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<span style="border-bottom:0; line-height:1.0; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.7em; padding-bottom:-1em; font-size:220%"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif;>'''Our work in education'''</span></span> | <span style="border-bottom:0; line-height:1.0; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.7em; padding-bottom:-1em; font-size:220%"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif;">'''Our work in education'''</span></span> | ||
One of our key strategic goals as an organisation is to support the use of the Wikimedia projects as | One of our key strategic goals as an organisation is to support the use of the Wikimedia projects as an effective tool for education and learning in the UK. We work with universities, support teachers developing Open Educational Resources, and advocate for the use of Wikimedia in education. | ||
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<big><big>[[Universities]]</big></big><br/> | <big><big>[[Universities]]</big></big><br /> | ||
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<div class="about-buttons" style="background-color: #006699;"> [[Guide for Teachers (Draft)|Read more]]</div> | <div class="about-buttons" style="background-color: #006699;"> [[Guide for Teachers (Draft)|Read more]]</div> | ||
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<big><big>[[Virtual Learning Environment]]</big></big><br/> | <big><big>[[Virtual Learning Environment]]</big></big><br /> | ||
[[File:WMUK VLE Screenshot 2015-07-24 at 11.01.33.png|thumb|right|300px|Images (A) course unit on the Wikimedia UK VLE]] | [[File:WMUK VLE Screenshot 2015-07-24 at 11.01.33.png|thumb|right|300px|Images (A) course unit on the Wikimedia UK VLE]] | ||
Revision as of 12:30, 13 June 2018
Our work in education
One of our key strategic goals as an organisation is to support the use of the Wikimedia projects as an effective tool for education and learning in the UK. We work with universities, support teachers developing Open Educational Resources, and advocate for the use of Wikimedia in education.
_-_cropped.jpg) Courses at eight universities across the United Kingdom currently use Wikipedia editing as part of teaching and assessment. Wikimedia UK and its volunteers support these courses. |
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The Wikimedia UK Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) is at http://moodle.wikimedia.org.uk/. Account creation can be done through the "log in" link at the top right of the page. NB the confirmation mail may end up in your spam box: if it is not in your inbox please check there, after a minute or so. |
