I’m happy to announce three new staff members to the Wiki Education Foundation this week. Renée LeVesque joined us as the Executive Assistant to the ED, and Adam Hyland and Ian Ramjohn are our new Wikipedia Content Experts. Renée has been working in arts and non-profit settings for more than ten years, and she’s excited … Continued
I am pleased to announce the hire of two new staff members. Helaine Blumenthal is the new Classroom Program Manager and Eryk Salvaggio is the new Communications Associate. Both joined the Programs team on September 29. Helaine, a native New Yorker, completed her PhD in European and Jewish history at UC Berkeley in 2012. She … Continued
Today is the first day of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. Celebrate the beginning of this new year by learning more about the history of Jewish people during the Middle Ages. Student editors expanded the article for Dr. Shira Klein’s 3,000 Years of Jewish History course in the fall 2013 term. Thank you to student editors Bwarner00, Camar111, … Continued
1. Highlights Frank Schulenburg, Sara Crouse, Jami Mathewson, and LiAnna Davis, and board members Diana Strassmann, Karen Twitchell, and Richard Knipel all traveled to London for Wikimania 2014. Wiki Ed played a major role in the Future of Education track at Wikimania. Jami and LiAnna led three Education Pre-Conference workshops and presented in four official … Continued
Today, we kicked off development on Wiki Ed’s first major technology project: the Assignment Design Wizard. This tool, which will be part of wikiedu.org, will provide a way for instructors to design and customize their own Wikipedia classroom assignments, while learning about the best practices we’ve identified over the years. Our goal for the wizard … Continued
In honor of Labor Day in the United States, read about the New Orleans dock workers and unionization. Thanks to student editor SummerStream in Eben Moglen’s fall 2011 American legal history course at Columbia University for starting this article. Jami Mathewson Educational Partnerships Manager … Continued
Today’s the birthday of Janet Taylor Spence, an influential American psychologist who has worked in the field of the psychology of anxiety and in gender studies. Read more about her work in the article started by student editor Eden.graham in Dr. David Perkins’ spring 2013 History of Psychology course at Ball State University. Jami Mathewson Educational … Continued
Have you ever looked up a city or region on Wikipedia to learn more about it—perhaps before traveling there? If you’re on English Wikipedia and searching for a non-English-speaking place, you may find minimal information beyond its geography. Dr. Julie McDonough Dolmaya’s spring 2014 translation course at York University sought to minimize the discrepancies between French Wikipedia and … Continued
In honor of British Columbia Day, check out this article on Hells Gate, a popular natural tourist attraction in British Columbia. Student editors Danilar, Alexwarren89, Alkleff, AnastasiaU., and Eye101 significantly expanded the stub article during the spring 2012 term for Dr. Tina Loo’s North American Environmental History course at the University of British Columbia. Since their great improvement, 48,000 readers have … Continued
