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One of our key strategic goals as an organisation is to support the use of the Wikimedia projects as important tools 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.
One of our strategic goals is to support the use of the Wikimedia projects as tools 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>Wikipedia in the classroom</big></big><br />
Modules currently running in the UK which integrate Wikipedia editing as part of the course:
*'''[[:en:Education Program:Queen Mary, University of London|Queen Mary University London]]'''
**FLM509 Research Methods (Film). Level 5 module.
***Second-year undergraduate module for BA Film Studies students.
***Wikipedia related work includes groups of students reviewing, evaluating, and editing a Wikipedia page. [http://qmplus.qmul.ac.uk/pluginfile.php/698502/mod_folder/content/0/Level%205%20Modules/FLM509%20Research%20Methods%20%28Film%29%20Course%20Handbook_2015-16_draft.pdf?forcedownload=1 Course handbook (PDF)]
*'''[[:en:Education Program:University College London|University College London]]'''
*'''[[:en:Education Program:University of Edinburgh|University of Edinburgh]]'''
**Research session for Reproductive Biology Honours students.
***In September 2015, Reproductive Biology Honours students researched, synthesised and developed a first-rate Wikipedia entry of a previously unpublished medical term: [[w:neuroangiogenesis]]. The case study is detailed [https://www.wiki.ed.ac.uk/display/casestudies/Wikipedia+in+curriculum+for+public+engagement%2C+communication+and+digital+literacy here]. The session proved a success so is to be repeated & expanded in September 2016 in collaboration with West Virginia University. Details can be found here: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:University_of_Edinburgh/Events_and_Workshops/Reproductive_Biomedicine_2016 Reproductive Biomedicine 2016]
*'''[[:en:Wikipedia:Middlesex_University_MED3040|Middlesex University]]'''
**MED3040 Publishing Cultures. Level 6 module.
***Third year module for BA Publishing and Media students.
***Students are encouraged to participate in the editing process of Wikipedia articles in order to ensure credibility across the website.
***[https://digitalculturesmdx.wordpress.com/projects-2/wikipedia-project/ Case study]
[[File:Humphrey Southall presents at EduWiki Conference 2013.jpg|280px|right]]
*'''[[:en:Education Program:University of Portsmouth|University of Portsmouth]]'''
**Applied Human Geography.
***First-year undergraduate core module for BA Human Geography students.
***Wikipedia related work involves students working as individuals to write an article about a village in England.
***[https://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2014/01/telling-the-stories-of-rural-england-with-wikipedia/ Case study from 2014]
*University of Stirling
*'''[https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/University_of_Warwick/Human_Sexuality_(Spring_2016) University of Warwick]'''
**PS364 Human Sexuality.
***Third year module for BSc Psychology undergraduate students.
***Wikipedia related work involves students working in groups to edit Wikipedia articles.


If you are interested in using Wikipedia editing as part of your teaching, please get in touch with Wikimedia UK at info{{@}}wikimedia.org.uk or call the office on 0207 065 0990.
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==Wikimedia in the Classroom==
Here you can find an overview of universities across the UK who have current courses integrating engagement with Wikimedia Projects in some way.


Are you running a course which isn't listed here? Please add your university to this page. We would love to hear about how you are using Wikipedia in the classroom.
Most focus on Wikipedia editing, while others include Wikimedia Commons, WikiBooks & WikiData engagement.
 
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File:Queens_University_Belfast_0_20030909.jpg|link=Universities/Queens University Belfast|[[Universities/Queens University Belfast|Queens University Belfast]]
File:University of Derby Library.jpg|link=Universities/University of Derby|[[Universities/University of Derby|University of Derby]]
File:Edinburgh University Old College 05.jpg|link=Universities/University of Edinburgh|[[Universities/University of Edinburgh|University of Edinburgh]]
File:Univesity of Glasgow Cloister.jpg|link=Universities/University of Glasgow|[[Universities/University of Glasgow|University of Glasgow]]
File:Imperial College, London SW7 - geograph.org.uk - 1128846.jpg|link=Universities/Imperial College London|[[Universities/Imperial College London|Imperial College London]]
File:Middlesex University Hendon Campus.jpg|link=Universities/Middlesex University|[[Universities/Middlesex University|Middlesex University]]
File:University_College_London_(front_quad).jpg|link=Universities/UCL|[[Universities/UCL|University College London]]
File:University of Portsmouth Buckingham building.JPG|link=Universities/University of Portsmouth|[[Universities/University of Portsmouth|University of Portsmouth]]
File:Queens' Building (2899476115).jpg|link=Universities/Queen Mary University|[[Universities/Queen Mary University|Queen Mary University, London]]
File:Jessop West 0759.JPG|link=Universities/University of Sheffield|[[Universities/University of Sheffield|University of Sheffield]]
File:Pathfoot Building.jpg|link=Universities/University of Stirling|[[Universities/University of Stirling|University of Stirling]]
File:Faraday Tower Swansea University.jpg|link=Universities/Swansea University|[[Universities/Swansea University|Swansea University]]
File:Amphitheatre, Warwick University.JPG|link=Universities/University of Warwick|[[Universities/University of Warwick|University of Warwick]]
File:University-of-york central-hall-view.jpg|link=Universities/University of York|[[Universities/University of York|University of York]]
File:Lse initials.jpg|[[Universities/London School of Economics|London School of Economics]]
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If you are interested in using Wikimedia editing as part of your teaching, please get in touch with Wikimedia UK at programmes{{@}}wikimedia.org.uk.
 
