The report on Wikimedia Nederland activities in January is now available:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_chapters/Reports/Wikimedia_Nederl…
.
It is also included as plain text in this message.
Sandra Rientjes
Directeur/Executive Director Wikimedia Nederland
tel. (+31) (0)30 3200238
mob. (+31) (0)6 31786379
www.wikimedia.nl
*Postadres*: * Bezoekadres:*
Postbus 167 Mariaplaats 3
3500 AD Utrecht Utrecht
COMMUNITY: supporting and mobilising volunteers and editors
-
New years reception.The National Library of the Netherlands and the
National Archive of the Netherlands hosted the Wikimedia Nederland New
Years Reception 2014 on the 18th of January. After a word of welcome by the
organisers a few new projects were presented. Visitors could also
visit the current
exhibition<http://www.gahetna.nl/bezoek-ons/tentoonstelling/geheugenpaleis>of
the National Archive, get a tour
through the depots<http://www.kb.nl/voor-uitgevers/beschijving-depot-collectie>of
the National Library, follow a short course on editing Wikipedia or
join
a guided tour through The Hague. The reception ended with the prize
ceremony of Wiki takes The
Hague<http://www.wikilovesmonuments.nl/2014/01/22/prijsuitreiking-wiki-takes-den-…>,
a local Wiki loves monuments event that was organised on the 22nd of
September in 2013
-
Small grants.
Three requests for financial support of activities benefiting the Wikimedia
projects were received and accepted :
EURO 150 to support an edit-a-thon on art and feminism
EURO 500 to support the development of a tool to improve the presentation of
information generated through Wikidata.
EURO 254,10 for a subscription to a database to improve Wikipedia- articles on
restaurants.
The small grants programme is open to all members of the
Wikimedia-community, regardless of whether or not they are WMNL members.
-
Writing contest.
The Wikipedia community organised its annual writing contest and awarded prizes
to four articles<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/nl:Wikipedia:Schrijfwedstrijd#Uitslag_2013>on
the Dutch language Wikipedia for their outstanding quality. WMNL
supported the contest by providing and distributing the prizes.
WORK: content, collaboration and activity development
-
Kick-off 550 years Staten Generaal.
The first meeting of the Staten
Generaal<http://www.staten-generaal.nl/begrip/the_states_general>,
the predecessor of the Dutch parliament, took place on January 9, 1464. The
project 550 jaar Staten
Generaal<https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikiproject/Staten-Generaal>has
been launched to mark that this happened 550 years ago. The focus of
the project is to improve information on the history of the Dutch
parliament by writing articles, organising edit-marathons and meetings with
experts. This project is an initiative of Wikipedians, and is supported by
WMNL both financially and logistically
-
Content donation University Museum Utrecht.
The University Museum <http://www.universiteitsmuseum.nl/english> in
Utrecht launched a new website of their
collection<http://www.universiteitsmuseum.nl/Collectie/>.
The museum announced at the launch of the site that they will donate the
content - about 5500 images that are currently available and more images
that will become available in the future - to Wikimedia Commons. The
donation is scheduled for May this year, the GLAMwiki
toolset<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:GLAMwiki_Toolset_Project>will
be used for the donation. The donation will lead to more available
content and higher quality images of pictures that are already on Wikimedia
Commons.
-
Wikipedians in Residence.
There are currently 6 Wikipedians in Residence (WiR) in the Netherlands.
The last to be announced is Maarten
Jansen<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/nl:Gebruiker:Maarten_Jansen>,
who is already working at the Amsterdam
Museum<http://amsterdammuseum.nl/en/node/43>.
5 WiR's and WMNL had a meeting to discuss their projects, the notes of this
meeting<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/nl:Wikipedia:GLAM/WiR/Notulen/2014-01-28>are
public (Dutch). WMNL is going to organise a workshop on using the
Europeana GLAM Wiki mass-upload tool for the WiR's and other staff of their
host organisations.
-
OpenGLAM Benchmark Survey.
The Open Knowledge Foundation <http://nl.okfn.org/>, the Netherlands
Institute for Sound and Vision <http://www.beeldengeluid.nl/en>,
Europeana<http://www.europeana.eu/>and Wikimedia Nederland are working
together to conduct the Open
Glam Benchmark Survey<https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/OpenGLAM_Benchmark_Survey>in
the Netherlands. The goal of this survey is to gain an overview of the
extent to which cultural heritage institutions are adapting to new trends
such as setting up a digital strategy and their willingness to open up
content. The survey was first conducted in Switzerland by the Bern
University of Applied Sciences. 17
countries<https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/OpenGLAM_Benchmark_Survey/Particip…>have
shown interest to participate.
