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.
>
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