34.603, FYI: Upcoming workshops on how to run a Wikipedia assignment: Feb. 22 and 24

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Subject: 34.603, FYI: Upcoming workshops on how to run a Wikipedia assignment: Feb. 22 and 24

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Date: 
From: Helaine Blumenthal [helaine at wikiedu.org]
Subject: Upcoming workshops on how to run a Wikipedia assignment: Feb. 22 and 24

Hello everyone! I'm writing to invite you to our upcoming workshops on
teaching with Wikipedia.

How to teach with Wikipedia and help educate the world!
Type: Zoom Event
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 22nd, 2023 @ 2 PM PST/ 5 PM Eastern

Date: Friday, Feb. 24th, 2023 @ 10 AM PST/ 1 PM Eastern

Join us on Wednesday, Feb. 22, or Friday, Feb 24 to learn how you and
your students can contribute to Wikipedia!

Wikipedia is the go-to source for information for much of the world.
However, few understand its inner workings, and even fewer still
contribute to it, even though it's the encyclopedia that anyone can
edit. It's not an exaggeration to say that Wikipedia plays a central
role in today's information landscape. The English Wikipedia has more
than 6 Million articles, which might seem relatively complete.
Impressive though this number may be, Wikipedia is a dynamic
enterprise in need of constant updating and expansion. Nowhere is this
more true than in subjects related to historically marginalized and
underrepresented populations, regions, and topic areas. You and your
students can play a critical role in ensuring that Wikipedia is
up-to-date, reliable, and above all, equitable.

Join Wiki Education on Wednesday, Feb. 22nd at 2:00 PM Pacific/ 5
Eastern or on Friday, Feb. 24th at 10 AM PST/ 1 PM Eastern to learn
how to run a Wikipedia assignment.

During this session, you'll gain a better understanding of how the
assignment is structured, what types of support you'll receive from
Wiki Education, and how the assignment may play out in your own class.
Most of all, you'll see how you and your students can make a real
difference in the types and quality of information the world has
access to in your field of expertise.

What: How to teach with Wikipedia and help educate the world!
When: Wednesday, Feb. 22nd at 2 PM PST/ 5 PM EST
When: Friday, Feb. 24th at 10 AM PST/ 1 PM EST
Registration: Click here to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi
ster/tZApdeCupzwtEtNVaIWYtWTV6d-frza2C89B

We hope you can join us for this program!

Note: Wiki Education support is fully funded, and there are no fees to
run a Wikipedia assignment.

The program is open to faculty at post-secondary institutions in the
U.S. and Canada. Those outside of this region should contact
education at wikimedia.org.

--

Helaine Blumenthal, Ph.D. (she/her)
Senior Program Manager
Wiki Education
https://teach.wikiedu.org
Twitter, Facebook

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics

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