We're holding a symposium at the national American Chemical Society (ACS) meeting (in Boston, USA, August 16-20) concerning Wikipedia and Chemistry, with a special emphasis on education projects. For example, Ye Li (co-organizer) from the University of Michigan will be presenting on use of Wikipedia editing in chemistry courses on her campus.
The description is as follows: Wikipedia and Chemistry: Collaborations in Science and Education
Chemistry information on Wikipedia has an enormous reach and impact. In this symposium, the connections between Wikipedia editors and the wider chemistry community will be explored. In particular, collaborations between educators, students and regular editors (Wikipedians) will be examined to understand how Wikipedia editing can be set up as a successful class project. Educators will demonstrate how Wikipedia projects can help students with understanding subject matters and improving information literacy skills. Meanwhile, we will explore how educators and the Wikipedia community can work together through the Wikipedia Education Program to ensure students' contributions to Wikipedia are valid and effective. Finally, we will exchange ideas on how to involve more chemists in contributing to Wikipedia, and how to use the site wisely.
We are also planning an Edit-a-thon to get chemists engaged in editing and contributing.
If you have experience of using Wikipedia (or indeed, another Wikimedia platform if relevant) in chemical education, and would like to present, please contact me, or submit an abstract via the ACS website. Abstracts are due by Sunday, March 29th. If you just live in the area and would like to help out with promoting Wikipedia in education among the chemistry community, let me know.
Thanks! Martin
Wonderful - Congrats on setting this up, Martin :) On Mar 22, 2015 11:58 PM, "Martin Walker" walkerma@potsdam.edu wrote:
We're holding a symposium at the national American Chemical Society (ACS) meeting (in Boston, USA, August 16-20) concerning Wikipedia and Chemistry, with a special emphasis on education projects. For example, Ye Li (co-organizer) from the University of Michigan will be presenting on use of Wikipedia editing in chemistry courses on her campus.
The description is as follows: Wikipedia and Chemistry: Collaborations in Science and Education
Chemistry information on Wikipedia has an enormous reach and impact. In this symposium, the connections between Wikipedia editors and the wider chemistry community will be explored. In particular, collaborations between educators, students and regular editors (Wikipedians) will be examined to understand how Wikipedia editing can be set up as a successful class project. Educators will demonstrate how Wikipedia projects can help students with understanding subject matters and improving information literacy skills. Meanwhile, we will explore how educators and the Wikipedia community can work together through the Wikipedia Education Program to ensure students' contributions to Wikipedia are valid and effective. Finally, we will exchange ideas on how to involve more chemists in contributing to Wikipedia, and how to use the site wisely.
We are also planning an Edit-a-thon to get chemists engaged in editing and contributing.
If you have experience of using Wikipedia (or indeed, another Wikimedia platform if relevant) in chemical education, and would like to present, please contact me, or submit an abstract via the ACS website. Abstracts are due by Sunday, March 29th. If you just live in the area and would like to help out with promoting Wikipedia in education among the chemistry community, let me know.
Thanks! Martin
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Hi Martin,
Thanks for this info. I would like to suggest that you reach out to WMDC, WMNY, and New England Wikimedians. They may be able to connect you with other chemists who teach with Wikipedia, and/or Wikipedians who could instruct chemists in Wikipedia mechanics and community norms.
I look foward to hearing how this event goes.
Cheers,
Pine On Mar 22, 2015 8:58 PM, "Martin Walker" walkerma@potsdam.edu wrote:
We're holding a symposium at the national American Chemical Society (ACS) meeting (in Boston, USA, August 16-20) concerning Wikipedia and Chemistry, with a special emphasis on education projects. For example, Ye Li (co-organizer) from the University of Michigan will be presenting on use of Wikipedia editing in chemistry courses on her campus.
The description is as follows: Wikipedia and Chemistry: Collaborations in Science and Education
Chemistry information on Wikipedia has an enormous reach and impact. In this symposium, the connections between Wikipedia editors and the wider chemistry community will be explored. In particular, collaborations between educators, students and regular editors (Wikipedians) will be examined to understand how Wikipedia editing can be set up as a successful class project. Educators will demonstrate how Wikipedia projects can help students with understanding subject matters and improving information literacy skills. Meanwhile, we will explore how educators and the Wikipedia community can work together through the Wikipedia Education Program to ensure students' contributions to Wikipedia are valid and effective. Finally, we will exchange ideas on how to involve more chemists in contributing to Wikipedia, and how to use the site wisely.
We are also planning an Edit-a-thon to get chemists engaged in editing and contributing.
If you have experience of using Wikipedia (or indeed, another Wikimedia platform if relevant) in chemical education, and would like to present, please contact me, or submit an abstract via the ACS website. Abstracts are due by Sunday, March 29th. If you just live in the area and would like to help out with promoting Wikipedia in education among the chemistry community, let me know.
