I like how you think. (: Pine
On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 12:21 PM, Lilit Tarkhanyan < [email protected]> wrote: > Yes, Pine, you are right. They are editing mainly Armenian Wiktionary and > we have just begun editing Wikisource but it is an experimental trial > though I think with time we'll succeed again :) There are secondary school > students who simultaneously edit Wikipedia under their > teachers/coordinators' guide but they are hyperactive in Wiktionary. One of > our goals of involving students in editing different wikiprojects is that > we want each student to find a wikiproject which fits him, which he will > edit with great pleasure and as a result we have long-term editors. After > gaining enough experience they move from one project to another thus they > do not get bored. > > Best, > > Lilit Tarkhanyan > Wikimedia Armenia > Board Member > Wikipedia Education Program Leader > 2a Arshakunyats ave., 4th floor > tel. +374 55 534 011 > > On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 10:52 PM, Pine W <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks Lilit. If I recall correctly, Wikimedia Armenia also includes >> middle school students in its education program? Is that correct, and if >> so, which projects do they tend to edit? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Pine >> >> On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 3:30 AM, Lilit Tarkhanyan < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi Pine >>> >>> I agree with Leigh that an educator should design his course based on >>> his students' abilities as not all the students have strong skills of >>> writing an encyclopedic article and in in this case the age doesn't really >>> matter. That is the reason why we started our Education program based >>> on Armenian Wiktionary >>> <https://blog.wikimedia.org/2016/02/01/wikicamp-armenia-student-editors/> >>> which has a real success. The majority of the program editors are secondary >>> school students. We also began to include Armenian Wikisource in our >>> program, so we'll see what comes of it. >>> >>> Best, >>> >>> Lilit Tarkhanyan >>> Wikimedia Armenia >>> Board Member >>> Wikipedia Education Program Leader >>> 2a Arshakunyats ave., 4th floor >>> tel. +374 55 534 011 >>> >>> On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 4:07 AM, Pine W <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> That is very useful information for me to hear. Thanks Leigh. >>>> >>>> I think that Wikimedia Armenia is similarly finding that they can be >>>> successful on projects other than Wikipedia; in their case I believe that >>>> their younger students are having success with Wiktionary. >>>> >>>> Pine >>>> >>>> On Tue, Jul 12, 2016 at 4:44 AM, Leigh Thelmadatter < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> If we only think about WEP as writing a Wikipedia article as a class >>>>> assignment, then yes, the overriding qualification is writing ability... >>>>> same as for any other volunteer doing that work. >>>>> >>>>> Fortunately, there are other ways to participate... just like any >>>>> other Wikimedian. >>>>> >>>>> I think what it really comes down to is designing a program/activities >>>>> that meet the needs and strengths of students. We saw a long time ago that >>>>> what works for the US and Canada does not necessarily work for other parts >>>>> of the world. Even at the national level, a single model may not work. >>>>> >>>>> At Tec de Monterrey, little of our activity is writing new articles as >>>>> part of coursework and there are various reasons for this based on our >>>>> system and culture. Instead, we focus on students doing their community >>>>> service requirement (WP is a popular option for this) and Semana i (i >>>>> Week) >>>>> ... when students work on projects instead of going to class. We do >>>>> translations, photography, video, audio and animation. (still working on >>>>> convincing someone to look into hacking opportunities). These activities >>>>> have worked very well for us so far, and we have excellent contribution >>>>> stats. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------ >>>>> From: [email protected] >>>>> Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2016 20:49:11 -0700 >>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>> Subject: [Wikimedia Education] Which kinds of students are successful >>>>> in education programs? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hi Education Program participants, >>>>> >>>>> I am wondering, for purposes of the "LearnWiki" video series, which >>>>> kinds of students tend to be successful in Wikipedia Education Program >>>>> courses. The impression I am getting is that age is less important than >>>>> writing ability. I have heard that some middle school students with strong >>>>> writing abilities can do well on Wikipedia, while 1st and 2nd year college >>>>> students can struggle if their writing skills are weak. Would you agree >>>>> with that assessment? >>>>> >>>>> Are there any "skill checks" that you would recommend educators do >>>>> with their students to make sure that they have the skills necessary for a >>>>> WEP course? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> >>>>> Pine >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ Education mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Education mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Education mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education >>>> >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Education mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Education mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Education mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education > >
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