-
Rathenau Instituut.
WMNL Executive Director Sandra Rientjes gave a presentation about the
Wikimedia projects at the Rathenau
Instituut<http://www.rathenau.nl/en.html>and discussed potential
cooperation. The Rathenau Instituut studies and
stimulates the formation of political and public opinion on science and
technology. They are interested to see how debate about science and
technology is reflected on Wikipedia.
WMNL
-
Media. On Wikipedia's birthday (January 15) WMNL chairman Ziko van Dijk
was interviewed on Radio Rijnmond. WMNL executive director Sandra Rientjes
was interviewed in the BNR radio-programme
Digitaal<http://www.bnr.nl/radio/bnr-digitaal/292243-1401/bnr-digitaal-15-januari-wi…>
.
A full overview of media coverage can be found
here<https://nl.wikimedia.org/wiki/Media-aandacht#januari>
.
-
Newsletter. On behalf of WMNL, the Wikimedia Foundation sent out a
message to all individuals from the Netherlands who donated via the
fundraising banner on Wikipedia. In the days after this message went out
400 people subscribed to the WMNL newsletter.
MONEY
-
Annual report and accounts. Treasurer Paul Becherer and the WMNL office
jointly prepared the annual report and accounts. These will be audited in
February and presented to the General Assembly on March 29.
GOVERNANCE
-
The board convened on 9 January in Utrecht. One of the topics was the
preparation of the next general assembly in March, including the
recruitment of new board members and the preparation of the annual report
for the members.
-
The board is on a track to receive better 'job descriptions' for board
members, initiated by secretary Frans Grijzenhout with external
professional support.
Upcoming
-
Brainstorm session Education project on February 1.
Hi All,
We are happy to announce that the community consultations for the Privacy
Policy draft <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Privacy_policy> and the Data
Retention Guidelines<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Data_retention_guidelines>have
closed today. We are extremely appreciative of the many community
members who have participated in this robust discussion since the opening
of the consultations on 03 September 2013 and 09 January 2014,
respectively. The consultations led to the creation of a transparent
proposed Privacy Policy reflective of community values and our first-ever
Data Retention Guidelines.
You can read more about the consultations and the next steps for the
proposed Privacy Policy and Data Retention Guidelines on the Wikimedia
blog<https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/02/14/a-new-access-to-nonpublic-information/>
.
Thanks,
Michelle & Geoff
--
Michelle Paulson
Legal Counsel
Wikimedia Foundation
149 New Montgomery Street, 6th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
mpaulson(a)wikimedia.org
415.839.6885 ext. 6608 (Office)
415.882.0495 (Fax)
NOTICE: *This message might have confidential or legally privileged
information in it. If you have received this message by accident, please
delete it and let us know about the mistake. For legal reasons, I may only
serve as an attorney for the Wikimedia Foundation. This means I may not
give legal advice to or serve as a lawyer for community members,
volunteers, or staff members in their personal capacity.*
Hi All,
We are happy to announce that the community
consultation<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Access_to_nonpublic_information_policy>for
the Access
to Nonpublic Information Policy
draft<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Access_to_nonpublic_information_policy>has
closed today. We thank the many community members who have
participated
in this discussion since the opening of the consultation on 03 September
2013. Their input has provided valuable insight about this sensitive and
complicated topic.
You can read more about the consultation and the next steps for the Access
to Nonpublic Information Policy draft on the Wikimedia
blog<https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/02/14/a-new-access-to-nonpublic-information/>
.
Best,
Michelle & Geoff
--
Michelle Paulson
Legal Counsel
Wikimedia Foundation
149 New Montgomery Street, 6th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
mpaulson(a)wikimedia.org
415.839.6885 ext. 6608 (Office)
415.882.0495 (Fax)
NOTICE: *This message might have confidential or legally privileged
information in it. If you have received this message by accident, please
delete it and let us know about the mistake. For legal reasons, I may only
serve as an attorney for the Wikimedia Foundation. This means I may not
give legal advice to or serve as a lawyer for community members,
volunteers, or staff members in their personal capacity.*
Dear fellows,
The following message is just to keep you informed about the activities
developed in January by Amical Wikimedia.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Amical_Wikimedia/January_2014
Kind regards,
David Parreño Mont
User:Davidpar
(As a member of Amical Wikimedia)
----
*Source:* https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Amical_Wikimedia/January_2014
GLAM-WIKI
- Current Wikipedians-in-Residence: ESM at Jaume Morera Art Museum,
Lleida, Elaf88, MontseMedina & Radiokul at Víctor Balaguer Museum
- January 1-15 - Closure of GLAM&Outreach II Grant. Kippelboy
- January 11th -- Fages de Climent Edit-a-thon[1], at Figueres Library.