Thanks! Martin
-- Prof. Martin A. Walker Department of Chemistry State University of New York at Potsdam +1 (315) 267-2271 walkerma@potsdam.edu
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Excellent news, Martin. :)
In case your session's attendees are curious about the international landscape, Wikipedia assignments have been piloted in university chemistry courses in at least 6 countries: the US (Michigan, Louisiana), Canada (Toronto), Australia (Sydney), Serbia (Belgrade), Thailand (Bangkok), and Taiwan.
Best of luck at the conference,
Anna :)
--
Anna Koval, M.Ed. Manager, Wikipedia Education Program Wikimedia Foundation +1.415.839.6885 x6729 akoval@wikimedia.org education.wikimedia.org
On Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 11:34 PM, Pine W wiki.pine@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Martin,
Thanks for this info. I would like to suggest that you reach out to WMDC, WMNY, and New England Wikimedians. They may be able to connect you with other chemists who teach with Wikipedia, and/or Wikipedians who could instruct chemists in Wikipedia mechanics and community norms.
I look foward to hearing how this event goes.
Cheers,
Pine On Mar 22, 2015 8:58 PM, "Martin Walker" walkerma@potsdam.edu wrote:
We're holding a symposium at the national American Chemical Society (ACS) meeting (in Boston, USA, August 16-20) concerning Wikipedia and Chemistry, with a special emphasis on education projects. For example, Ye Li (co-organizer) from the University of Michigan will be presenting on use of Wikipedia editing in chemistry courses on her campus.
The description is as follows: Wikipedia and Chemistry: Collaborations in Science and Education
Chemistry information on Wikipedia has an enormous reach and impact. In this symposium, the connections between Wikipedia editors and the wider chemistry community will be explored. In particular, collaborations between educators, students and regular editors (Wikipedians) will be examined to understand how Wikipedia editing can be set up as a successful class project. Educators will demonstrate how Wikipedia projects can help students with understanding subject matters and improving information literacy skills. Meanwhile, we will explore how educators and the Wikipedia community can work together through the Wikipedia Education Program to ensure students' contributions to Wikipedia are valid and effective. Finally, we will exchange ideas on how to involve more chemists in contributing to Wikipedia, and how to use the site wisely.
We are also planning an Edit-a-thon to get chemists engaged in editing and contributing.
If you have experience of using Wikipedia (or indeed, another Wikimedia platform if relevant) in chemical education, and would like to present, please contact me, or submit an abstract via the ACS website. Abstracts are due by Sunday, March 29th. If you just live in the area and would like to help out with promoting Wikipedia in education among the chemistry community, let me know.
Thanks! Martin
-- Prof. Martin A. Walker Department of Chemistry State University of New York at Potsdam +1 (315) 267-2271 walkerma@potsdam.edu
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And also at Mexico, in Puebla. I just forwarded this message to the professor responsible of that project. I'll be meeting him soon because we want to share his experience. You can read about it in Spanish: http://mx.wikimedia.org/wiki/Proyectos:Programa_Educativo_UDLAP#Pruebas_pilo...
Pepe Flores Director Editorial – Betazeta Networks Vocal – Wikimedia México +52 1 (222) 2608129 @padaguan
_____________________________ From: Anna Koval akoval@wikimedia.org Sent: lunes, marzo 23, 2015 5:31 p.m. Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Education] "Wikipedia and Chemistry: Collaborations in Science and Education": Symposium in Boston in August To: Wikimedia Education education@lists.wikimedia.org
Excellent news, Martin. :) In case your session's attendees are curious about the international landscape, Wikipedia assignments have been piloted in university chemistry courses in at least 6 countries: the US (Michigan, Louisiana), Canada (Toronto), Australia (Sydney), Serbia (Belgrade), Thailand (Bangkok), and Taiwan. Best of luck at the conference, Anna :) -- Anna Koval, M.Ed. Manager, Wikipedia Education Program Wikimedia Foundation +1.415.839.6885 x6729 akoval@wikimedia.org education.wikimedia.org
On Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 11:34 PM, Pine W wiki.pine@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Martin,
Thanks for this info. I would like to suggest that you reach out to WMDC, WMNY, and New England Wikimedians. They may be able to connect you with other chemists who teach with Wikipedia, and/or Wikipedians who could instruct chemists in Wikipedia mechanics and community norms.
I look foward to hearing how this event goes.
Cheers,
Pine On Mar 22, 2015 8:58 PM, "Martin Walker" < walkerma@potsdam.edu> wrote: We're holding a symposium at the national American Chemical Society (ACS) meeting (in Boston, USA, August 16-20) concerning Wikipedia and Chemistry, with a special emphasis on education projects. For example, Ye Li (co-organizer) from the University of Michigan will be presenting on use of Wikipedia editing in chemistry courses on her campus.
