Education/News/May 2024/Aleksandër Xhuvani University Editathon in Elbasan

Aleksandër Xhuvani University Editathon in Elbasan

Author: Vyolltsa

With the collaboration and under the guidance of Professor Hektor Çiftja, Wikimedians of ALbanian Language User Group trained 12 students to explore a number of articles to contribute to the available information about Elbasan, including the Elbasan Encyclopedia, notable personalities, history, geography, and much more.

Summary: In May 2024, 12 journalism students worked on the free knowledge-sharing source of Wikipedia.
Social Media channels or hashtags: Telegram channel, Facebook page, Twitter or Instagram

Through collaborative editing sessions and feedback exchanges, the participants worked in teamwork, enriching both their learning experience and the quality of Wikipedia content.

For this editathon, Wikimedians of Albanian Language User Group focused on both creating new articles and enhancing existing ones. Students undertook this editathon to hone editing skills, research processes in journalism, critical thinking, and communication abilities.

Some statistics from the editathon:

Wikipedia:

  • 46 articles created
  • 78 articles edited