This 17-page guide covers creating a user account, editing basics, communication, and how articles evolve and are evaluated, and includes a quick reference to help you to remember frequently used wiki markup.
This editorial from PLoS Computation Biology focuses on how to contribute effectively as an expert, and is great for setting expectations before students begin editing. Updated 2014. url (12 MB)
This brochure helps you understand the basic concepts of free licenses, as well as terms like "CC-by-SA" and "public domain".
This reference guide covers specific steps you can take to get the most out of Wikipedia, as well as a look at how its quality system works. Updated 2014. url
This one-page quick reference helps you to remember the most frequently used wiki markup commands. 2014. url
A guide to contributing content to Wikimedia Commons
The Wikimedia Commons brochure serves as an introduction to the online repository for free-use media files Wikimedia Commons. It explains what Wikimedia Commons is and how anyone can contribute to the growth and improvement of the media files stored here. Source: Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.V. Translated from German [1].
This short handout explains why and how uploaded files (images) should be licensed. url
Illustrating Wikipedia: A guide to contributing content to Wikimedia Commons shows newcomers the basics of contributing to Wikimedia Commons and adding images to Wikipedia and other wikis. Designed for printing on standard B5 paper. (If you must use A4, print at 116%.). 26 July 2013. For beginners. url (3.8 MB)
Instructor Basics How to Use Wikipedia as a Teaching Tool
The Essentials
Wikipedia Education Program Case Studies
Sample Syllabus for Wikipedia assignment
Student Learning Outcomes
The Wikipedia Education Program survey report, based on a survey conducted with all stakeholders in the fall of 2017. NSaad (WMF). 2018. url (4.6 MB)
Brochure developed for the Wikipedia Education Program on how to use Wikipedia as a teaching tool in higher education classrooms. November 2012. url (3 MB)
"The Essentials: What to do before the term starts" is a brochure mailed to professors participating in the Wikipedia Education Program in the United States and Canada each term. Original version September 2013. Updated March 2014. url (400 kb)
Wikipedia Education Program Case Studies brochure. Design by David Peters of Exbrook for Wikimedia Foundation. June 2012. url (8,7 MB)
A full-term sample syllabus that incorporates many of the best practices for running major Wikipedia assignments. November 2012. url (2 MB)
Research report for Fall 2016 Student Learning Outcomes using Wikipedia-based Assignment. June 2017. url (1 MB)
Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom booklet for teachers to foster media and information literacy using Wikipedia. Part of the initial set of resources of the Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom project by the Education team at the Wikimedia Foundation.
Authors: MGuadalupe (WMF), VHargyono (WMF), NSaad (WMF), SPatnaik (WMF).
Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom
Teacher's Guide Module 1
Teacher's Guide Module 2
Teacher's Guide Module 3
Teacher's Guide Module 3
Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom. url (July 2020)
One pagers from the Wikipedia Education Programedit
A collection of one pager from the Wikipedia Education Program.
For teachers, trainers and students
Beginner level
Wikipedia Education Program
For students to help find articles to edit
For students to avoid plagiarism on Wikipedia
To help students cite sources on Wikipedia
Adding images to articles
Moving out of your sandbox
How to use talk pages
How to evaluate a Wikipedia article
Citing sources
Adding images to articles
Move out of the sandbox
Talk pages
One pager describing the Wikipedia Education Program. Original version December 2012. Updated vDecember 2014. url (94 kB)
One page advice for students to help find articles to edit. Original version December 2012. Updated July 2015. (Wiki Education Program version). url (94 kB)
One page guide for students to avoid plagiarism on Wikipedia. (Wiki Education Program version). December 2012. [2] (121 kB)
A one page guide to help students cite sources on Wikipedia. (Wiki Education Program version). December 2012. Updated July 2015. url (127 kB)
A handout for students participating in the Wikipedia Education Program that describes the types of images that can be uploaded to Wikimedia Commons and how to add an image to a Wikipedia article. March 2014. url (106 kB)
A guide to help students move out of their sandboxes. (Wiki Education Program version). December 2012. Updated July 2015. url (187 kB)
Handout for Wikipedia Education Program participants teaching them how to use talk pages. December 2012. url (127 kB)
2-page pdf handout on how to evaluate a Wikipedia article, with text adapted from the Wikimedia Foundation brochure "Evaluating Wikipedia brochure" but new layout. March 2014. url (272 kB)
Intellectual property rights and free licencesedit
Introduction to free licences
Licensing tutorial for Wikimedia Commons
Free knowledge thanks to Creative Commons License
Introduction to free licenses helps you understand the basic concepts of free licenses. It explains the idea of free licenses, as well as terms like "CC-by-SA" and "public domain".
