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Professor, student reflect on Wikipedia assignment experience Jennifer Lynn Stoever is an Associate Professor of English at Binghamton University, Editor-in-Chief of Sounding Out!, and author of The Sonic Color Line (NYU Press). She is an interdisciplinary sc…

Real audiences, real impact! Binghamton University professor Jennifer Stoever and her former student Paris Defreitas come together to look back on their experiences with the Wikipedia assignment: wikiedu.org/blog/2025/12...

Wikipedia Editing as Public Scholarship in an AI-Shaped Information Landscape Dr. Jennifer Bernstein is Editor-in-Chief of the University of California Press journal “Case Studies in the Environment” and adjunct faculty at Texas Tech and Tarleton State Universities. A Gradua…

"As one student noted, 'Wikipedia requires sources you can check. AI doesn’t show where anything comes from.'"
Dr. Jennifer Bernstein and her graduate students at Tarleton State University reflect on their Wikipedia assignment experiences and learning outcomes: wp.me/p4LBez-u8p

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: When Experts Edit: Improving Wikipedia's coverage of U.S. history. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. What happens when historians, museum and historical site professionals, and other history practitioners are empowered to bring their collections and expertise to the world’s go-to encyclopedia? Join...

Our Speaker Series returns next week, Wednesday, Dec. 3! Join us on Zoom to hear how historians, museum and historical site professionals, and other history practitioners throughout the U.S. are improving Wikipedia’s coverage of the nation's local histories: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Building resiliency, community at GLAM Wiki Conference 2025 A few weeks ago, I made my way to Lisbon, Portugal to attend the GLAM Wiki Conference 2025 hosted by WikimediaPT, Wiki Editoras Lx, the Wikimedia Foundation, Wikimedia Brasil and several other amaz…

What drew people from around the world to the recent GLAM Wiki Conference in Portugal? Explore our big takeaways: wikiedu.org/blog/2025/11...

Wiki Education is in Puerto Rico! Attending the American Studies Association conference or know someone who is? Come say hi at our booth and join our session tomorrow, Friday Nov. 21 at 1:15 pm to hear from faculty who teach with Wikipedia!

How does the Wikipedia assignment surprise students? Find out from history major Phoebe England at Brigham Young University! www.youtube.com/shorts/ivUz_...

Comparing Wikipedia, Traditional Encyclopedias, and Generative AI: The Wikipedia Assignment as Tool for Student Information Literacies Professor Katie Holt holds the Alieen Dunham Chair in History at The College of Wooster. I’ve long been an advocate for teaching with Wikipedia as a pedagogical approach to help students strengthen…

Find out how history professor Katie Holt at the College of Wooster used her Wikipedia assignment to help students think critically about the information they get from generative AI tools: wp.me/p4LBez-u14

Wikipedia, Graduate Students, and Me: A First-Gen’s Journey Dr. La’Tonya Rease Miles teaches graduate students in the Santa Clara University Department of Education Leadership. She first incorporated a Wikipedia assignment in spring 2023. I am a proud first…

Happy National First-Generation College Student Day! Explore Santa Clara University's La’Tonya Rease Miles' reflection on her own journey as first-gen student, why she teaches with Wikipedia, and her top tips for running a Wikipedia assignment: wp.me/p4LBez-tjd

Supercharging Cultural Institution Collections with Wikidata Why is linked data important? How do Wikidata and library collections work together? What does a Wikidata project look like? To answer these questions and more (and to celebrate Wikidata’s birthday…

In today's blog post, Wiki Education's "Wikidata Will" explores his recent discussion with panelists Samie Konet, Crystal Yragui, and Kate Topham @tophkat.bsky.social about libraries, their collections, and Wikidata — check out the webinar recap here: wp.me/p4LBez-tf4

YouTube video by Wiki Education Supercharging Cultural Institution Collections with Wikidata [October 2025]

Happy birthday, Wikidata! Missed last week's Speaker Series about Wikidata, the linked open data counterpart to Wikipedia? Today is the perfect day to catch up with the webinar recording! youtu.be/iZWKcwXNhPI

Partnering to Build a Better Wikipedia Whether we’re supporting postsecondary faculty to teach with Wikipedia or guiding subject matter experts through learning how to contribute as editors themselves, collaborative relationships at bot…

There's no doubt that collaborative partnerships are a cornerstone of our programs! Explore the ways Wiki Education teams up with other organizations to amplify our collective work and impact: wikiedu.org/blog/2025/10...

