EduWiki Conference 2012

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EduWiki Conference 2012

EduWiki Conference 2012 at Stamford Hall, University of Leicester, UK, Wednesday 5 - Thursday 6 September 2012 Wikimedia UK: infowikimedia.org.uk, +44 020 7065 0991 @wikimediauk Convened by Martin Poulter: martin.poulterwikimedia.org.uk Hashtag: #EDUWIKI | Lanyrd | Short URL: http://bit.ly/eduwiki

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About the conference File:Samford Hall at University of Leicester.jpg Stamford Hall conference centre Summary of the event EduWiki was a day-and-a-half conference looking at Wikipedia, Wikiversity and related charitable projects, not in terms of educational resources, but educational practice, including collaboration, open review, and global participation. It was a chance to talk about innovative work in your classroom, your institution or online community, and shape the future of Wikimedia UK's work in this area. We explored the ways these projects can support innovative education. We discussed the Wikipedia Education Program (in which university students improve Wikipedia articles for course credit). We learned from universities where the program is already embedded, exploring the educational opportunities and drawing lessons from the experience so far. Themes Who was it for? The Wikipedia Education Program Open Educational Resources Critical thinking, digital literacy and wiki-literacy Assessment and accreditation Open learning communities such as Wikiversity Secondary and further education The meanings and benefits of "open" education Educators in universities and schools Support staff from institutions and funding bodies, including management, staff developers, learning designers, and librarians Students Contributors to Wikipedia, Wikiversity or the other Wikimedia projects Contributors to other open education projects For further background, see the draft education strategy. Feedback from a participant: Not being an education provider or likely contributor to the event, I was thrilled to bits to be asked and even more thrilled to be able to attend. Leaving with increased enthusiasm towards the Wikimedia project, I have now applied to become a member and have gained just enough confidence to start contributing to articles. Once again, thanks and I look forward to the continued growth and hopefully my useful participation in what has to be a truly exciting effort towards an informed global community. The summary of the delegates' feedback can be seen here. Reflections and coverage (Pre-event publicity can be found here). EduWiki 2012: Wikipedia as an educational resource, now and in the future by Martin Poulter for the Wikimedia UK blog, before the conference Twitter commentary from day 1 and from day 2, curated by Clem Wilkinson; full list of tweets here Links mentioned during the conference, collected by Doug Belshaw and others Wikipedia in universities and colleges? - blog post by Amber Thomas of JISC, written at the outset of the conference EduWiki Conference kicks off - blog post from Wikimedia UK at the start of the event EduWiki Conference Reflections Amber's post-conference reflections on the JISC Infrastructure Team blog Reflections and photos by Doug Belshaw Article in Talento Tec (Spanish language) about Leigh Thelmadatter's visit to the UK Cornelia Trefflich from Wikimedia Deutschland about the conference (in German) Science of the Invisible - Reflections on the #eduwiki conference by A. J. Cann Children's Mobile Libraries - EduWiki conference 2012 by Marianne EduWiki Conference 2012: An inclusive vision for sharing knowledge with all humanity ... or, how this skeptic was won over by Sarah Currier, service manager of Jorum. Blog post by Martin Poulter after the conference Wikipedia in Education, and tracking how 'knowledge' is used... by Simon Knight for the Nominet Trust 'Wikimedia - why not?' section - Alannah Fitzgerald blog post Guest post on LSE Impact of Social Sciences blog by Martin Poulter, mentions EduWiki in final paragraphs. Times Higher Education (20 September 2012) Delete the Wiki worries and get close to the edit: interview with Martin Poulter about the educational potential of Wikipedia. Photos from the day Outcomes Apart from raised awareness of our Education work, there was a number of concrete relationships that have been moved forward as a result of the conversations during the conference. A selection of these include: Work with Digital Distuption and Demos Further work on increased cooperation with JISC NIACE conference - Innovating Learning on 4/12/2012 Attendees included representatives from: Bishop Grosseteste University College Lincoln, British Library, British Psychological Society, De Montfort University, ITESM-CCM, JISC, Medical Research Council, University of Manchester, NIACE, Royal Veterinary College, Sheffield Hallam University, University of Adelaide, University of Bradford, University of Cambridge, University of Coventry, University of