For some students, choosing a Wikipedia article to improve can be a challenge, but for recent Rhode Island College graduate Samantha Cote, picking an article for her Wikipedia assignment was easy – and then the real work began! “I entered the project with the understanding that the article I chose was likely to be a … Continued
Ja’Maira Goodwyn typically isn’t the biggest fan of English assignments. But when the computer science major enrolled in an English Composition course this spring, she was tasked with a new kind of writing project – a Wikipedia assignment – which brought together her interest in representation and her technological skills to drive real-world impact. “Researching … Continued
On the eve of the next Wiki Education Speaker Series, we’re looking back at the powerful conversation between our most recent panelists, each bringing their professional and personal passions to improving a content area all too often neglected on Wikipedia and beyond. Moderated by Wiki Education’s Senior Program Manager Helaine Blumenthal, the panel of scholars … Continued
From AI leaders, engineers, inventors, environmentalists, and designers (just to name a few!), we’ve explored the stories behind the Wikipedia assignments that bring new biographies of historically excluded figures in STEM to Wikipedia. And when it comes to improving representation on Wikipedia, there’s no doubt that adding new articles to the encyclopedia makes an impact. … Continued
Arts of the Arab Spring, West African mosques, Harari Qurans, Almoravid and Almohad textiles, and Abbasid ceramics – until recently, your online search for these topics would pull up links to social media posts, research journals, news articles, and other sources of information, but you wouldn’t find Wikipedia articles summarizing them. That is, until the … Continued
As part of a new two-year project, Wiki Education is pleased to introduce the seven members of our Medical Community Advisory Committee. The committee, which brings together educators from across health professions fields, will advise and engage with our work to improve Wikipedia’s coverage of health-related topics. “The sheer number of eyeballs looking to Wikipedia … Continued
In this dynamic period of growth for our team, Wiki Education is thrilled to welcome Lauren Batten to our staff! As Senior Institutional Giving Officer, Lauren engages institutional funders to support Wiki Education’s work. In her role on our Advancement Team, Lauren cultivates a diverse group of mission-aligned organizations to support Wiki Education’s programs. Her … Continued
Underscored by published research and lived experiences alike, there’s no doubt that society relies on Wikipedia, as well as other platforms that draw from Wikipedia’s content. But what happens when policymakers, journalists, healthcare practitioners, educators, caretakers, and others turn to the online encyclopedia seeking information that simply isn’t there? Thanks to a new $410,000 strategic … Continued
As the go-to encyclopedia, Wikipedia’s content should reflect the diversity of the real world, but in areas like gender representation, it still falls short. The gender gap on Wikipedia extends across subjects and biographies to its contributors themselves – a gap that individuals, organized groups of editors, and organizations like Wiki Education are tackling head … Continued
