The first Wikimedia + Education conference
By Jason Evans, National Wikimedian for Wales. In April 2019 the Basque Wikimedians User Group hosted the first Wikimedia + … Continue reading "The first Wikimedia + Education conference"
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University College London undergraduates will create their own course text using Wikibooks
Professor Carl Gombrich , Programme Director for UCL’s new interdisciplinary course, Arts and Sciences (BASc) , approached Wikimedia UK early this year to talk about his … Continue reading "University College London undergraduates will create their own course text using Wikibooks"
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Mozfest 2018 roundup: how Wikimedia UK has been engaging with other Open organisations
Wikimedia UK has been attending Mozilla’s conference in London for a few years now, as we attempt to build deeper … Continue reading "Mozfest 2018 roundup: how Wikimedia UK has been engaging with other Open organisations"
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How to run a Wikipedia editathon – for health information professionals at the EAHIL conference
By Ruth Jenkins, Academic Support Librarian at the University of Edinburgh. For some time, Wikipedia has been shown to be … Continue reading "How to run a Wikipedia editathon – for health information professionals at the EAHIL conference"
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OER18, FLOSS UK and CELT Conference Reflections
By Lorna M. Campbell, University of Edinburgh Earlier this spring I was honoured to be invited to keynote at three … Continue reading "OER18, FLOSS UK and CELT Conference Reflections"
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Wikipedia in Higher Education… How students are shaping the open web
Co-authored by Ewan McAndrew, Wikimedian In Residence at the University of Edinburgh and Jemima John, 4th year undergraduate student at the … Continue reading "Wikipedia in Higher Education… How students are shaping the open web"
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Aaron Morris at WiciMon! Promoting the Welsh language with WikiWales
Hi, I’m Aaron Morris and I was appointed WiciMôn Project Officer nearly two years ago. I’m based at the offices … Continue reading "Aaron Morris at WiciMon! Promoting the Welsh language with WikiWales"
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Wikipedia in the History Classroom
By Charles West, Lecturer of History and Wikipedia Advocate at the University of Sheffield Wikipedia is the largest encyclopedia in the … Continue reading "Wikipedia in the History Classroom"
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How should journalists use Wikipedia?
Wikipedia receives about 18 billion page views per month from around 1.4 billion unique devices. While many people use Wikipedia … Continue reading "How should journalists use Wikipedia?"
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Wiki Project Med Foundation launches Wikipedia hosting mini WiFi computer to distribute medical information
In 2017, the world passed the 50% mark in the number of people in the world who have access to … Continue reading "Wiki Project Med Foundation launches Wikipedia hosting mini WiFi computer to distribute medical information"
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