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''This post was written by Dr Toni Sant, Education Organiser''
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Wikimedia UK’s [[EduWiki_Conference_2013|second annual EduWiki conference]] will take place in Cardiff on 1 and 2 November 2013.
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A recent white paper from TurnItIn, the online plagiarism-prevention service used widely across higher education in the UK, demonstrates in a very clear way the need for, and importance of, the conference.
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TurnItIn claims that “Wikipedia has an outsized presence as a content source for student writing”. [1] The study is based on an analysis of over 112 million content matches from 28 million student papers submitted to TurnItIn between July 2011 and June 2012. 11% of these content matches are from Wikipedia. Interestingly, the same report is quick to explain that Wikipedia has academic merit in terms of educational value. The paper states that there is a need to “educate students that the true value of Wikipedia is to provide a curated summary on a topic, and that they should follow the sources and citations at the bottom of Wikipedia entries to verify the accuracy of the information and to uncover primary source material” [2].
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The charity is now inviting proposals for papers, presentation, provocations and/or posters, especially ones addressing the issues highlighted by the TurnItIn white paper. Proposals for panels and round table discussions from groups of three or four participants are also welcome. Indicative topics include, but are not limited to:
We are always interested to hear from new [[volunteer|volunteers]]. If you have an idea you'd like to help make happen, or time and skills you would like to offer Wikimedia UK, please get in touch on volunteering{{@}}wikimedia.org.uk


* Wikipedia belongs in education, including Higher Education
* Wikipedia’s academic merit and educational value
* Examples of using Wikipedia in the high school, college or university classroom
* Ways to deter university students from plagiarizing Wikipedia
* Going beyond Wikipedia by engaging with any of the other major Wikimedia projects: Wikibooks, Wikispecies, Wikiquote, Wikinews, Wikisource, Wikiversity, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons, among others.


Please email your proposal (including an abstract of up to 200 words) to education@wikimedia.org.uk by Monday 26 August 2013. All proposals should also include a brief biography of around 50 words.
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Dr Toni Sant, Wikimedia UK’s Education Organiser, said: “This is an excellent opportunity for anyone involved in using or considering Wikipedia and/or other Wikimedia projects within an academic context, as well as others involved in open education in general, to meet colleagues across the UK and beyond working on related projects. We’re hoping to receive many exciting proposals and look forward to programming as many submission as possible at the conference itself.”
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Queries about the conference or any other aspect of Wikimedia UK’s Education activities can be sent directly to Toni by emailing toni.sant@wikimedia.org.uk
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[1] TurnItIn White Paper. ‘[http://pages.turnitin.com/sources_in_writing_sec_2012.html The Sources in Student Writing – Higher Education]’, p.10
[2] ibid. p.11
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* {{event inline|2013|08|05|end=07|[http://www.wikisym.org/ WikiSym + OpenSym 2013, Hong Kong]}}
* {{event inline|2013|08|07|end=11|[http://wikimania2013.wikimedia.org Wikimania 2013, Hong Kong]}}
* {{event inline|2013|08|08|[[:Wikipedia:Wikipedia:WikiProject Atheism/Conway hall editathon|editathon - Conway Hall archives]]}}
* {{event inline|2013|08|11|[[:m:Meetup/London/72|London meetup]]}}
* {{event inline|2013|08|17|[[:m:Meetup/Cambridge/19|Cambridge meetup]]}}
* {{event inline|2013|08|18|[[:m:Meetup/Glasgow/2|Glasgow meetup]]}}
* {{event inline|2013|08|25|[[:m:Meetup/Manchester/19|Manchester meetup]]}}
 
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* {{event inline|2013|09|06|[[MRC, Royal Society, Wikimedia UK Women in Science Wikipedia edit-a-thons|Medical Research Council Women in Science event]], London - details tbc}}
* {{event inline|2013|09|07|Wikipedia Takes Chester (details TBD)}}
* {{event inline|2013|09|07|[[Leader training session for Ada Lovelace Festival of Wikipedia]]}}
 
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About Wikimedia UK

The Wikimedia projects are special: they are written and curated by thousands of volunteers. They are also supported by voluntary donations, through Wikimedia UK, the Wikimedia Foundation and other international chapters.

Wikimedia UK is a charity registered in England and Wales that supports and promotes Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia projects such as Wikimedia Commons. Our mission is to help people and organisations create and preserve open knowledge, and to help provide easy access for all. We do this by supporting volunteer editors and contributors ('Wikimedians'), by working in partnership with cultural and educational institutions, by hosting training sessions and editing events, and by acting to advocate the benefits of open knowledge generally.

There are several ways to get involved in the charity's work. You can become a member for just £5 per year. You can volunteer to work with us in a variety of ways, both online and offline. You can also make a donation (and if you're a UK taxpayer, we can claim Gift Aid). Subscribe to our Friends' Newsletter to stay in touch. Click the buttons below to learn more.

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Events

We organise dozens of events each year, including meetups, editing events, "Backstage Pass" events at museums, workshops and conferences.

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Donate to Wikimedia UK to keep Wikipedia running free from advertising and support our work getting more people and institutions working with Wikipedia and its sister projects.

We are always interested to hear from new volunteers. If you have an idea you'd like to help make happen, or time and skills you would like to offer Wikimedia UK, please get in touch on volunteeringatwikimedia.org.uk



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