Hi Bettina,
David Goodman, a board member of Wikimedia NYC and the person working as Wikipedian-in-Residence at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts has created a curriculum sheet for when he teaches classes. It's here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:DGG/NYPL
I've been to several Wikipedia classes and I noticed they're not like regular classroom teaching. The instructors will cover some basic concepts and give people ideas to further exploration (maybe 5-10 minutes). The instructor will then let the students explore and play for 5-10 minutes while going around to each person to see how things are working out before resuming the main agenda. The class keeps on alternating in this way for the entire session. The advantage is that people who may be confused at the outset can have these issues addressed during one of the exploration times.
Good luck on your classes!
Bob Kosovsky, Ph.D. -- Curator, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Music Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts blog: http://www.nypl.org/blog/author/44 Twitter: @kos2 Listowner: OPERA-L ; SMT-TALK ; SMT-ANNOUNCE ; SoundForge-users - My opinions do not necessarily represent those of my institutions -
On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 4:10 PM, Bettina Cousineau bdcousineau@gmail.comwrote:
Hello -
Is anyone else using classroom space in their local public library to teach editing skills/as part of the library's computer class offerings? I'd love to hear your experiences.
Here's what's going on in Michigan this summer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/West_Michigan#2013
Also, has anyone developed a good core curriculum to teach the librarians how to help their patrons use Wikipedia?
Thanks for the input.
Cheers,
Bettina
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