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2014 Wikimedia Global Education Program
Global Education—WMF's Perspective
13 August 2014
Leading universities educate with Wikipedia in Mexico
6 August 2014
Success in Egypt and the Arab world
30 July 2014
Education program gaining momentum in Israel
23 July 2014
Serbia takes the stage with Filip Maljkovic
16 July 2014
Exploring the United States and Canada with LiAnna Davis
9 July 2014
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Global Education—WMF's Perspective |
The Wikimedia Education Program currently includes 60 programs around the world, in which students and instructors participate at almost every level of education. The subjects covered include law, medicine, arts, literature, information science, biology, history, psychology, and many others. This Signpost series presents a snapshot of the Wikimedia Global Education Program as it exists in 2014. We interviewed participants and facilitators from the United States and Canada, Serbia, Israel, the Arab World, and Mexico, in addition to the Wikimedia Foundation.
Can you describe how the Education Program started in Mexico?
How many instructors and students currently participate in the program?
Which areas of the country currently participate?
What grade levels are the students who participate?
As you probably know, Wikipedia editors are predominantly male in most languages. Approximately what percentage of the students who participate in the Mexico education program are female?
How are instructors and students trained to use Wikipedia?
Do students and instructors usually use VisualEditor?
What kinds of assignments do students receive when using Wikipedia in the classroom? For example, are they translating, editing existing articles, or creating new articles? Which languages do they use?
How do you expect the program to develop in the next few years?
Is there anything else that you would like Signpost readers to know about the program?
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