Join us for interesting conversations during the Wiki Education Speaker Series!

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

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Celebrating 10 Years of Wiki Education

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 · 10 am PST / 1 pm EST

 
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Join us online as we celebrate 10 years of learning and impact with Wiki Education! We’ll hear from special guests including Wikimedia Foundation CEO Maryana Iskander, Wiki Education Board Chair P.J. Tabit, former Board Chair Diana Strassmann, and Executive Director Frank Schulenburg. And we want to hear from you! Have a favorite memory from your interactions with us? We’ll have an opportunity for you to share it. Join us!

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The Experts Behind the Edits: Expanding public understanding of healthcare

Monday, January 27, 2025 · 10 am PST / 1 pm EST

 
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To kick off our first Speaker Series event of the new year, Wiki Education brings together a panel of healthcare experts to take us behind the scenes of their work on Wikipedia and the contributions of their students! Join us on Monday, January 27 (10 am PST / 1 pm EST) to explore the impact of Wikipedia on patient-physician communications, the unique guidelines for editing its medical content, and how both the public and healthcare professionals turn to it for reliable information.

Panelists:

• Gabriela Alvarado, MD, PhD, policy researcher, RAND
• Amin Azzam, MD, professor, UC Berkeley – UCSF Joint Medical Program
• Maureen Richards, PhD, professor, Assistant Dean of Medical Education & Evaluation, UICOM Rockford
• Izidora Skracic, PhD, health researcher
• Melissa Joseph, Wiki Education (moderator)