Education/Newsletter/December 2015/Highlights
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WEP Leaders introduce the Egyptian program to WISE Conference, as an example of a successful program in the region, so that other institutions can get inspired to start new programs. (read more→)
University professors become Wikipedians in an online course during just a week. (read more→)
Aprender para Educar writes about Wikipedia Education Program in Argentina. (read more→)
Wikimedia Armenia organized wiki seminar for teachers. (read more→)
A school's WikiClub Commemorates the feast of the Holy Translators and the creation/discovery of the Armenian alphabet. (read more→)
Secondary school awareness programs drive Bangla Wikipedia usage. (read more→)
Bulgarian educators collaborate at the country's first wiki education workshop. (read more→)
Central and Eastern Europe
Education Program at Wikimedia CEE Meeting 2015 in Estonia
Education Programs were a highlight of the Wikimedia CEE Meeting 2015 in Estonia. (read more→)
The Wikipedia Education Program is now on Twitter: @WikiEduProgram. (read more→)
Czech Republic
Collaboration with Masaryk University turns official
The second largest university in the Czech Republic has employed a Wikipedian in residence, leading to a boom of Wikimedia activities in the city of Brno. (read more→)
Online ambassador helped Spanish students course in Cairo University to nominate their articles, scoring an exceptional record of WEP excellent content. (read more→)
Wikimedia France and some Wikipedians created a portal for the teachers and education institutions, on the French Wikipedia, listing the benefits of developing wise use of Wikipedia among students. (read more→)
How adult learners from the Ionian Islands of Corfu and Kefalonia shared cultural heritage on Commons and Wiktionary. (read more→)
Wikimedia Hong Kong just finished the very first Education Program. (read more→)
Dozens of articles about scientists were created by students in an intensive workshop that was the highlight of an educational process led by Wikimedia Israel in cooperation with the Youth Unit at the Tel Aviv University. (read more→)
Wikipedia Education Collaborative implements successful improvements to its model. (read more→)
A first-of-its-kind, for-credit, elective course that focuses on contributing to Wikipedia has opened at Tel Aviv University and is now available to all B.A. students on campus. (read more→)
Student participation is more than just text! (read more→)
This fall masters students in History and Archeology at the University of Oslo takes on the task of Wikipedia editing as one of the main parts in a subject on communication of History. (read more→)
Wikimedia Serbia organised Wiki Photo School in cooperation with Petnica Science Center in order to generate content about chemical experiments. (read more→)
Wikimedia Serbia organized first professional development trainings to teach teachers in Serbia how to use the Wikipedia in the classroom. (read more→)
Wikipedia Education Program kicks off in Linköping University. (read more→)
Wikipedia Education Program helps as both, a learning tool and an evaluation tool as well. (read more→)
News about Wikipedia in education in different publications around the world. (read more→)