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Wiki Education is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that empowers people to contribute content to Wikipedia, Wikidata, and other Wikimedia projects for the benefit of a more informed public. Learn more at wikiedu.org

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Wiki Education @wikieducation.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Wiki Education is headed to Edmonton for WikiConference North America! Our team is presenting on AI and Wikipedia, successful partnerships, GLAM outreach, and 10 years since our Year of Science. Explore these upcoming sessions and what we shared at Wikimania in Paris this summer: wp.me/p4LBez-12LX
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Sharing learnings at Wikimedia conferences
At Wiki Education, we care about making Wikipedia better. Part of this effort is through our own programmatic work to drive impact, but another piece is sharing our learnings with others in the Wik…
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Wiki Education @wikieducation.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"By replacing a traditional academic paper with a Wikipedia Assignment, my students were more focused on the foundational skills: critical thinking, scholarly research, and writing." Murray State University's Antje Gamble on transforming student learning outcomes and engagement: wp.me/p4LBez-12L6
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Changing My Wikipedia Assignment To Get Stronger Student Research
Dr. Antje Gamble is a professor of art history at Murray State University and president of the Italian Art Society. My journey teaching with the Wikipedia Assignment started in 2021 with the perfec…
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Wiki Education @wikieducation.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Only a few spots left in our free Wikipedia editing courses kicking off this week! Sign up now to help inform voters and all readers by improving coverage of U.S. civics, democracy, and the midterm elections. Meet Wednesdays: wikiedu.org/courses/docu... Meet Thursdays: wikiedu.org/courses/docu...
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Documenting America-Civics and Democracy-Wednesdays
In this 8-week course, subject-matter experts will improve Wikipedia’s content related to topics about US civics, elections, and democracy.
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Wiki Education @wikieducation.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Sign up by tomorrow, Friday Sept. 18 for a free, hands-on virtual course to learn to edit Wikipedia! Help improve public access to reliable information about U.S. civics, democracy, and the midterm elections with guidance from our expert instructors. Enroll now: learn.wikiedu.org
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Wiki Education @wikieducation.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
We're launching a new initiative to improve Wikipedia's information about U.S. history, democracy, civics, and the 2026 midterm elections — join one of our free editing courses! Learn more, explore the four course offerings coming up, and apply by this Friday, Sept. 18: wp.me/p4LBez-12Ga
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Wiki Education introduces new initiative, “Documenting America”
How often do you land on Wikipedia during a quick search, curious detour, or a fact-check mid-conversation? The free encyclopedia continues to be one of the most visited websites around the globe, …
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Wiki Education @wikieducation.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Please join us in welcoming Kate Dimitrova, our new Wikipedia Course Instructor! Learn more about Kate and explore our upcoming Wikipedia editing courses: wp.me/p4LBez-12BE
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Welcome, Kate!
Wiki Education is excited to welcome Kate Dimitrova to the team as our new Wikipedia Course Instructor! Kate facilitates online courses in our Scholars & Scientists Program, teaching profession…
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Wiki Education @wikieducation.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Until Mehitabel Glenhaber at the @paulreverehouse.bsky.social lent their expertise and efforts, Rachel Walker Revere was one of countless women whose Wikipedia presence, if it exists at all, is filtered through the men in their lives. Now Rachel has a biography of her own: wp.me/p4LBez-12wJ
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An agent of her own: Bringing Rachel Walker Revere to Wikipedia
For more than two centuries, Rachel Walker Revere existed mostly in the margins of someone else’s story, defined by her relationship to her famous “midnight rider” husband rather than by her own li…
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Wiki Education @wikieducation.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Our Speaker Series returns this Wednesday, Sept. 2! Learn more and register to join us on Zoom for "Wikipedia in the Age of AI": wikiedu.org/blog/2026/08...