Davidpar
- January 16th - Follow up meeting with the Wikipedians in residence at
the Víctor Balaguer Museum. Kippelboy
- January 21th - Visit to the the Pompeu Fabra University Library, to
Introduce Wikipedia to Library members & staff.
- January 22th - Meeting with Antoni Tàpies Foundation, for negotiating
a Wikipedian in residence and an artist audit, like the one done with Joan
Miró in fall 2013. Kippelboy
- January 23rd - Conference in Vic: Museums and 3D[2], Round table on
how 3D printing affects Open Knwoledge Podcast available[3]. Kippelboy
Education
- January 9th -- Kick of of the 4th edition of Viquiprojecte:Museus with
museology students of the Pompeu Fabra University. Wikipedia workshop and
homeworks schedule. Kippelboy
- January 15th -- Presentation of the new edition of Gracmon Wikiproject
with students of Art History of the University of Barcelona. Kippelboy
- January 22th - Meeting with UOC University, for drafting a 2014
collaboration. Kippelboy
- January 28th - Meeting with Folch i Torres foundation for planning an
edit-a-thon on May 2014. Kippelboy
- January 29th -- GLAMwiki workshop for Librarians of the Osona County at
the Manlleu Library. Kippelboy
- January 30th -- GLAMwiki presentation for Librarians of Filmoteca de
Catalunya. Kippelboy
- *WikiArS:*
- January 28th -- Meeting at Nacional Arqueological Museum of
Tarragona with Museum curators and four students from School of Art that
are in intership with Amical. See the assignments here[4]. Lluis_tgn
Research
- January 22 - Participation at the launching and networking event of
the European project on common-based peer production P2Pvalue[5] Lilaroja
Enric Senabre Joan Subirats. Jan Eissfeldt from WMF joinned us
Other
- January 15th -- Meeting with the dotcat domain foundation, looking for
Amical's offices. Kippelboy
- January 15th-Feb 15th - Wikiproject Reading in Catalan, promoting the
creation of articles of Writers who publish in Catalan language.
- January 24th - Meeting with the Government of Catalonia for planning
Wiki Loves Earth 2014. Kippelboy
- January 30th - Participation in the round table about "Catalan,
digital language" organized by Generalitat de Catalunya in Girona. Arnaugir
Organization
- January 8th -- Monthly meeting via IRC chat[6] of the Catalan Wikimedia
community. Papapeps
- Signature of the FDC agreement with the WMF.
Media
- Interview to Lilaroja on catalan national TV TV3[7] (from min 48'30"
to 53'00") (in Catalan)
- Interview to Lilaroja on local radio program Internauta[8]
- The most viewed pages on Catalan Wikipedia: VilaWeb, Nació Digital.
Davidpar
- Fages de Climent Edit-a-thon coverage: El Punt Avui, Empordà,
figueres. com, Hora Nova, Empordà
- Martí Gasull Award coverage: dBalears.cat, Nació Digital, El Punt
Avui, Racó Català, VilaWeb
- *Wikiproject Reading in Catalan* coverage: Llibertat.cat, Racó Català,
Nació Digital. Davidpar
- January 28th -- Meeting with an *Ara* newspaper editor for a report on
Wikipedia. Davidpar, Marionaaragay, Gomà, KRLS
[1]
https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viquip%C3%A8dia:Viquimarat%C3%B3_Fages_de_Cli…
[2] http://www.museuepiscopalvic.com/noticies_more.asp?id=167&histo=
[3]
http://www.ivoox.com/taula-rodona-jornada-imprimir-museu-audios-mp3_rf_2776…
[4]
https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:WikiArS_assignments_with_EADT
[5] http://p2pvalue.eu/blog/public-presentation-p2pvalue-project
[6] https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viquip%C3%A8dia:Reunions_per_xat
[7] http://www.tv3.cat/videos/4886512/2324---04022014
[8]
http://www.vilaweb.cat/noticia/4170246/20140131/poder-collaboracio-xarxa.ht…
(Apologies for cross-posting)
Hello everyone,
Wikimedia UK is continuing to consult Wikimedians on the charity's
strategic planning for 2014-19. There are some key components of this work
that would benefit from a wider input. These include the Strategic
Plan<https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Strategic_plan_2014-2019>,
the model we have
used<https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Strategic_and_operational_models>,
our Vision and Values<https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Vision,_values_and_mission_(proposed)>and
our five high-level Strategic
Goals<https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Strategic_Goals>
.
