
Join Wiki Education as we bring together experts in Wikimedia and open knowledge for lively discussions of topics relevant to our communities. Wiki Education hosts regular, Zoom-based conversations, and you’re encouraged to take part! Sign up for any topics that are of interest to you, and join as our panelists share their thoughts, moderated by a Wiki Education staff member.
Upcoming events
Gaps & Growth: Enhancing Latino/x/é and Latin American content on Wikipedia
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
9:30am Pacific / 12:30pm Eastern
In this one-hour webinar, a panel of four scholars will explore the ongoing efforts to improve and expand English Wikipedia’s coverage of Latino/x/é and Latin American content. Panelists will share insights into the challenges of addressing existing gaps, the role of student editors and subject matter experts in this critical work, and why inclusive representation matters on one of the world’s most-used information platforms.
Panelists:
- Oscar Costero, WikiLatinos
- Francisco Laso, Western Washington University
- Marina Luz Corrales, Santa Clara University
- Alma López, UCLA
This edition of the Wiki Education Speaker Series will be moderated by Andrés Vera, Student Program Engagement Manager. The event will include a public Q&A – we encourage you to bring questions for the panelists!
Live interpretation from English to Spanish will be available to attendees during this webinar.
Brechas y crecimiento: Mejorando el contenido latino/x/é y latinoamericano en Wikipedia
Martes, 10 de junio, 2025
9:30am Pacífico / 12:30pm Este
En este seminario web de una hora, un panel de cuatro especialistas explorará los esfuerzos actuales para mejorar y ampliar la cobertura de Wikipedia en inglés del contenido latino/x/é y latinoamericano. Los panelistas compartirán sus puntos de vista sobre los siguientes temas: los tipos de obstáculos que se enfrentan al abordar las brechas de información, el rol de los estudiantes editores y los expertos en la materia que participan en este trabajo crítico, y las razones por cual la representación inclusiva es tan importante en una de las plataformas de información más usadas del mundo.
Panelistas:
- Oscar Costero, WikiLatinos
- Francisco Laso, Western Washington University
- Marina Luz Corrales, Santa Clara University
- Alma López, UCLA
Esta edición de la Wiki Education Speaker Series será moderada por Andrés Vera, Student Program Engagement Manager. El evento incluirá una sesión pública de preguntas y respuestas. ¡Traigan preguntas para los panelistas!
Durante este evento habrá interpretación del inglés al español disponible para los asistentes.
Past events
Speaker Series events are recorded and available on Wiki Education’s YouTube channel:
- En”abling” Change: How Wiki Education is tackling disability on Wikipedia (April 2025)
- Persistence & Progress: Confronting Wikipedia’s gender imbalance (March 2025)
- Beyond the Classroom: Student editors improve Wikipedia (February 2025)
- The Experts Behind the Edits: Expanding public understanding of healthcare (January 2025)
- Celebrating 10 Years of Wiki Education (December 2024)
- Open Source Tech: Building the Wiki Education Dashboard (October 2024)
- Wikipedia & Social Justice: How students are improving representation and equity (September 2024)
- Wikipedia & Politics: Improving articles for a more informed public (August 2024)
- Who is preserving LGBTQ+ history? (June 2024)
- Wikipedia and Education, globally (May 2024)
- Wikipedia Research! (April 2024)
- Tackling Wikipedia’s Gender Gap (March 2024)
- What’s it like to edit Wikipedia? Hear it from the students themselves (February 2024)
- How Wikipedia tackles the climate crisis (January 2024)
- Closing the gap for Black and Hispanic STEM professionals on Wikipedia (December 2023)
- How cultural institutions use Wikidata to share their data with the world (October 2023)
- Wikipedia in a Generative AI World (September 2023)
- How teaching with Wikipedia revolutionizes higher education classrooms (August 2023)