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Student at center of Wikipedia’s article on National Democratic Party of Egypt
With two Public Policy Initiative classes completed, Georgetown University’s Patrick Friedel is one of the most experienced student participants in the Wikimedia Foundation’s education program – and...
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Online mentor helps grad student navigate Wikipedia
As part of his Master of Public Administration coursework at Western Carolina University, Kasey Baker enrolled in Professor Christopher Cooper’s “Policy Analysis” course – one of 33 courses to...
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Wikipedia in Higher Education Summit held in Boston
The first Wikipedia in Higher Education Summit was held last week on the campus of Simmons College, a women’s college that participated in the Public Policy Initiative in the spring. More than 125...
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Environmental engineer contributes to Wikipedia article for grad school class
Joseph Lapka was unsure what to expect when he signed up for Professor Sheldon Gen’s Environmental Policy course at San Francisco State University. The course description indicated that Joseph, who is...
View ArticleFor Wikipedia in Education, the future is now
In July 2006, Andy Carvin, host of the PBS blog learning.now, examined the attitude of teachers toward using Wikipedia in the classroom. [1] He asked: “Are educators hostile to Wikipedia?”. The answers...
View ArticleGlobal Education Program A–Z
Our new Global Education Program brings with it a lot of new terminology. What better way to organize an overview than in A–Z? Ambassadors: When we started thinking about how to involve universities in...
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Regional Ambassadors recruit new Education Program participants
As we make the transition from the Public Policy Initiative to the Global Education Program, we are relying more on volunteers to keep our project sustainable. In the United States, some of the Global...
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Results from first Wikipedia Ambassador survey
The first generation of Wikipedia Ambassadors participated in a survey when the Public Policy Initiative wrapped up this summer. More than 80 respondents (over half of the 2010-2011 Ambassadors!)...
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From My Dirty Little Secret to My Favorite Tool for E-Pedagogy: How One...
Professor Jonathan Obar I was never a fan of Wikipedia. In fact, I was quite skeptical when I first heard about the Wikipedia Global Education Program. How things have changed. About a year ago, I...
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Wikipedia Education Program by the numbers
The Wikipedia Education Program has grown by leaps and bounds since its inception last year, as part of the Public Policy Initiative. In 2011, the program ventured beyond the United States into Canada...
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