Exeter, University of Hull, University of Leicester, University of Liverpool, University of Loughborough. Programme The conference ran from Wednesday morning until after lunch on Thursday. Wednesday 5 September Wednesday 09.30–10.00 Registration and Tea/Coffee 10:00–10.30 Welcome from Wikimedia UK - Dr Martin Poulter (Slides) Welcome from University of Leicester - Dr Alejandro Armellini, Senior Learning Designer at University of Leicester. (YouTube); (Slides). Write up of the introductory exercise 10.30–11.30 Keynote: Annie Lin (Global Education Program Manager, Wikimedia Foundation), Wikipedia and Education globally (YouTube); (Slides) 11.30–12.00 Presentation: Cornelia Trefflich (Wikimedia Deutschland), How Wikimedia has developed ways to support educators and other target groups (YouTube); (Slides) 12.00–13.00 Keynote: Leigh Thelmadatter (Instituto Tecnologico y Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, México), Running Wikipedia assignments (YouTube); (Slides) 13.00–14.00 Lunch 14.00–15.00 Presentations: Wikipedia in university teaching Dr Toni Sant (University of Hull @ Scarborough), Wikipedia Assignments & Assessment (YouTube) Phil Wane (Nottingham Trent University), Wikipedia books (YouTube); (Slides) 15.00–15.20 Coffee 15.20–16.20 Presentations: Other wiki educational projects Alannah Fitzgerald (Concordia University, Canada, and Waikato University, New Zealand), Language teaching with Wikimedia (YouTube); (Slides) Fabian Tompsett (Leutha) (Wikimedia UK), Wikiversity and Open Educational Resources (YouTube) (Slides (on Wikiversity!)) 16.20–17:20 Panel discussion: Openness in UK Higher Education Amber Thomas (Programme Manager, Digital Infrastructure, JISC) Sarah Currier (Jorum Service Manager, University of Manchester, Mimas) (Slides) Terry McAndrew (Advisor, JISC TechDis) Martin Poulter (Associate, Wikimedia UK) Video of this session on YouTube Evening: coaches into central Leicester and a cultural tour of Leicester Guildhall. Thursday 6 September Thursday 09.00–09.30 Registration and Tea/Coffee 09:30–10:50 Presentations: The bigger picture Keynote: Amber Thomas (Programme Manager, Digital Infrastructure, JISC) on Wikipedia in universities and colleges (YouTube); (Slides) with a response by Martin Poulter for Wikimedia UK 10.50–11.10 Coffee 11.10–12.10 Panel discussion: Assessment and accreditation in an age of open learning Doug Belshaw (The Mozilla Foundation), on Open Badges Lawrie Phipps (Programme Manager, Users and Innovation, JISC) Leigh Thelmadatter (ITESM, Mexico) 12.10–13.10 Presentations and discussion: Next steps Chris Trace (e-Learning Coordinator at the WikiVet project) (YouTube); (Slides) Martin Poulter (WMUK), What will you do now? Being a wiki advocate within a university 13.10–14.30 Lunch 14.30–16.30 Wikipedia training workshop - offered for the Wikipedia newcomers so they can learn more about how Wikipedia works and how to contribute. Getting there Venue and travel University's Oadby campus; Stamford Hall's postcode is LE2 2ND, while John Foster Hall is LE2 2LG. Leicester's location within Leicestershire and the rest of the UK Train. Leicester has a main line direct connection to London St Pancras (travel time around 75 minutes). The north and the Midlands are connected via East Midlands Trains with regular connections to Sheffield, Leeds, Birmingham and Lincoln. Taxi. The campus is 3 miles from the Leicester Rail Station. It takes approximately 10 minutes and costs around £6 to the Oadby Campus and NOT the University of Leicester. Bus. Route 31/A from City Centre via Leicester train station to the Halls of Residence Air. East Midlands Airport, Birmingham International Airport, Luton, Gatwick, Stansted and Heathrow all have connections to Leicester. Please see here for more details. Built in 1907, Stamford Hall combines oak-panelled rooms with modern facilities and wi-fi. Free car-park on site was provided, so was lunch and refreshments on both days. The rooms and dining area are all on the ground floor and the buildings have access ramps. A disabled toilet is available close to the meeting rooms. In the area The University of Leicester Harold Martin Botanic Garden is a garden located close to the event's site. It has been set up in 1921. Other attractions in Leicester include National Space Centre and New Walk Museum and Art Gallery. Booking Booking is now closed. Speaker were offered a conference fee refund. Accommodation Bed-and-breakfast accommodation was available at John Foster Hall, a few minutes' walk from Stamford Hall. The rooms included en-suite bathroom and shower, wired internet access and access to a kitchen/ shared space. The cost was £40.80 per night including VAT. Volunteers presenting/helping during the event Wikimedia UK volunteers coming to deliver a talk/help on the day were offered expenses support. We were not able to support Wikimedians coming to the conference as participants. Any Questions? Contact Daria on daria.cybulskawikimedia.org.uk. Costing breakdown can be found here.