Hi Tighe,
Two relevant experiences from Switzerland.
Personally I am trying to experience more a game oriented use of Wikipedia.
Students writing Wikipedia is a difficult step to reach, the best is to start to train
students about the correct use of Wikipedia and of Wikimedia projects. Because we must
train students that Wikipedia is based on a community.
This is why I am setting more a “treasure hunt” in Wikimedia projects to find the right
information and to address people about the correct use of all features of Mediawiki.
The treasure hunt can be virtual or can be partially real (i.e. finding keys in a real
treasure hunt and, trough the keys, finding the articles with the final solutions).
The impact is relevant because students can learn that the team working is fundamental and
that the interpersonal communication is crucial.
This model can work mainly during events or presentations like Hack-a-thons (you know that
we did a Youth Hack-a-thon on 2016) or in connection with bigger events like Devoxx4kids.
The second experience is to work with GLAM to involve schools to write about history and
monuments of Switzerland. This solution works pretty well but it needs to have a committee
with a mix of educators, GLAM and wikipedians. This model requires a long preparation and
setup.
I can give more detailed information based on the interest of one or both models.
Kind regards
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From: Tighe Flanagan
Sent: 19 September 2017 18:03
To: Wikimedia Education
Subject: [Wikimedia Education] Help with research on integration ofWikipedia in education
at middle and high school levels
Dear education community,
I've recently been in contact with a researcher who is looking
at integration of Wikipedia into the education system and its usage with
middle school and high school students around the world.
They are seeking any documentation or data that different programs may have
from around the world.
If you have any relevant info to share, please feel free to share on this
thread or by responding directly to me, and I can connect you with the
researcher directly.
Thanks!
Tighe
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Wikimedia Foundation
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