Hey, thats interesting. I can see my favourite WMF project Wikiversity there. How the off UK wikiedukians can help?
Ragards, Juandev 2012/5/21 Martin Poulter <[email protected]> > Hi eduwikians, Martin Poulter from the UK here. I'm nominally the > program leader for the WEP for the UK, but you haven't heard from me > much yet because I've *also* been a Wikimedia UK trustee, a lead on > WMUK's expert outreach, a Wikipedia trainer, and I have two day jobs, > so I've been a bit overwhelmed. However, I'm determined to make > Wikipedia assignments take off in this country and to be seen as a > mainstream option in university education. I've been giving talks and > having meetings over the past year with staff at various levels in > various institutions. > > This is coming to a head this September with a one-and-a-half day > EduWiki conference, bringing together Wikimedians who are supporting > education and educators who are using Wikimedia projects in various > ways. It's a chance to have the big discussion about how Wikipedia > assignments will work within the UK education system. The GLAM-Wiki > conference in the UK two years ago kicked off a set of working > relationships which have really exploded into being the major part of > the UK chapter's activity. I'm keen that EduWiki will have a similar > impact. Anyone who is doing Wikipedia educational stuff in the UK, or > easy reach, should consider joining us. > > http://uk.wikimedia.org/wiki/EduWiki_Conference_2012 > > I can promise that anyone who does a presentation or runs a session > will not be charged the conference fee, or will be refunded if they've > already booked. I am still assessing our travel budget, and I can't > promise to bring everyone in that I'd like to, but if you want help > with travel expenses and you think you'd be a useful part of this > conference, drop me an email and I'll see what I can do. The EduWiki > conference is one week before the GLAM-Wiki conference also in the UK, > so it could be the perfect holiday for someone who wants a massive > double dose of wiki-enthusiasm. > > -- > Dr Martin L Poulter > Volunteer, Wikimedia UK http://uk.wikimedia.org/ > Wikipedia contributor > http://enwp.org/User:MartinPoulter > Musician > http://myspace.com/comapilot > Person > http://infobomb.org/ > > _______________________________________________ > Education mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education >
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