Wikimedia UK Education 2016

Help shape open education across the UK, and support access to knowledge for all.

Wikimedia UK in partnership with the Learning and Work Institute is hosting a half-day event designed to take open education forward across the schools, further education, higher education and adult education sectors.

The event takes place in Leicester from 12pm-5pm, Saturday 21st May.

This free event is for existing Wikimedia volunteers, as well as educators and people supporting education who are interested in finding out how Wikimedia projects can support learning and learners in schools, FE, HE or Adult education.

Wikimedia UK is a charity that works with volunteers to support and promote Wikimedia projects, including Wikipedia, and this free day will be an opportunity to help shape the organisation’s future direction in relation to education. In particular, we are interested in expanding our work with higher education partners, and exploring the potential for pilot activities within formal education.

Agenda

11.40am: Arrivals

12.10pm: Introduction to the day & aims

12.30pm: Lucy Crompton-Reid, CEO Wikimedia UK: Wikimedia UK, education & future directions plus Q&A

1pm: Presentations - short presentations on current and past education focused projects

2pm: Discussion - past, current and future directions – strategic priorities

2.30pm: Break & workshop streams

2.50pm: Workshop sessions:

• Sector specific (e.g. schools, FE, HE, Adult Education)
• Project specific (e.g. education policy, institutional collaboration)

Workshop streams will be determined by attendees

4pm: Reporting back, summing up & next steps

5pm: Close

Travel Bursaries

A limited number of bursaries are available for those who would like to participate in the event, but for whom travel costs represent a barrier to attendance. If you would like to apply, please contact Daria Cybulska (daria.cybulska(at)wikimedia.org.uk) by 15th April 2016 with the following details:

• Where your journey starts
• The cost of advanced standard travel
• A sentence or two on why you’d like to attend, and what you’ll be aiming to contribute on the day.

Daria will be contacting applicants as soon as possible after the closing date.

When

   Saturday, 21 May 2016 from 12:00 to 17:00 (BST) - Add to Calendar 

Where

   Learning and Work Institute - 21 De Montfort Street, Leicester LE1 7GE, United Kingdom - View Map