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<span style="border-bottom:0; line-height:1.0; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.7em; padding-bottom:-1em; font-size:220%"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif;>'''Our work with universities'''</span></span> | <span style="border-bottom:0; line-height:1.0; padding-left:0.5em; padding-top:0.7em; padding-bottom:-1em; font-size:220%"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', 'Lucida Grande', Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif;">'''Our work with universities'''</span></span> | ||
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 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. | ||
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<big><big>Wikipedia in the classroom</big></big><br/> | <big><big>Wikipedia in the classroom</big></big><br /> | ||
[[File:Humphrey Southall presents at EduWiki Conference 2013.jpg|280px|right]] | [[File:Humphrey Southall presents at EduWiki Conference 2013.jpg|280px|right]] | ||
Modules currently running in the UK which integrate Wikipedia editing as part of the course: | Modules currently running in the UK which integrate Wikipedia editing as part of the course: | ||
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*University College London | *University College London | ||
*University of Edinburgh | *University of Edinburgh | ||
*University | *Middlesex University – [[:en:Wikipedia:Middlesex_University_MED3040|MED3040 Publishing Cultures]] (level 6 module) | ||
*University of Portsmouth – [https://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2014/01/telling-the-stories-of-rural-england-with-wikipedia/ case study] | *University of Portsmouth – [https://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2014/01/telling-the-stories-of-rural-england-with-wikipedia/ case study] | ||
*University of Stirling | *University of Stirling | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
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[[File:EduWiki 2013 Day 1 (15) - cropped.jpg|right|280px]] | [[File:EduWiki 2013 Day 1 (15) - cropped.jpg|right|280px]] | ||
<big><big>Networking</big></big>< | <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. | ||
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Wikimedia UK has [[Ambassadors#Contact|Ambassadors]] who can train students in editing Wikipedia and support courses. | Wikimedia UK has [[Ambassadors#Contact|Ambassadors]] who can train students in editing Wikipedia and support courses. | ||
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<big><big>Shared resources</big></big>< | <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: | Below is a list of materials prepared for courses using Wikipedia editing which may be reused and adapted: | ||
*Example 1 | *Example 1 | ||
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*[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)] | ||
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<big><big>Setting up a course</big></big><br/> | <big><big>Setting up a course</big></big><br /> | ||
What do you need to know | What do you need to know | ||
*Tools for managing courses – the courses extension and the outreach dashboard | *Tools for managing courses – the courses extension and the outreach dashboard | ||
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Our work with universities
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.
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Wikipedia in the classroom  Modules currently running in the UK which integrate Wikipedia editing as part of the course:
If you are interested in using Wikipedia editing as part of your teaching, please get in touch with Wikimedia UK at info 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. |
wikimedia.org.uk or call the office on 0207 065 0990.
_-_cropped.jpg) Networking 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 who can train students in editing Wikipedia and support courses. |
 Shared resources |
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Setting up a course
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