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The Use of Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons as tool for Module Development in the Philippines


Author: Anthony B. Diaz




Summary: Imelda R. Brazal, Reading Wikipedia Local Coordinator, Education Team, Wikimedia Foundation, discussed about Wikimedia: As Creative Commons and its Educational Benefits and Online Educational Resources (OERs) Creative Commons and Public Domain during the 3-Day Division Online Seminar-Workshop on Developing and Validating Localized Self-Learning Modules and Blended Learning Delivery Modalities for Social Studies and Humanities and Social Sciences Writers.

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Wikimedia: As Creative Commons and its Educational Benefits and Online Educational Resources (OERs) Creative Commons and Public Domain were the main subjects discussed by Imelda R. Brazal, Reading Wikipedia Local Coordinator, Education Team, Wikimedia Foundation, for an online training conducted by the Department of Education Division of Camarines Sur. It was held during September 8-10 through the efforts of the Division CI-Kultura Class. The event was organized and prepared by Dr. Loida N. Nidea, Schools Division Superintendent, Mariben D. Berja, Education Program Specialist I for Social Studies, and Rosemarie R. Mirana, Division Social Studies Coordinator. Imelda Brazal’s talk was part of the 3-Day Division Online Seminar-Workshop on Developing and Validating Localized Self-Learning Modules and Blended Learning Delivery Modalities for Social Studies and Humanities and Social Sciences Writers.

The session has tackled mostly about the process of citing articles and photos found on Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons. The teachers were also taught how to properly identify photos and use them as reference for the development of the learning modules. The Department of Education is on its track on shifting to a new-normal arrangement of conducting classes. This was a timely invitation since Wikipedia is the largest online resource where educators could maximize its contents to aid them in module preparation. Although it was a common stereotype in the local area that Wikipedia was unreliable because of its editable articles, the Department of Education Division of Cam. Sur has provided this opportunity for Wikipedia to be discussed among its teachers. This would not be possible if not for the efforts of Francis Hassel Pedido, Team Leader of Social Sciences Teachers for the Division of Camarines Sur. Prior to the discussion, admittedly he uses Wikipedia as a resource for constructing his lesson plans especially during this current adversity where there is a scarcity for textbooks, references, and library use was almost impossible due to implemented safety measures. Now that the use of Wikipedia articles and photos was proven helpful for the new-normal learning set-up and the teachers themselves have learned how to properly cite the researched information, they are most willing to take part on being volunteers for the Wikipedia Community. Imelda Brazal, for the last part of her session, has shared about the Wikimedia Education Project, the Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom.




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