A series of case studies on how educators have been incorporating Wikipedia in their assignments. Educators explain how they use these assignments, how they are graded and meeting their target goal.
An increasing number of educators are using Wikipedia to aid students in building skills essential in the 21st century. Learn about the benefits and challenges to using Wikipedia in the classroom.
Jessica E. Brodsky a doctoral student in Educational Psychology at The Graduate Center, CUNY and Patricia J. Brooks a Professor of Psychology at the College of Staten Island and The Graduate Center, CUNY are using Wikipedia as a way to help students determine the validity of sources.
After learning about Wikipedia at an edit-a-thon, Dr. Sarah Lirley an Assistant Professor of History at Columbia College in Columbia, Missouri now uses Wikipedia as a way to engage students in how to conduct and write about original research.
Mary Isbell an Associate Professor of English at the University of New Haven discusses her approach to designing a Wikipedia based class and how Wikipedia helped to fill in learning gaps.
Dr. Josh DiCaglio reflects on having students understand Wikipedia’s editing culture by participating in it. He is an assistant professor in the department of English at Texas A&M University.
Looking for inspiration for your course this spring? These instructors are raving about how easy it is to adapt the Wikipedia assignment to their own disciplines.
Developed by the Wikimedia Foundation, these brochures are designed for instructors/educators to use Wikipedia in the classroom. Here you will find both educational and editing resources.
As part of the Wikimedia Education Program you will find a series of resources on designing assignments including brochures, the syllabi and orientations.
The Wikipedia Student Program is designed to aid educators in running Wikipedia based assignments. An application must be submitted to participate in this program.
Useful teaching materials than can be used by educators in the classroom. You will find resources in establishing student engagement, handouts, sample assignments and tutorials.
Provided by Wikimedia Outreach this training modules guides educators on the basic policies and practices of Wikipedia along with ways to design assignments.
The instructor orientation module by Wiki Education provides educators with a series of modules designed to aid in the creation and dissemination of Wikipedia based assignments.