This short handout explains why and how uploaded files (images) should be licensed. url
Free knowledge thanks to Creative Commons Licenses - Why a non-commercial clause often won‘t serve your needs. P. Klimpel - Publ.: Wikimedia Deutschland, iRights.info, CC DE, Wikimedia Belgium. September 2015. Advanced level url
GLAM stands for Galleries, Librairies, Archives and Museums. Donating Data to Wikidata !! Guides for galleries, libraries, archives and museums. All those ressources are rather advanced level.
This video is made for institutions, companies, organisations and individuals who are interested in adding data to Wikidata.,January 2017.
How to work successfully with Wikipedia: A guide for galleries, libraries, archives and museums. Publ: Wikimedia UK. July 2014.
Video for Systemic Bias Kit on workshop flow. User:Keilana.
First published draft of the Systemic Bias Workshop Kit, part of the IEG project for systemic bias workshop development. User Keilana. Intermediate level. April 2014
Art+Feminism Diversity Audit by Review Committee. Authors: Alice Backer, Sheetal Prajapati and Marin Watts. Advanced level. July 2016
A help guide for students participating in the Wikipedia Education Program in the United States and Canada who are writing articles related to women's studies. Eryk (Wiki Ed). Mai 2015
"Keeping events safe" is an event safety resource kit developed by the Community Engagement team at the Wikimedia Foundation in 2018.
Videos Share Your Knowledge. The videos address GLAMs and they have been produced in collaboration with the Africa Centre; the voices have been recorded in South Africa (including the voice of Francis Awinda Wikipedian in residence at the Africa Centre, from Kenya).
How to work successfully with Wikipedia: A guide for galleries, libraries, archives and museums. Publ: Wikimedia UK. July 2014.
First published draft of the Systemic Bias Workshop Kit, part of the IEG project for systemic bias workshop development. User Keilana. Intermediate level. April 2014
Art+Feminism Diversity Audit by Review Committee. Authors: Alice Backer, Sheetal Prajapati and Marin Watts. Advanced level. July 2016
A help guide for students participating in the Wikipedia Education Program in the United States and Canada who are writing articles related to women's studies. Eryk (Wiki Ed). Mai 2015
"Keeping events safe" is an event safety resource kit developed by the Community Engagement team at the Wikimedia Foundation in 2018.
Art historian poster
Cancer survivor poster
Gamer poster
Musician poster
Veteran poster
T-shirt poster
2014 Winners Poster
2014 Flyer
2014 Pull up banner
2015 English poster with cropmarks
2015 English poster without cropmarks
2015 Poster Winners / Gagnants
2015 Exemple de customisation / Custom-made poster
2016 Poster
2016 Flyer English
2016 Pull up banner
2017 Pull up banner
2017 Poster in English
2017 Flyer in English
Photo essay 2017
Flyer 2019 in English
Poster 2020 in English
Poster 2021 in English
Generic Flyer
Presentation WLA
Jury report 2020
Presentation in 2021
Wiki Loves Women poster
Edit-a-thon sketchnote
2021 leaflet about WikiFundi
V2.1 UserGuide in English (2021)
WikiFundi V1 Flyer in English (January 2017). Edit Wiki offline
Poster WikiFundi
WikiFundi presentation
WikiFundi Bumper
WikiFundi Bumper
WikiFundi Round Sticker
WikiFundi Round Sticker
