For Instructors – Wiki Education
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If you’re interested in adding a Wikipedia assignment to your course, please visit
teach.wikiedu.org
to get started. There, you’ll find step-by-step guidance for teaching with Wikipedia. This page serves as a useful reference once you’re participating in our program.
Our staff has been supporting the Wikipedia Education Program in the United States and Canada since 2010, helping thousands of higher education instructors run Wikipedia assignments. We’ve collected their experiences and feedback to put together some guidelines and training for you and your students.
Questions? Please reach out to us at contact(at)wikiedu.org.
Table of Contents
1.
Resources for instructors
2.
Getting students ready
3.
Subject-specific handouts
4.
Design your assignment
Resources for instructors
Before you begin, it’s a good idea to familiarize yourself with Wikipedia editing and community guidelines. Our online instructor orientation will walk you through the basics. You may want to take a look at the student training, as well. That way, you’ll see exactly what your students learn about Wikipedia (and perhaps pick up some new editing skills yourself).
Our
Instructor Basics
brochure contains crucial information for designing successful assignments. Our
Case Studies
brochure spotlights the variety of successful strategies for incorporating Wikipedia assignments. Hear from other instructors about the lessons they’ve done, and choose one that matches the learning objectives for your own course. Finally, for courses that engage in theoretical thinking around Wikipedia and knowledge production, we offer a
Theories
handbook for instructors. You can download the .pdfs below.
Orientation for educators
Start Orientation
Instructor Basics: How to use Wikipedia as a teaching tool
Case Studies: How instructors are teaching with Wikipedia
Theories: Wikipedia and the production of knowledge
Curriculum Guide for Instructors: Improving Knowledge Equity with the Wikipedia Assignment
View online and download
Example grading rubric for a Wikipedia assignment
.doc
PDF
Getting students ready
Your class is about more than Wikipedia, so class time should still focus on the topic of your course. That’s why we’ve created an online training that helps students learn the basics of Wikipedia editing. This training will help students throughout the term, and takes about an hour in total. Completing the training is the first step in any Wikipedia assignment.
We also offer print and online copies of three brochures for your students—
Editing Wikipedia
Illustrating Wikipedia
, and
Evaluating Wikipedia
Training for Students
Start Training
Editing Wikipedia
Illustrating Wikipedia
Evaluating Wikipedia
Subject-specific handouts for students
Some content areas in Wikipedia have topic-specific guidelines for contributors. This can range from specific details on sourcing and citations, or ethical or legal guidelines specific to that field. Provide these handouts (available in print or online) to students if you teach in these subjects. We provide guides for editing articles on the following topics:
Art history
Biographies
Books
Chemistry
Cultural anthropology
Ecology
Environmental Sciences
Films
Genes and Proteins
History
LGBT+ studies
Linguistics
Medicine
Political Science
Psychology
Science communication
Sociology
Species
Women’s Studies
Pages
Teach
Learn
Partnerships
News
Useful Links
Donate
Contact Info
Wiki Education
341 Broadway Street, Suite 408
Chico, CA 95928