Don't worry Floor, we are well aware of Graeme here and really value his contribution!
It would still be interesting to see what other chapters could suggest to him. I mostly know of this list (scroll down for Schools): http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education_Portal/Projects_and_Programs Regards, Daria -- Daria Cybulska - Programme Manager, Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 207 065 0994 +44 7803 505 170 -- On 27 March 2014 17:02, Floor Koudijs <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Graeme, > > I'm happy to hear that you are interested in introducing Wiki work into > schools in Scotland. I work at WMF in San Francisco on the Wikipedia > Education Program, which is related to what you are doing. The programs we > support are usually set up a little different than what you appear to be > looking at. We encourage secondary schools and universities to have their > students learn how to use and edit Wikipedia in the classroom. So instead > of just another paper to write that only the teacher will read, students in > class will learn how to update a Wikipedia article. > > If this is something you'd be interested in, I would love to tell you more > about the work that is done in this field around the world. Also, it might > be useful for you to talk to Toni Sant, who is working on education stuff > with Wikimedia UK. You can reach him at [email protected]. > > There are several countries where the Ministry of Education is involved in > introducing Wikipedia in the classroom. If you would like some more > examples of that, please let me know and I can put you in touch with people > in different countries who might have some inspiring stories for you. > > Best of luck with your ideas, and please let me know if you have any > further questions. > > Floor > > > Floor Koudijs > > Wikipedia Education Program Manager > > Wikimedia Foundation > > > ............................................................................ > > T. +1.415.839.6885 x6806 > > E. [email protected] > > I. wikimediafoundation.org <http://www.rijksoverheid.nl/> > > ............................................................................ > > > On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 6:34 AM, Graeme Arnott <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Dear All >> >> I've been asked by a civil servant at the Scottish Government to look >> into the ways that mediawiki literacy could be incorporated into Scottish >> secondary school work (12-18 years of age). This might be something like >> installing MediaWiki on the schools' national intranet, or doing something >> with Wikiversity or simply using Wikipedia within a particular project. >> When I discussed the project with the civil servant it was clear that the >> aim was not simply to provide MediaWiki skills training for students and >> teachers, but to make possible collaborative inter- and intra-school work, >> as well as raising and developing the digital citizenship of school >> teachers and students. That is really as far as I've got. >> >> One problem is that I don't actually work in schools. So I thought that a >> good place to start was this list, and to ask for help in identifying >> examples of any Wikimedia project work that either you've been involved in >> at school level, or that you know about. It would be great to get links to >> the actual work (if it's publicly available on Wikipedia for example), but >> it would also be good to get links to reflective blog posts on successes, >> failures, things to avoid etc. I can then collate and map these for >> further discussion with the government. >> >> I'm just at the start of the conversation, but I'll keep the list updated >> on any progress. >> >> With thanks in advance and best regards, >> Graeme. >> Volunteer for Wikimedia UK >> Community Coordinator for Open Knowledge Foundation Scotland >> @thegrimmbrother >> _______________________________________________ >> Education mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Education mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education > > -- Daria Cybulska - Programme Manager, Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 207 065 0994 +44 7803 505 170 -- Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.*
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