Wikipedia & Education User Group/Showcase

EduWiki Knowledge Showcase

EduWiki Knowledge Showcases are designed as a community support space to provide an inclusive and equitable community gathering platform for members of the Wikimedia and Education User Group and EduWiki practitioners across the globe. This plan revolves around Global Open Meetings hosted by affiliates within the movement with support from the Wikipedia + Education User Group members. The goal is to foster a sense of belonging and connectivity and inspire diversity within education programs. These meetings will focus on sharing accomplishments, expert talks, interactive discussions, Q&A, and networking. They will be organized periodically and rotated through different time zones. They will be providing a space for thematic programs that are successful in different regions to share the stories with our global community members. Our aim with the EduWiki Knowledge Showcase is to support the Wikimedia community to make an impact in the education sector and innovate new ideas.

Details

Timezone Equity

The meetings will be rotated across time zones to accommodate global participants. We particularly want to include diverse and unheard voices.
We will provide scheduling tools to determine meeting times based on participant preferences.

Accessibility Considerations

We will provide a paid platform like Zoom Premium or Meet Premium to the hosts to let the meeting happen without disruptions.
If required, limited interpretation support will be provided based on the request from the participants. In our commitment to ensuring accessibility, interpretation services are offered to cater to non-English speakers, making the conversations genuinely global and multilingual.

Next meeting

We will re-convene in 2025!

Past meetings

Our first meeting was on Monday, October 2, at 9 am UTC, and was themed around WikiCamps. Our speakers included:

Susanna Mkrtchyan, Wikimedia Armenia
Natasha Nedanoska, GLAM Macedonia
Nebojša Ratković, Wikimedia Serbia
User:Vyolltsa, Wikimedians of Albanian Language User Group

Watch the recording!

Our second meeting was on Friday, November 10, at 10 am UTC. It focused on fun ways of engaging with Wikimedia & Education, featuring two representatives from Northern and Western Europe:

Mathilde Louis, education project manager at Wikimédia France, will introduce you to Wikeys, the pedagogical game that teaches the 5 pillars of Wikipedia. She will explain the genesis of the game, its advancement after a year and her hopes for its future development. She will also mention its potential within the movement, including its translation.
Galder Gonzalez Larrañaga, Wikimedian from the Basque Country and project manager at the Basque Wikimedians User Group. Six years ago, the BWUG started a project to improve content that may be used by students, and we did it involving educators and students from universities and secondary schools. Now we are working on Open Education Resources, with our brand new project Ikusgela.

Watch the recording!

Our third meeting was on Tuesday, February 27, at 17:00 UTC.

For the last six months, Bukola James and Rocío Aravena have been working together to create a Theory of Change for the future of the Wikimedia & Education community. The report is now available on Meta here: Hubs/Ongoing/Education Theory of Change (February 2024).

In our Knowledge Showcase, Bukola and Rocío presented their findings.

Watch the recording!

Celebrating Open Education Week 2024

This dynamic virtual event held on the 16th March from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM UTC, spotlighted outstanding contributions of our EduWiki community members in the realm of Wikimedia and education. This special segment commemorated the Open Education Week and celebrated EduWikimedians who have innovatively engaged with Wikimedia resources to enable pedegogical experience that drives impactful educational activities and projects.

We had 7 EduWikiMedians who shared their experiences and achievements with 22 participants by presenting their work in different formats. This fantastic opportunity highlighted their contributions, and provided oppourtunity for EduWikimedians to connect with like-minded peers, and gain insights into diverse educational initiatives within our EduWiki community.

In July 2024, we hosted a discussion of children's rights.

Should children be involved in Wikipedia? Can they safely navigate its vast sea of knowledge? Join us for an insightful discussion as we explore the complexities surrounding children's engagement with Wikimedia projects and education.

Led by esteemed speakers Ricky Gaines from the Wikimedia Foundation and Ziko van Dijk from the Wikipedia + Education User Group, we will also explore the findings of the recent Wikimedia Foundation Child Rights Impact Assessment and reflect on the challenges and opportunities ahead.

Watch the recording here!

In November 2024, we hosted a conversation about generative AI

Joining us will be Florencia Gustavino, Head of Education and Human Rights from Wikimedia Argentina, who will be presenting on generative AI and education.

Florencia will explain a survey Wikimedia Argentina has been running on generative AI in education, present a preliminary analysis of the results, and also discuss results from a virtual course WM-AR ran in October for teachers. We'll also have an opportunity for attendees to share what they've learned about generative AI and its connections to their education programs.

Watch the recording here!

Sign-ups

We envision active participation from the affiliates, fostering a culture of collaboration and mutual support. The process of hosting meetings is an open invitation to affiliates.
Interested affiliates are requested to sign up below and show interest in the topic of impact for the upcoming EduWiki Showcase sessions. Please mention the support required at least a month in advance for successfully organizing the session.
- For example, the Atlantis User Group focuses on the need for climate change edit-a-thons with students on Atlantia Wikipedia and needs support in providing a premium Zoom meeting link and translation support in the Elvish language.

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