EduWiki Conference 2012

Where and when?

Thursday 6 and Friday 7 September 2012
Stamford Hall, Oadby Campus, University of Leicester LE2 2ND

What?

In this conference we will be looking at Wikipedia, Wikiversity and related charitable projects, not as a collection of educational resources, but of educational processes, including good faith collaboration, peer review, and global participation.

We will explore diverse ways for these projects to support innovative education. We will discuss the Wikipedia Education Program (in which university students improve Wikipedia articles for course credit). We will learn from universities where the program is already embedded, exploring the educational opportunities and drawing lessons from the experience so far.

Who is it for?

• Educators in universities and schools
• Support staff from institutions and funding bodies, including staff developers, learning designers, and librarians
• Students
• Contributors to Wikipedia, Wikiversity or the other Wikimedia projects
• Contributors to other open education projects

Call for papers

A call for papers is in preparation.
Contact martin.poulterwikimedia.org.uk if you have an idea for a session, or if you want to register your interest in attending.

Background reading

• Foundation Education Portal
• Wikimedia UK Education Projects
• School and University projects on the English Wikipedia

Social media

The hashtag for discussing the conference, before and during is #eduwiki .