Tomorrow, I head to Sacramento to speak with instructors and counselors who support students in the Puente Program. The program aims to increase “the number of educationally disadvantaged students who enroll in four-year colleges” by preparing students to transfer schools. Co-sponsored by the University of California, Berkeley and the California Community College Chancellor’s Office, students … Continued
Statistics seem to drive the news lately. It’s an election year, so people are obsessing over polls. Public policy discussions are being driven by research and analysis. Now more than ever, people are thinking and talking about statistics and what they mean. Wikipedia attracts millions of those online queries every day. Search for something on … Continued
Disability studies is an interdisciplinary field. Wikipedia, and other sources, often frame disability as simply a clinical issue. But disability, like most forms of knowledge, is a complicated interaction between bodies and culture. Disability studies is focused on critiquing these intersections. To do that, students must draw from a vast interdisciplinary field connecting history, sociology, … Continued
Wiki Ed’s Classroom Program supports instructors who assign their students to edit Wikipedia. When we visit a campus, that’s often what we talk about. After all, we have great tools and resources to support students and instructors. The Classroom Program improves Wikipedia, and has great benefits. But what about faculty who don’t teach, or whose classes … Continued
We’re only a few months into the Year of Science, and we’ve already had a whirlwind of activity. Wiki Ed staff have been invited to Brown University, Bryn Mawr, Georgetown, Hunter, Northeastern, Temple, and campuses across California. We’ve attended conferences with partners such as the Linguistics Society of America and assisted outreach events at the American Association for the Advancement of … Continued
The Wiki Education Foundation’s Year of Science is well underway. Since January, Wiki Ed has visited campuses to help spread the word to instructors. In February, we met with instructors and librarians at Cal State University, East Bay. We collaborated with CSU librarian Tom Bickley, who works with Wikipedia in his “Intro to Information Literacy” … Continued
The National Women’s Studies Association Regional Directors meeting in Atlanta was an opportunity for department chairs and directors to discuss achievements and challenges. In a one-hour session, I talked about engaging women’s studies classrooms with Wikipedia projects. During the presentation, I hoped to encourage new instructors to get involved in Wiki Ed programs. I also … Continued
On Tuesday, March 1, Wiki Ed Director of Programs Dr. Tanya Garcia and I will present a “Teach with Wikipedia” workshop at the University of California, Davis. The workshop is hosted by the UC Davis Biotechnology Program, led by the Director of BioTech SYSTEM, and Associate Director of the Biotech Program, Denneal Jamison-McClung. We’ll share ideas about … Continued
On Friday, February 12, the Wiki Education Foundation will join university instructors in Washington, D.C., to talk about the Year of Science. Together, we’ll discuss how to share comprehensive science information with millions of readers by improving Wikipedia articles in the sciences. Along the way, we’ll challenge university students across the United States and Canada to improve critical thinking, media … Continued
