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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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<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.


Importantly we want to make it easier for course leaders to contact each other and learn from the experience of their peers.
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Wikimedia UK has [[https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Ambassadors#Contact|Ambassadors]] who can train students in editing Wikipedia and support courses.
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<big><big>Shared resources</big></big></br>
<big><big>[[Guide for Teachers (Draft)|Secondary education]]</big></big></br>
Below is a list of materials prepared for courses using Wikipedia editing which may be reused and adapted:
The proper use of Wikipedia as a resource can be taught in a practical way; and, just as important, a good understanding of the issues relating to an informed and critical use of Wikipedia are skills that can readily be applied to other online or in-print information sources.
*Example 1
 
*Example 2
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<big><big>Setting up a course</big></big><br/>
<big><big>[[Virtual Learning Environment]]</big></big><br/>
What do you need to know
[[File:WMUK VLE Screenshot 2015-07-24 at 11.01.33.png|thumb|right|300px|Images (A) course unit on the Wikimedia UK VLE]]
*Tools for managing courses &ndash; the courses extension and the outreach dashboard
 
*Links to key Wikipedia policy (no original research, sourcing guidelines etc)
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.
*Link to the Wikipedia Adventure for people to start editing
 
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Revision as of 14:13, 4 August 2016

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Our work in education

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.

Universities

EduWiki 2013 Day 1 (15) - 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.

 Read more


Secondary education
The proper use of Wikipedia as a resource can be taught in a practical way; and, just as important, a good understanding of the issues relating to an informed and critical use of Wikipedia are skills that can readily be applied to other online or in-print information sources.

 Read more


Virtual Learning Environment

Images (A) course unit on the Wikimedia UK VLE

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.

 Read more
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