Are you running a course which isn't listed here? Please add your university to this page or get in touch. We would love to hear about how you are using Wikimedia in the classroom.
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==Networking==
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<big><big>Networking</big></big><br>
Wikimedia UK can put course leaders in touch with volunteers to help teach students about Wikipedia or troubleshoot issues with editing.
Wikimedia UK can put course leaders in touch with volunteers to help teach students about Wikipedia or troubleshoot issues with editing.


Importantly we want to make it easier for course leaders to contact each other and learn from the experience of their peers.
Importantly we want to make it easier for course leaders to contact each other and learn from the experience of their peers.


Wikimedia UK has [[Ambassadors#Contact|Ambassadors]] who can train students in editing Wikipedia and support courses.
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==Guidance==
[[File:Brainstorming.jpg|280px|right|alt=A person writing.]]
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<big><big>Shared resources</big></big><br>
 
Below is a list of materials prepared for courses using Wikipedia editing which may be reused and adapted:
*[[:File:Editing Wikipedia - Community payback for undergraduates.pdf|Editing Wikipedia: Community payback for undergraduates]]. An overview of Wikipedia, basic syntax, and how to edit an article. Created by User:Polypompholyx for the LS3-SCICOMM Science Communication module at Imperial College London
*Example 1
*Example 2
*[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/Education_program_basics_%28WMUK_specific%29.pdf Instructor Basics: How to use Wikipedia as a teaching tool]
*[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/Education_program_basics_%28WMUK_specific%29.pdf Instructor Basics: How to use Wikipedia as a teaching tool]
*[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Syllabus,_A_12-week_assignment_to_write_a_Wikipedia_article_(Wiki_Education_Foundation).pdf The Syllabus, A 12-week assignment to write a Wikipedia article (from the Wiki Education Foundation)]
*[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Syllabus,_A_12-week_assignment_to_write_a_Wikipedia_article_(Wiki_Education_Foundation).pdf The Syllabus, A 12-week assignment to write a Wikipedia article (from the Wiki Education Foundation)]
*[[:File:How to conduct Wikipedia Editing Training (lesson plan).pdf|How to conduct Wikipedia Editing Training: a lesson plan]] (prepared by Ewan McAndrew, WIR at the University of Edinburgh)
*[[:File:University of Edinburgh and Wikimedia UK’s booklet of case studies of Wikimedia in Education (2nd edition).pdf|Wikimedia in Education]] (a series of case studies from the UK prepared by the University of Edinburgh and WMUK)
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<big><big>Setting up a course</big></big><br />
 
What do you need to know
==Setting up a course==
*Tools for managing courses &ndash; the courses extension and the outreach dashboard
 
*Links to key Wikipedia policy (no original research, sourcing guidelines etc)
#Define your topic &ndash; there are sometimes different sourcing requirements on Wikipedia (eg: the sciences and particular medical topics)
*Link to the Wikipedia Adventure for people to start editing
#Review Wikimedia's training materials at https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/training/editing-wikipedia
#*Pay particular attention to
#**Medical topics, uploading files, translating articles
[[File:The Wikimedia residency at the University of Edinburgh.webm|thumb|500x500px|The Wikimedia residency at the University of Edinburgh (video)]]
#Define the learning outcomes that you want to assess, such as...
#:*Research skills
#:*Critical evaluation of sources
#:*Summarising sources
#:*Writing in good English
#:*Collaborative skills with other editors
#Map the outcomes to tasks which can be done through Wikimedia
 
*Help for managing courses
**The [https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/ Outreach Dashboard] ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfPp5eYWWlM&t=2m53s demo])
**Wikimedia UK's volunteer trainers (and remote assistance from the Wikimedia community through [[:en:Wikipedia:WikiProject Directory|WikiProjects]])
**Other resources: [[:en:Wikipedia:Training/For students]]
**[[Training/For trainers]]
**[[For trainers/Sample sessions]]
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Latest revision as of 12:37, 14 April 2025

Our work with universities

One of our strategic goals is to support the use of the Wikimedia projects as tools 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.


Wikimedia in the Classroom

Here you can find an overview of universities across the UK who have current courses integrating engagement with Wikimedia Projects in some way.

Most focus on Wikipedia editing, while others include Wikimedia Commons, WikiBooks & WikiData engagement.

If you are interested in using Wikimedia editing as part of your teaching, please get in touch with Wikimedia UK at programmesatwikimedia.org.uk.

Are you running a course which isn't listed here? Please add your university to this page or get in touch. We would love to hear about how you are using Wikimedia in the classroom.


Networking

EduWiki 2013 Day 1 (15) - cropped.jpg

Wikimedia UK can put course leaders in touch with volunteers to help teach students about Wikipedia or troubleshoot issues with editing.

Importantly we want to make it easier for course leaders to contact each other and learn from the experience of their peers.


Guidance

A person writing.


Setting up a course

  1. Define your topic – there are sometimes different sourcing requirements on Wikipedia (eg: the sciences and particular medical topics)
  2. Review Wikimedia's training materials at https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/training/editing-wikipedia
    • Pay particular attention to
      • Medical topics, uploading files, translating articles
The Wikimedia residency at the University of Edinburgh (video)
  1. Define the learning outcomes that you want to assess, such as...
    • Research skills
    • Critical evaluation of sources
    • Summarising sources
    • Writing in good English
    • Collaborative skills with other editors
  2. Map the outcomes to tasks which can be done through Wikimedia
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