There are a few things we're especially keen to hear from you about,
including:
- Does our planning represent the full range of activities we engage in,
and their aims towards our mission?
- Does it indicate how, and why, measurement will take place
- Are the measures appropriate (aligned with our aims) and achievable
(things we can actually measure)?
- Do you have ideas of other measurements, or tools we might use to
measure, our impact?
- Are the targets given
here<https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Progress_on_Outcomes> ambitious,
achievable, and trackable?
- Which Outcome Measures we should be using against which to measure our
impact, and also what targets we should aim to meet by the end of January
2015.
- Given we will be associating our activities - including volunteer led
activities - with the aims and measures given, are you happy the strategy
represents a structure you can work with as a member of our community?
These plans are important because they establish a framework for our work
over the next five years and present ways for us to measure the success of
our activities.
The community consultation period is open until *28 February 2014* so
please do have your say before then.
Thanks and regards,
Stevie
--
Stevie Benton
Head of External Relations
Wikimedia UK
+44 (0) 20 7065 0993 / +44 (0) 7803 505 173
@StevieBenton
Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England
and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513.
Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street,
London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a
global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the
Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects).
*Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal
control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.*
(This press release is also posted on the WMF wiki at
https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/Frank_Schulenburg_named…
---
Frank Schulenburg named executive director of new Wiki Education Foundation
(San Francisco, California) 12 February 2014 -- The Wiki Education
Foundation, a new nonprofit organization that supports the Wikipedia
Education Program in the United States and Canada, has named Frank
Schulenburg as its inaugural executive director. Schulenburg, formerly
senior director of programs at the Wikimedia Foundation, will begin
his new role February 18, 2014.
"I look forward to leading the Wiki Education Foundation," said
Schulenburg. "We are off to a great start, and will build on the
strong success of the Wikimedia Foundation's Wikipedia Education
Program to further engage educators, researchers and students to
provide more high-quality content for Wikipedia's readers."
Started by the Wikimedia Foundation in 2010, the Wikipedia Education
Program encourages students to contribute content to Wikipedia
articles on course-related subjects as part of classroom assignments
developed by their faculty and instructors. Over the past four years,
more than 6,000 students in the United States and Canada have
contributed content to Wikipedia as part of the Wikipedia Education
Program, adding the equivalent of 36,600 printed pages of content to
Wikipedia and significantly increasing the amount of high-quality
content that Wikipedia offers its half-billion readers.
In response to that success and to give the program more focused and
specialized support, in 2012 the Wikimedia Foundation began a process
to spin off the United States and Canada work into its own,
independent nonprofit organization. The resulting Wiki Education
Foundation was created in late 2013, and Schulenburg will be its first
executive director. The Wiki Education Foundation will continue to
support the Wikipedia Education Program in the United States and
Canada, and will develop additional programs to promote academic
research and teaching that engage with Wikipedia.
"I am delighted that Frank has agreed to lead the Wiki Education
Foundation as executive director," said Dr. Diana Strassmann, Carolyn
and Fred McManis Distinguished Professor in the Practice at Rice
University and chair of the board of the Wiki Education Foundation,
who began using Wikipedia as a teaching tool in her classes in 2007.
"Under Frank's leadership, the Wiki Education Foundation will continue
to expand engagement among educators, students, and Wikipedia, and
will continue to diversify the community of Wikipedians, while
improving the quality and depth of Wikipedia."
"Frank is the perfect person to lead the Wiki Education Foundation,"
said Wikimedia Foundation Executive Director Sue Gardner. "Frank's a
very experienced Wikipedia contributor with a long track record of
inventing and leading successful programs that make Wikipedia better
and more useful for its readers. I am sorry we will lose him from the
Wikimedia Foundation, but I look forward to seeing the Wiki Education
Foundation thrive and succeed under his leadership."
