learn more about the GLOSS working group on the Meta page https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/GLOSS Most importantly, if you have thoughts on what a centralized GLAM structure could look like—what needs it should meet, how it could support your work and contribute to the broader movement—please take 5 minutes to fill out the survey! *Deadline 12 May!* *https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/GLOSS/Survey <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/GLOSS/Survey>* And feel free to spread the word! Share it with your local chapter, other affiliates, or directly with fellow editors and volunteers. The survey is already available in 4 languages. You can translate the survey meta page, and we will update the survey with your translation! Best, GLOSS Working Group!

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