As we head into the new academic term, our Wikipedia Student Program director reflects back on the incredible impact and big takeaways from Spring 2026. Each term, Wiki Education shepherds thousands of postsecondary students from hundreds of courses across the U.S. and Canada through their Wikipedia journey. With over a decade of doing this under … Continued
Teaching with Wikipedia for the first time can be a daunting prospect. Adopting any new pedagogical endeavor takes time, planning, and careful thought, and the Wikipedia assignment has the added complexity of a public-facing project. Wiki Education regularly turns to its incredible returning faculty to provide firsthand advice to new faculty considering running a Wikipedia … Continued
Each term, Wiki Education lays down yet another layer of foundation to support an idea that took shape more than 15 years ago: Namely, that students (with the right support) can make high quality contributions to Wikipedia and in doing so, leave their mark on the world’s largest open and free online encyclopedia. Fifteen years … Continued
Whether we’re supporting postsecondary faculty to teach with Wikipedia or guiding subject matter experts through learning how to contribute as editors themselves, collaborative relationships at both the institution and individual level are a cornerstone of Wiki Education’s work. Our programs center on bridging the gap between institutional expertise and the open knowledge movements of Wikipedia … Continued
Why do college and university instructors teach with Wikipedia? Creating a real-world, engaging assignment that motivates students to do the work is a big part of it. But it wouldn’t be a quality assignment unless students gained learning outcomes as part of the process. A Wikipedia assignment not only deepens students’ subject-matter understanding but also … Continued
While Wiki Education works exclusively on English Wikipedia and with post-secondary institutions in the U.S. and Canada, did you know that we are part of a worldwide community of Wikipedia education programs? This year, we had the honor of participating in the EduWiki 2025 conference in Bogotá, Colombia from May 30th to June 1st. Defined … Continued
Wiki Education is excited to announce that we have developed video-based training modules to assist students when they’re ready to make their work live on Wikipedia! The videos are now live and can be found in our training module on moving work from the sandbox. They can also be found on the resources tab of … Continued
Each term, I’m charged with reviewing and assessing the Wikipedia Student Program. It’s a time intensive process which is why these posts often appear several months after the completion of a term. It would be easy for us at Wiki Education to simply say that one term is like another. Thousands of students from hundreds … Continued
Last month, I had the great pleasure of presenting alongside three of our Student Program faculty at the 2022 Open Education Conference. With its goals of opening up and increasing access to knowledge, the Wikipedia assignment is, at its heart, an open education resource and open pedagogical tool. The session really brought to life how … Continued
