In February, I met with Temple University faculty to share the benefits Wikipedia assignments bring to the classroom. Several librarians joined us for the event, too, to learn about how Wikipedia fits into their work. Our workshop opened interesting discussions about Wikipedia’s view of neutrality and its gender gap. We explored how students can improve Wikipedia’s coverage of women in science, and ways for libraries … Continued
We already know students are using Wikipedia. Why not show them how to engage it critically — and develop their media literacy, writing, research, and collaboration skills along the way? Wikipedia Content Expert Adam Hyland and I will be visiting Brown University on Wednesday, March 23, to present a workshop, “How to Use Wikipedia as … Continued
On Tuesday, February 16, I’ll join the Greenfield Digital Center for the History of Women’s Education and library at Bryn Mawr College to discuss how, and why, instructors build Wikipedia assignments into coursework. Bryn Mawr is an historic women’s college, so my presentation will focus on one of the major initiatives of the Year of … Continued
On Monday, February 15, I’ll visit Temple University for a teaching with Wikipedia workshop, and help spread Wiki Ed’s Year of Science initiative. When students write or expand Wikipedia articles, they practice media literacy, fact-based writing, research, collaboration, and critical thinking skills. I’ll highlight the best practices for teaching through Wikipedia, and how we support participants. These workshops are a … Continued
I’m pleased to announce that the Wiki Education Foundation is attending the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) to promote the Wikipedia Year of Science. On February 13 and 14, we’ll join the Simons Foundation to support scientists attending a series of Wikipedia edit-a-thons. Samantha Erickson and I will join … Continued
On Friday, February 12, Samantha Erickson and I will join linguistics faculty at Georgetown University to share the Wikipedia Year of Science, and encourage instructors to teach with Wikipedia or sponsor a Visiting Scholar. Linguistics articles are highly underrepresented on Wikipedia, and the Linguistic Society of America has launched an initiative to close content gaps. Past linguistics … Continued
Wikipedia recently celebrated its 15th birthday, and there’s so much content left to expand and improve. That’s why the Wiki Education Foundation started the Wikipedia Year of Science—to encourage more scientists to join our programs and contribute knowledge to Wikipedia. I’m happy to announce that Wiki Ed has partnered with the Society for Marine Mammalogy … Continued
Thursday marks the beginning of the American Historical Association’s 2016 annual meeting. I’m inviting all attendees to join my workshop on using Wikipedia in higher ed history courses, and a roundtable on digital history. As a website with 500 million monthly visitors, Wikipedia plays a significant role in 21st century history documentation. Readers reference Wikipedia to … Continued
In November, Ian Ramjohn and I traveled to campuses in Michigan to promote the Wikipedia Year of Science. Along the way, we met with instructors and faculty from the University of Michigan, Grand Valley State University, and Michigan State University. Wiki Ed rarely gets to speak with instructors in person. Workshops about teaching with Wikipedia … Continued