{"id":222,"date":"2016-06-10T00:42:25","date_gmt":"2016-06-10T00:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thinking.is.ed.ac.uk\/wir\/?p=222"},"modified":"2016-06-10T00:42:25","modified_gmt":"2016-06-10T00:42:25","slug":"teaching-with-wikipedia-how-to-get-started-an-edinburgh-university-case-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thinking.is.ed.ac.uk\/wir\/teaching-with-wikipedia-how-to-get-started-an-edinburgh-university-case-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching with Wikipedia – how to get started (an Edinburgh University case study)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wikipedia is much more straightforward using the new<\/span> Visual Editor interface<\/span><\/a> which makes editing Wikipedia now<\/span> as easy as using Microsoft Word<\/span><\/a>. Students can be taught how to edit in approximately 60 minutes and thereafter can research and write, with academic rigour, brand new Wikipedia articles.<\/span><\/p>\n

The video interview provided by the University of Edinburgh’s Dr. Chris Harlow illustrates\u00a0 the Wikipedia research session he ran in September 2015.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Dr. Chris Harlow – Reproductive Biology (University of Edinburgh)<\/p><\/div>\n

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A practical example of engaging with Wikipedia in teaching and learning – <\/span><\/b>watch Dr. Chris Harlow speak about his recent experiences introducing Wikipedia to his 3rd<\/sup> year Honours students to researching & writing a Wikipedia article.<\/span><\/p>\n

Teaching with Wikipedia – Dr. Chris Harlow (Reproductive Biology research session)<\/p>\n

Duration: (7:09)<\/strong>
\nUser:<\/strong> Ewan McAndrew – Added:<\/strong> 03\/06\/16<\/p>\n

YouTube URL:<\/strong> http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qIHlOWxepoc<\/a><\/p>\n

Some additional resources & recent examples of approaches to teaching with Wikipedia are detailed here:<\/span><\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span> Teaching with Wikipedia (University of Edinburgh examples)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span> How to use Wikipedia as a teaching tool<\/span><\/a> (PDF)<\/span><\/p>\n

3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Wikipedia Education Program \u2013 Case Studies: How universities are teaching with Wikipedia<\/span><\/span> (PDF)<\/span><\/p>\n

If you would like to know more about how Wikipedia fits in with academia then these recent articles make very compelling reading:<\/span><\/p>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span> Wikipedia 15 and education<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span> Wikipedia the digital gateway to academic research<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The project page for the residency with details on upcoming events is located here:<\/span> Wikipedia: University of Edinburgh<\/span><\/a> and the latest Wikipedia training session (30th<\/sup> June 2016) is available to book here:<\/span> http:\/\/<\/span><\/span>bit.ly\/1UdQ4f6<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

<\/b>Further video tutorials can be found on the Wikimedian in Residence Youtube channel <\/span>here.<\/a><\/span>
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Further examples of Teaching with Wikipedia include:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Making use of Wikipedia\u2019s new Content Translation tool – University College, London.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. The UCL\u2019s Wikipedia \u2018Translate-a-thon\u2019 is written up here<\/span>:<\/span> https:\/\/www.ucl.ac.uk\/teaching-learning\/case-studies-news\/e-learning\/teaching-translation-wikipedia<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
  2. In addition, UCL also ran a Wikipedia session for familiarising Year 1 undergraduates with using sources \u2013 making good use of the Wiki Education project dashboard to allow educators to manage & monitor class Wikipedia assignments & communicate with students from a central hub:<\/span> https:\/\/prezi.com\/apxnjcabgtdd\/when-ucl-students-write-wikipedia.<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
  3. This one also includes how Wikipedia work complements UCL\u2019s educational strategic aims.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Telling the stories of rural England with Wikipedia – The University of Portsmouth.<\/strong>
    \n<\/span><\/a> Dr Humphrey Southall, Reader in Geography, University of Portsmouth, written with Dr Martin Poulter, describe a Wikipedia-based assignment given to first-year students in Applied Human Geography and also looking at how academics can inform the widest public about their subject, and raise awareness of the reliable sources used in research.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    In addition – Wiki Education resources<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    Wiki Education has\u00a0<\/span>a variety of materials which may be helpful.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n