Join us at WikiConference North America Each year, WikiConference North America (WCNA) brings together hundreds of Wikimedians — educators, librarians, technologists, and volunteers — who are shaping the Wikimedia movement across the con…

We're excited to share and learn at this year's #WikiConferenceNA!
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Bringing student learning outcomes to Wikipedia Why do college and university instructors teach with Wikipedia? Creating a real-world, engaging assignment that motivates students to do the work is a big part of it. But it wouldn’t be a qua…

When students write Wikipedia articles as a class assignment, Wikipedia gets better content. But what do students get? Learn about the skills they build:
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“It’s all about the process”: Scholars examine Wikipedia assignment student learning outcomes Thousands of courses. Millions of words. Billions of page views.  Through the Wikipedia assignment, Wiki Education has supported more than 145,000 postsecondary students across the U.S. and Canada …

What kind of impact does the Wikipedia assignment have on students – and how do we know? Explore the recap of last month's Speaker Series to find out: wikiedu.org/blog/2025/10...

New editor brings insight to find, fill disability content gaps Have you ever heard of brain-computer interface (BCI)? A BCI creates direct communication between the brain’s electrical activity and an external device. Simply put, it enables a person to control …

Very few of us know what it's like to use a brain-computer interface – but new Wikipedia editor Pancho Ramirez does! Discover how Pancho used his lived experience to improve disability content on Wikipedia in our @withfoundation.bsky.social-sponsored course: wp.me/p4LBez-s5N

Finding unexpected gaps in well-covered fields Con B. Trumbull is the archivist and assistant trainmaster of the Nevada Northern Railway. Like many, my Wikipedia journey started as a casual user, quickly looking up facts and figures to answer a…

Con B. Trumbull is an archivist, trainmaster, and after our editing course in partnership with the @aaslh.org, he's now a Wikipedian! Learn how Trumbull used his expertise and collections to uncover gaps in well-developed content areas: wp.me/p4LBez-s0I

“This topic isn’t just academic to me; it’s lived experience.” There’s no doubt that Hari Srinivasan’s professional credentials speak for themselves. As a neuroscience PhD student at Vanderbilt University, Srinivasan has written extensively for outlets like Ti…

For neuroscientist Hari Srinivasan, his work isn’t only academic – it’s also informed by his lived experience. Explore how Srinivasan brought his expertise to improving Wikipedia's disability healthcare content in our editing course sponsored by the WITH Foundation: wp.me/p4LBez-rVZ

Gen AI and the Wikipedia Assignment: Challenges and Opportunities There’s little doubt that generative AI chatbots built on large language models are reshaping how students approach research and writing – but what are the implications for high-impact, public-serv…

Before our next Speaker Series webinar (this Monday!), explore the recap of our panel discussion last month, "Gen AI and the Wikipedia Assignment: Challenges and Opportunities": wp.me/p4LBez-rSh

Improving Wikipedia’s U.S. history for the nation’s 250th birthday Wiki Education has embarked on an exciting new project: “250 by 2026,” which will engage 250 cultural heritage practitioners in contributing to Wikipedia by July of 2026, the semiquincentennial of …

Next year, the U.S. turns 250! To mark this milestone birthday, we've teamed up with the @aaslh.org to teach cultural heritage experts how to add their knowledge and collections to Wikipedia, enriching its coverage of U.S. history. Learn more: wp.me/p4LBez-rQB

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Studying Impact: How does the Wikipedia assignment shape student learning?. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webin... Thousands of courses. Millions of words. Billions of page views. Through the Wikipedia assignment [teach.wikiedu.org], Wiki Education has supported more than 145,000 postsecondary students across th...

