Wikimedia CEE Meeting 2016/Programme/Submissions/How can we reach out to educational Institutions?

Title of your proposal

How can we reach out to educational Institutions?

Name(s) and/or username(s)

Vahid, Masrour, User:VMasrour_(WMF)

Wikimedia Foundation, Wikipedia Education Program

Shani, Evenstein, User:Esh77

Education Collab

Topic

• Other Wikipedia Education Program

Type of submission (Please choose one)

• Open discussion (many-to-many)

Summary

Affiliates and Educational Program leaders can sometimes have a hard time reaching out to educational institutions (schools and universities), and finding the right ways to present the value of the Wikipedia Education Program to educators and administrative staff. In this workshop, some ideas will be proposed, and the experiences (successful and failures) will be shared so that we can find clues to what can work.

Expected outcomes

Participants (educational program leaders and affiliates) will be able to share their experiences and learn from others' experiences in establishing relationships with educational organizations.

Duration (without Q&A)

60 minutes

Specific requirements

• Screen projector/Beamer
• U shaped chairs arrangements preferred

Slides or further information

Presentation of the Wikipedia Education Program at the 2016 CEE Meeting, Dilijan. Armenia

Interested attendees (Please add yourself, and you may indicate your questions to the presenter).

1. --VMasrour (WMF) (talk) 22:40, 13 July 2016 (UTC)
2. --Лорд Бъмбъри (talk) 19:54, 18 July 2016 (UTC)
3. Halibutt (talk) 15:10, 20 July 2016 (UTC)