Universities

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. Queens University Belfast University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow Imperial College London Middlesex University UCL University of Portsmouth Queen Mary University, London University of Sheffield University of Stirling Swansea University University of Warwick University of York London School of Economics If you are interested in using Wikimedia editing as part of your teaching, please get in touch with Wikimedia UK at programmeswikimedia.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 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 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 Instructor Basics: How to use Wikipedia as a teaching tool The Syllabus, A 12-week assignment to write a Wikipedia article (from the Wiki Education Foundation) How to conduct Wikipedia Editing Training: a lesson plan (prepared by Ewan McAndrew, WIR at the University of Edinburgh) Setting up a course Define your topic – there are sometimes different sourcing requirements on Wikipedia (eg: the sciences and particular medical topics) Review Wikimedia's training materials at https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/training/editing-wikipedia Pay particular attention to Medical topics, uploading files, translating articles Define the learning outcomes that you want to assess, such as... The Wikimedia residency at the University of Edinburgh (video) 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 Outreach Dashboard (demo) Wikimedia UK's volunteer trainers (and remote assistance from the Wikimedia community through WikiProjects) Other resources: en:Wikipedia:Training/For students Training/For trainers For trainers/Sample sessions