Education/Newsletter/December 2015/Highlights
Arab World
Arab World Education Program at WISE Doha 2015
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→)
Argentina
The collaborative production in open educational environments: Is Wikipedia an answer?
University professors become Wikipedians in an online course during just a week. (read more→)
Argentina
Wikimedia Argentina, about the global and local in the digital and academic communities
Aprender para Educar writes about Wikipedia Education Program in Argentina. (read more→)
Armenia
Armenian students inspire their teachers to join Wikipedia
Wikimedia Armenia organized wiki seminar for teachers. (read more→)
Armenia
Wikipedia Education Program participants commemorated the creation/discovery of the Armenian alphabet in Beirut
A school's WikiClub Commemorates the feast of the Holy Translators and the creation/discovery of the Armenian alphabet. (read more→)
Bangladesh
Wikimedia Bangladesh's new secondary school education program aims to increase Bangla Wikipedia readers
Secondary school awareness programs drive Bangla Wikipedia usage. (read more→)
Bulgaria
First Wiki Education Workshop in Bulgaria
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→)
Global
The Wikipedia Education Program now on Twitter
The Wikipedia Education Program is now on Twitter: @WikiEduProgram. (read more→)
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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→)
Egypt
Online ambassador played a prominent role in helping Egyptian students to nominate their excellent content
Online ambassador helped Spanish students course in Cairo University to nominate their articles, scoring an exceptional record of WEP excellent content. (read more→)
France
A portal for teachers and education institutions on the French Wikipedia
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→)
Greece
Two Wikimedian adult educators and an adult student present paper on Wikimedia editing at CIE2015 in Greece
How adult learners from the Ionian Islands of Corfu and Kefalonia shared cultural heritage on Commons and Wiktionary. (read more→)
Hong Kong
The very first Wikipedia Education Program of Wikimedia Hong Kong
Wikimedia Hong Kong just finished the very first Education Program. (read more→)
Israel
Dozens of articles were created by dint of a structured teaching process that incorporates new training tools and involvement of scientists
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→)
Global
Recent improvements to the Wikipedia Education Collaborative bear fruit
Wikipedia Education Collaborative implements successful improvements to its model. (read more→)
Israel
Wikipedia in Higher Education in Israel: A new for-credit elective course focusing on contributing to Wikipedia at Tel Aviv University
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→)
Mexico
Wiki expeditions, animation clips about alebrijes and more at the Tec de Monterrey in Mexico
Student participation is more than just text! (read more→)
Norway
Norwegian Masters students in History and Archeology twists their brains on Wikipedia
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→)
Serbia
What I Learned: Wiki Photo School in Serbia
Wikimedia Serbia organised Wiki Photo School in cooperation with Petnica Science Center in order to generate content about chemical experiments. (read more→)
Serbia
Teachers in Serbia professionally trained to use Wikipedia in the classroom by Wikimedians
Wikimedia Serbia organized first professional development trainings to teach teachers in Serbia how to use the Wikipedia in the classroom. (read more→)
Sweden
Science Outreach on Wikipedia has impact on the Education Program in Sweden
Wikipedia Education Program kicks off in Linköping University. (read more→)
Uruguay
Education students in Uruguay reflect on Wikipedia as a learning tool
Wikipedia Education Program helps as both, a learning tool and an evaluation tool as well. (read more→)
Global
Articles of interest in other publications
News about Wikipedia in education in different publications around the world. (read more→)