The description is as follows: Wikipedia and Chemistry: Collaborations in Science and Education
Chemistry information on Wikipedia has an enormous reach and impact. In this symposium, the connections between Wikipedia editors and the wider chemistry community will be explored. In particular, collaborations between educators, students and regular editors (Wikipedians) will be examined to understand how Wikipedia editing can be set up as a successful class project. Educators will demonstrate how Wikipedia projects can help students with understanding subject matters and improving information literacy skills. Meanwhile, we will explore how educators and the Wikipedia community can work together through the Wikipedia Education Program to ensure students' contributions to Wikipedia are valid and effective. Finally, we will exchange ideas on how to involve more chemists in contributing to Wikipedia, and how to use the site wisely.
We are also planning an Edit-a-thon to get chemists engaged in editing and contributing.
If you have experience of using Wikipedia (or indeed, another Wikimedia platform if relevant) in chemical education, and would like to present, please contact me, or submit an abstract via the ACS website. Abstracts are due by Sunday, March 29th. If you just live in the area and would like to help out with promoting Wikipedia in education among the chemistry community, let me know.
Thanks! Martin
-- Prof. Martin A. Walker Department of Chemistry State University of New York at Potsdam +1 (315) 267-2271 walkerma@potsdam.edu
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Yay, Pepe, one more. :)
Please document this project in English on Outreach wiki here: https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Countries/M%C3%A9xico/UDLAP.
That way, when asked, we can paint the fullest picture of educational initiatives worldwide!
Saludos,
Anna
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Anna Koval, M.Ed. Manager, Wikipedia Education Program Wikimedia Foundation +1.415.839.6885 x6729 akoval@wikimedia.org education.wikimedia.org
On Mon, Mar 23, 2015 at 5:48 PM, Pepe Flores pepe.fls@gmail.com wrote:
And also at Mexico, in Puebla. I just forwarded this message to the professor responsible of that project. I'll be meeting him soon because we want to share his experience.
You can read about it in Spanish: http://mx.wikimedia.org/wiki/Proyectos:Programa_Educativo_UDLAP#Pruebas_pilo...
Pepe Flores Director Editorial – Betazeta Networks Vocal – Wikimedia México +52 1 (222) 2608129 @padaguan
From: Anna Koval akoval@wikimedia.org Sent: lunes, marzo 23, 2015 5:31 p.m. Subject: Re: [Wikimedia Education] "Wikipedia and Chemistry: Collaborations in Science and Education": Symposium in Boston in August To: Wikimedia Education education@lists.wikimedia.org
Excellent news, Martin. :)
In case your session's attendees are curious about the international landscape, Wikipedia assignments have been piloted in university chemistry courses in at least 6 countries: the US (Michigan, Louisiana), Canada (Toronto), Australia (Sydney), Serbia (Belgrade), Thailand (Bangkok), and Taiwan.
Best of luck at the conference,
Anna :)
--
Anna Koval, M.Ed. Manager, Wikipedia Education Program Wikimedia Foundation +1.415.839.6885 x6729 <+1.415.839.6885;6729> akoval@wikimedia.org education.wikimedia.org
On Sun, Mar 22, 2015 at 11:34 PM, Pine W wiki.pine@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Martin,
Thanks for this info. I would like to suggest that you reach out to WMDC, WMNY, and New England Wikimedians. They may be able to connect you with other chemists who teach with Wikipedia, and/or Wikipedians who could instruct chemists in Wikipedia mechanics and community norms.
I look foward to hearing how this event goes.
Cheers,
Pine On Mar 22, 2015 8:58 PM, "Martin Walker" < walkerma@potsdam.edu> wrote:
We're holding a symposium at the national American Chemical Society (ACS) meeting (in Boston, USA, August 16-20) concerning Wikipedia and Chemistry, with a special emphasis on education projects. For example, Ye Li (co-organizer) from the University of Michigan will be presenting on use of Wikipedia editing in chemistry courses on her campus.
The description is as follows: Wikipedia and Chemistry: Collaborations in Science and Education
Chemistry information on Wikipedia has an enormous reach and impact. In this symposium, the connections between Wikipedia editors and the wider chemistry community will be explored. In particular, collaborations between educators, students and regular editors (Wikipedians) will be examined to understand how Wikipedia editing can be set up as a successful class project. Educators will demonstrate how Wikipedia projects can help students with understanding subject matters and improving information literacy skills. Meanwhile, we will explore how educators and the Wikipedia community can work together through the Wikipedia Education Program to ensure students' contributions to Wikipedia are valid and effective. Finally, we will exchange ideas on how to involve more chemists in contributing to Wikipedia, and how to use the site wisely.
We are also planning an Edit-a-thon to get chemists engaged in editing and contributing.
If you have experience of using Wikipedia (or indeed, another Wikimedia platform if relevant) in chemical education, and would like to present, please contact me, or submit an abstract via the ACS website. Abstracts are due by Sunday, March 29th. If you just live in the area and would like to help out with promoting Wikipedia in education among the chemistry community, let me know.
Thanks! Martin
-- Prof. Martin A. Walker Department of Chemistry State University of New York at Potsdam +1 (315) 267-2271 <+1%20(315)%20267-2271> walkerma@potsdam.edu
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