How does the Wikipedia assignment shape student learning — and how do we know? Join our next Speaker Series webinar on Monday, Sept. 15 at 12 pm Pacific / 3 pm Eastern to find out! Learn more and register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

WITH-sponsored editing courses expand disability content on Wikipedia For millions of people around the globe, Wikipedia is the first stop in their search to better understand a topic. But what shapes public understanding, opinions, and even decision-making just as m…

Thanks to the WITH Foundation's support and the efforts of two dedicated cohorts of editors, Wikipedia now offers more accurate and representative coverage of intellectual and developmental disabilities. Learn more: wp.me/p4LBez-rku

YouTube video by Wiki Education Gen AI and the Wikipedia Assignment: Challenges and Opportunities (August 2025 Speaker Series)

Couldn't make it to our panel discussion on generative AI and the Wikipedia assignment? Catch up on YouTube! youtu.be/FaCXBLczmmc?...

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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Gen AI and the Wikipedia Assignment: Challenges and Opportunities. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. There’s little doubt that generative AI chatbots built on large language models are reshaping how students approach research and writing – but what are the implications for high-impact, public-serving...

Speaker Series webinar starting soon! Join us as we kick off the new academic year with "Gen AI and the Wikipedia Assignment: Challenges and Opportunities": us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Gaps & Growth: Enhancing Latino/x/é and Latin American content on Wikipedia To kick off the new academic year, Wiki Education’s Speaker Series will return tomorrow with the webinar “Gen AI and the Wikipedia Assignment: Challenges and Opportunities”!  But before our next di…

"Participating in the course with Wiki Education changed my life."

On the eve of our new Speaker Series season, we're looking back at the four powerful perspectives shared in our June webinar – and the central message emphasized by all: wp.me/p4LBez-rdY

Shedding light on little-known snakes Love them or fear them, snakes fascinate people. Given their popularity, you’d think a class working on snake biodiversity would find few opportunities to create new species articles. So I was surp…

Students studying snake biodiversity at Florida Gulf Coast University created 8 new Wikipedia articles and expanded 28 more about snake species that most people (and even scientists!) have never heard of — talk about contributing to public science knowledge! Read their story: wp.me/p4LBez-raS

Filling the gaps: Why my students work with Wikipedia Dean Allbritton is an Associate Professor of Spanish at Colby College, where he teaches courses on Spanish visual culture, illness, and gender and sexuality. He also serves as Director of the Cente…

"Wikipedia offers a form of real-world action in a time when many of us feel stuck or powerless...It’s rewarding, it matters, and it’s work you can be proud of."
Learn what motivates Colby College Spanish professor @deanallbritton.bsky.social to run Wikipedia assignments: wp.me/p4LBez-r4L

Reflections on Spring 2025 With the new academic year on the horizon, we’re taking a moment to look back at the remarkable impact made by more than 6,600 student editors in our Wikipedia Student Program in spring 2025. Repre…

As the start of the academic year approaches, we're reflecting on our Student Program's spring 2025 term – not just the impressive impact metrics (135 million page views!), but the student learning outcomes, growth, and newfound motivation behind the big numbers: wikiedu.org/blog/2025/08...

Support from Henry Luce Foundation to help fill gender gap in STEM It’s no secret that women’s achievements in STEM fields often go unrecognized, or are even attributed to their male colleagues. Gender gaps persist across society, from workplace culture to academi…

Exciting news! Thanks to a new grant from the Henry Luce Foundation, Wiki Education is expanding our work to empower higher education faculty and students to improve Wikipedia's coverage of women in STEM. Read more: wikiedu.org/blog/2025/07...

Teach with Wikipedia A high-impact, real-world assignment Take your students beyond the classroom with the Wikipedia assignment! You’ll bring your subject expertise, we’ll bring ours in Wikipedia, and together we’ll em…

Ready to empower your students to research and write for the world, not just you? Run a high-impact Wikipedia assignment with free support from Wiki Education!

Postsecondary instructors in the U.S. and Canada: Apply by August 10 for priority consideration for your fall courses: teach.wikiedu.org