A longtime Wikipedian and an employee of the Wikimedia Foundation
since 2008, Schulenburg has focused on broadening participation and
developing the public understanding of Wikipedia, especially among
subject matter experts. He has spoken globally about efforts to
increase the relevance of Wikipedia in academia. In 2006, he founded
Wikipedia Academy, an event aimed at cultivating dialogue between
Wikipedia contributors and academics. In 2009, he initiated the
Bookshelf Project, which created the first educational materials for
new Wikipedia contributors. In 2010 he designed and implemented the
Wikipedia Education Program. From 2012 on he was a member of the
executive management team of the Wikimedia Foundation, overseeing the
Wikipedia Education Program, Wikipedia Zero, and a new initiative to
evaluate the impact of programmatic activities across countries.
Schulenburg has been involved with Wikipedia since 2005, both as an
author and as a photographer.
The Wiki Education Foundation board conducted an extensive search for
an executive director before selecting Schulenburg. The board includes
educators from a variety of backgrounds, Wikipedia volunteers, and
other key stakeholders. The Wiki Education Foundation is currently
supporting university instructors in the United States and Canada.
Interested instructors are encouraged to send an email to
contact(a)wikiedfoundation.org.
An accompanying Q&A can also be found at
https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/QA_Frank_Schulenburg_announcement_Febr…
About the Wiki Education Foundation
The Wiki Education Foundation supports innovative uses of Wikipedia
and related projects in communities of teaching, learning, and inquiry
in the United States and Canada. The Foundation aims to improve the
breadth, scope, and quality of Wikimedia content; enhance student
information fluency; and increase the number and diversity of
contributors to the free knowledge movement by engaging educators,
researchers, and students. The Wiki Education Foundation has applied
for 501(c)(3) charity status.
About the Wikipedia Education Program
http://education.wikimedia.org
The Wikipedia Education Program means the end of throwaway assignments
and the beginning of real-world impact for students. The premise is
simple: Instructors assign their students to contribute to Wikipedia
as part of their coursework. The Wikipedia Education Program is a
global initiative, with activities in more than 60 countries. The
Wikimedia Foundation launched the Wikipedia Education Program in 2011
after a successful pilot. It supports the program with brochures,
online trainings, a MediaWiki extension enabling educators to track
student work, and other resources.
About the Wikimedia Foundation
http://wikimediafoundation.orghttp://blog.wikimedia.org
The Wikimedia Foundation is the nonprofit organization that operates
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. According to comScore Media Metrix,
Wikipedia and the other projects operated by the Wikimedia Foundation
receive more than 490 million unique visitors per month, making them
the fifth-most popular web property worldwide (comScore, December
2013). Available in 287 languages, Wikipedia contains more than 30
million articles contributed by a global volunteer community of
roughly 80,000 people. Based in San Francisco, California, the
Wikimedia Foundation is an audited, 501(c)(3) charity that is funded
primarily through donations and grants.
Contact for press inquiries
Frank Schulenburg, Wiki Education Foundation
+1 (415) 517 0453
frank(a)wikiedfoundation.org
Communications, Wikimedia Foundation
+1 415-839-6885 ext 6633
communications(a)wikimedia.org
Passing along for your information. This release is posted on the WMF wiki at
https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/Frank_Schulenburg_named…
An accompanying Q&A can also be found here:
https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/QA_Frank_Schulenburg_announcement_Febr…
---
Frank Schulenburg named executive director of new Wiki Education Foundation
(San Francisco, California) 12 February 2014 -- The Wiki Education
Foundation, a new nonprofit organization that supports the Wikipedia
Education Program in the United States and Canada, has named Frank
Schulenburg as its inaugural executive director. Schulenburg, formerly
senior director of programs at the Wikimedia Foundation, will begin
his new role February 18, 2014.
"I look forward to leading the Wiki Education Foundation," said
Schulenburg. "We are off to a great start, and will build on the
strong success of the Wikimedia Foundation's Wikipedia Education
Program to further engage educators, researchers and students to
provide more high-quality content for Wikipedia's readers."
Started by the Wikimedia Foundation in 2010, the Wikipedia Education
Program encourages students to contribute content to Wikipedia
articles on course-related subjects as part of classroom assignments
developed by their faculty and instructors. Over the past four years,
more than 6,000 students in the United States and Canada have
contributed content to Wikipedia as part of the Wikipedia Education
Program, adding the equivalent of 36,600 printed pages of content to
Wikipedia and significantly increasing the amount of high-quality
content that Wikipedia offers its half-billion readers.
