Hi Tighe,

My post, if I write one, will probably be available in early September. If
you want to publish a blog entry of your own before then, I won't hold the
train. (:

Pine

On Aug 16, 2016 08:22, "Tighe Flanagan" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi Pine and James,
>
> We're hoping to get a blog post together soon with the help of some of the
> members of the Education Collab.
>
> @Pine, that said, we'd be happy to have these videos shared whenever
> relevant or useful. If you think it could complement your blog (with the
> right framing, for the reasons you mention in your mail like audiences,
> styles, etc), go for it. Or we may have a blog by then that you could
> reference or refer to (depending on when you expect to publish your next
> update… and depending on when we get said blog post up).
>
> Cheers,
> Tighe
>
> --
> Tighe Flanagan
> Senior Manager, Wikipedia Education Program
> Wikimedia Foundation
> [email protected]
> education.wikimedia.org
>
> On Tue, Aug 16, 2016 at 3:42 AM, Pine W <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> If it would help, I could incorporate these into a blog post for my next
>> monthly update regarding the LearnWiki video series. However, would linking
>> the two cause confusion because the styles, audiences and scopes are
>> different? Or could those differences be explained in the blog entry?
>>
>> Pinging Ed and Marti to ask how they would feel about a combined blog
>> post.
>>
>> Pine
>>
>> On Aug 15, 2016 14:05, "James Salsman" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Maria, these are really great! Is there a blog post with the text of
>>> your email below we can link to, please?
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 10:47 AM, Maria Cruz <[email protected]>
>>> wrote:
>>> > Hi all,
>>> > after months of hard work, we are happy to share with all a new video
>>> series
>>> > on the Wikimedia Education Program. You can now watch all 12 episodes
>>> on
>>> > Commons, Youtube and Vimeo.
>>> >
>>> > With this series, we hope to engage new educators in using Wikimedia
>>> > projects in the classroom, as well as promote existing resources to
>>> support
>>> > education programs all over the world, like the Education Program
>>> Toolkit
>>> > and the many brochures for educators.
>>> >
>>> > What is this video series about?
>>> >
>>> > Chapter 1: Introduction and Why do you teach Wikipedia?
>>> > Meet Educators and Wikipedia education leaders from around the world
>>> who
>>> > share why they use Wikipedia in classrooms not just as a way to access
>>> > knowledge, but also a way to develop their students’ capacities,
>>> digital
>>> > know-how and to share knowledge with the world. Learn how the process
>>> turns
>>> > their students from consumers into knowledge producers, leaving behind
>>> > papers that only the teacher reads for articles that the whole world
>>> can
>>> > access.
>>> >
>>> > Chapter 2: What was your first Wikipedia article?
>>> > How did these educators and Wikipedia education leaders get started?
>>> > Starting from light copyediting, to translating, realizing information
>>> of
>>> > interest was missing… and creating new articles!
>>> >
>>> > Chapter 3: The five pillars of Wikipedia
>>> > 5 things you must know before you get started on writing on the
>>> Wikipedia.
>>> > From these 5 rules, the educators reflect on the geopolitical
>>> implications
>>> > of knowledge production, good online behaviour, and even learning to
>>> express
>>> > knowledge the best we can.
>>> >
>>> > Chapter 4: Assignments
>>> > How does using Wikipedia in the classroom work in practice? Educators
>>> and
>>> > Wikipedia education program leaders share different experiences and
>>> ways to
>>> > turn the open online encyclopedia into an educational, active learning
>>> tool.
>>> > … and the importance of explaining what plagiarism is, as well as the
>>> value
>>> > of using good references.
>>> >
>>> > Chapter 5: Brochures and tutorials
>>> > Need a little help? Downloading a few brochures can go a long way into
>>> > learning in more detail how to use Wikipedia as an edtech tool. Follow
>>> the
>>> > link and : https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Brochures
>>> >
>>> > Chapter 6: The key to a successful education program
>>> > Starting small and then growing the educational program seems to be
>>> the key.
>>> > If you are trying to start an education program in your region,
>>> experiment
>>> > with a single teacher, learn from that experience, an then grow the
>>> program
>>> > progressively.
>>> >
>>> > Chapter 7: Social media & connectivity
>>> > Social media is an ally to connect with other education initiatives,
>>> other
>>> > educators, and helpful volunteers that can answer questions regarding
>>> the
>>> > use of the internet.
>>> >
>>> > Chapter 8: Work with the Wikipedia community
>>> > A fact to take in consideration: connecting with the community of
>>> volunteer
>>> > that edit the Wikipedia in your language increases the probability of
>>> > success of your education project!
>>> >
>>> > Chapter 9: Motivating students
>>> > Motivating students to learn through editing Wikipedia is not very
>>> hard.
>>> > Here are a few experiences that highlight the value of using Wikipedia
>>> as an
>>> > educational tool, as well as a few tips on specific actions that will
>>> fuel
>>> > their interest even more.
>>> >
>>> > Chapter 10: Language and translation
>>> > Wikipedia exists currently in 283 languages, and “incubates” many more
>>> > encyclopedia in other languages. There’s a very high probability that
>>> > students can work in the language they’re fluent in. Translation can
>>> be an
>>> > activity that will show them the ropes and increase their language
>>> skills,
>>> > on top of developing their knowledge of the subject matter.
>>> >
>>> > Chapter 11: When to hire an employee
>>> > How do you scale an education program that spans over many classrooms
>>> and
>>> > even many institutions?
>>> >
>>> > Chapter 12: Success and learning from failure
>>> > Success or failure? It’s all learning! This applies at the student
>>> level,
>>> > but also to the educators’ tasks, and to education program leaders.
>>> >
>>> > How can you get involved?
>>> > We count on you to help us spread the word about this series and to
>>> use the
>>> > videos in your outreach efforts, for training and any other use you
>>> can give
>>> > them! Let us know how you like them, and feel free to translate
>>> captions as
>>> > well.
>>> >
>>> > Thank you to all program leaders who took part in this video
>>> production,
>>> > sharing what you have learned during all this time running your
>>> education
>>> > program. A special thank you to Floor Koudijs, who sparked the first
>>> efforts
>>> > for the series to be and set the wheels in motion for this series to
>>> happen.
>>> >
>>> > Have a great week!
>>> >
>>> > Best,
>>> >
>>> > María
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > María Cruz  \\  Communications and Outreach Coordinator, PC&L Team \\
>>> > Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
>>> > [email protected]  |  Twitter:  @marianarra_
>>> >
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