Grants:IdeaLab/Convincing teachers to use Wikipedia as a teaching tool

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Convincing teachers to use Wikipedia as a teaching tool

Different solutions can be used to persuade professors/teachers to use Wikipedia as a teaching tool

idea creator• Reem Al-Kashif

community organizer• Wassan.anmol

volunteer• Leulw

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created on10:00, 23 June 2016 (UTC)

Project idea

What is the problem you're trying to solve?

We need more teachers to get involved in Wikipedia community but they are resisting and sticking to the old system.

What is your solution?

Case studies: -showing them good examples -telling them inspiring stories Disrupting the old system: -broadening the word "education" -changing the rules of the government -integrating Wikipedia in the syllabus Benefits of Wikipedia for teachers: - making them "cool" teachers - providing replacement of their other work - making it part of the teacher accreditation process Benefits for students: -Students will write something useful for the society -it gets students excited and motivated - give students ready tools - creating an easy program plan

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About the idea creator

We are a group of Wikipedians working during the Learning Days at Wikimania 2016

Participants

• Community organizer I'd like to contribute. Wassan.anmol (talk) 12:29, 29 July 2016 (UTC)
• Volunteer good idea Leulw (talk) 13:08, 4 February 2017 (UTC)

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