In response to that success and to give the program more focused and
specialized support, in 2012 the Wikimedia Foundation began a process
to spin off the United States and Canada work into its own,
independent nonprofit organization. The resulting Wiki Education
Foundation was created in late 2013, and Schulenburg will be its first
executive director. The Wiki Education Foundation will continue to
support the Wikipedia Education Program in the United States and
Canada, and will develop additional programs to promote academic
research and teaching that engage with Wikipedia.
"I am delighted that Frank has agreed to lead the Wiki Education
Foundation as executive director," said Dr. Diana Strassmann, Carolyn
and Fred McManis Distinguished Professor in the Practice at Rice
University and chair of the board of the Wiki Education Foundation,
who began using Wikipedia as a teaching tool in her classes in 2007.
"Under Frank's leadership, the Wiki Education Foundation will continue
to expand engagement among educators, students, and Wikipedia, and
will continue to diversify the community of Wikipedians, while
improving the quality and depth of Wikipedia."
"Frank is the perfect person to lead the Wiki Education Foundation,"
said Wikimedia Foundation Executive Director Sue Gardner. "Frank's a
very experienced Wikipedia contributor with a long track record of
inventing and leading successful programs that make Wikipedia better
and more useful for its readers. I am sorry we will lose him from the
Wikimedia Foundation, but I look forward to seeing the Wiki Education
Foundation thrive and succeed under his leadership."
A longtime Wikipedian and an employee of the Wikimedia Foundation
since 2008, Schulenburg has focused on broadening participation and
developing the public understanding of Wikipedia, especially among
subject matter experts. He has spoken globally about efforts to
increase the relevance of Wikipedia in academia. In 2006, he founded
Wikipedia Academy, an event aimed at cultivating dialogue between
Wikipedia contributors and academics. In 2009, he initiated the
Bookshelf Project, which created the first educational materials for
new Wikipedia contributors. In 2010 he designed and implemented the
Wikipedia Education Program. From 2012 on he was a member of the
executive management team of the Wikimedia Foundation, overseeing the
Wikipedia Education Program, Wikipedia Zero, and a new initiative to
evaluate the impact of programmatic activities across countries.
Schulenburg has been involved with Wikipedia since 2005, both as an
author and as a photographer.
The Wiki Education Foundation board conducted an extensive search for
an executive director before selecting Schulenburg. The board includes
educators from a variety of backgrounds, Wikipedia volunteers, and
other key stakeholders. The Wiki Education Foundation is currently
supporting university instructors in the United States and Canada.
Interested instructors are encouraged to send an email to
contact(a)wikiedfoundation.org.
About the Wiki Education Foundation
The Wiki Education Foundation supports innovative uses of Wikipedia
and related projects in communities of teaching, learning, and inquiry
in the United States and Canada. The Foundation aims to improve the
breadth, scope, and quality of Wikimedia content; enhance student
information fluency; and increase the number and diversity of
contributors to the free knowledge movement by engaging educators,
researchers, and students. The Wiki Education Foundation has applied
for 501(c)(3) charity status.
About the Wikipedia Education Program
http://education.wikimedia.org
The Wikipedia Education Program means the end of throwaway assignments
and the beginning of real-world impact for students. The premise is
simple: Instructors assign their students to contribute to Wikipedia
as part of their coursework. The Wikipedia Education Program is a
global initiative, with activities in more than 60 countries. The
Wikimedia Foundation launched the Wikipedia Education Program in 2011
after a successful pilot. It supports the program with brochures,
online trainings, a MediaWiki extension enabling educators to track
student work, and other resources.
About the Wikimedia Foundation
http://wikimediafoundation.orghttp://blog.wikimedia.org
The Wikimedia Foundation is the nonprofit organization that operates
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. According to comScore Media Metrix,
Wikipedia and the other projects operated by the Wikimedia Foundation
receive more than 490 million unique visitors per month, making them
the fifth-most popular web property worldwide (comScore, December
2013). Available in 287 languages, Wikipedia contains more than 30
million articles contributed by a global volunteer community of
roughly 80,000 people. Based in San Francisco, California, the
Wikimedia Foundation is an audited, 501(c)(3) charity that is funded
primarily through donations and grants.
Contact for press inquiries
Frank Schulenburg, Wiki Education Foundation
+1 (415) 517 0453
frank(a)wikiedfoundation.org
Communications, Wikimedia Foundation
+1 415-839-6885 ext 6633
communications(a)wikimedia.org