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Wiki Education’s Speaker Series returns to tackle generative AI
As a new academic year gets underway, generative AI is one of the hottest topics inside the classroom and out. Large language models can produce convincing text on any topic in seconds, but confide…
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Wiki Education @wikieducation.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
“Students took ownership of this assignment much more than any other assignment I have ever given." Explore faculty and students experiences with the Wikipedia Assignment in our Spring 2026 reflection: wp.me/p4LBez-12pu
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Reflections on Spring 2026
As we head into the new academic term, our Wikipedia Student Program director reflects back on the incredible impact and big takeaways from Spring 2026. Each term, Wiki Education shepherds thousand…
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Wiki Education @wikieducation.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Thanks to new support from Every Page Foundation, hundreds of postsecondary student editors working on Wikipedia assignments this academic year will help improve women's representation on Wikipedia: wp.me/p4LBez-12nv
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Every Page Foundation supports student efforts to close Wikipedia’s gender gap
There’s no doubt that women have made foundational contributions to the arts and sciences throughout history, but on the world’s go-to encyclopedia, those contributions remain systematically underr…
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Wiki Education @wikieducation.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Published research about rare diseases can be sparse, which makes it difficult to improve their coverage on Wikipedia. But thanks to a group of disease experts who took our course, nearly 500 references were added to new or existing articles, reaching 819K page views and counting: wp.me/p4LBez-12kh
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Making rare disease knowledge a little more common on Wikipedia
Something that is both hidden and obvious about rare diseases is that published research about these diseases is sparse compared to other diseases. This has a compounding effect on Wikipedia — with…
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Wiki Education @wikieducation.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
James Madison University's Professor Maura Hametz on how the Wikipedia Assignment's resources and built-in AI checks take the guesswork out of detection, decrease tension and anxiety, and create teachable moments: wp.me/p4LBez-12gR
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The Wikipedia Assignment: Alleviating the “angst” of generative AI
Maura Hametz is a professor of history at James Madison University. She first incorporated the Wikipedia Assignment in fall 2025. Teaching is about knowledge acquisition.  AI is a tool for knowledg…
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Wiki Education @wikieducation.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
@bostoncollege.bsky.social professor Oliver Wunsch asks students to use library books for the Wikipedia Assignment to teach why the learning process itself matters. His take on AI, verifiability, and the student who said checking out books felt like being in a movie about college: wp.me/p4LBez-12cj
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Sources and Verifiability in the Age of AI
Oliver Wunsch is an associate professor and Director of Undergraduate Study for Art History in the Art, Art History, and Film Department at Boston College. A few months ago, a student stopped by my…
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Wiki Education @wikieducation.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Our 2026-2027 Annual Plan is live! Take a look at what's ahead for Wiki Education this year: wikiedu.org/blog/2026/07...
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Announcing the 2026–2027 Annual Plan
As we kick off the new fiscal year, we’re pleased to share Wiki Education’s 2026–2027 Annual Plan, a look back at a year shaped by rapid change and a look forward at how we’ll strengthen our progra…
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Wiki Education @wikieducation.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
"Go for it! Don’t be afraid. Learn with your students." @notredame.bsky.social's Dr. Whitney Lew James on bringing the Wikipedia Assignment into the classroom during the age of AI: wp.me/p4LBez-XSB
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AI and the Wikipedia Assignment: Q&A with Professor James
Whitney Lew James is an associate teaching professor in the University Writing Program at the University of Notre Dame. Dr. James has incorporated the Wikipedia assignment into her courses since 20…
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Wiki Education @wikieducation.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Interested in learning more about AI and Wikipedia? Check out the recent 2-part interview with Wiki Education’s LiAnna Davis and Professor @jennbernstein.bsky.social on @leaton01.bsky.social's Substack! Part 1: open.substack.com/pub/aiedusim... Part 2: aiedusimplified.substack.com/p/it-gives-t...
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“It gives them hope in a challenging ecosystem.”
Part 2 of an interview with Jennifer Bernstein and LiAnna Davis
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Wiki Education @wikieducation.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Our latest data shows that the percentage of our participants' Wikipedia articles flagged as being written by AI has decreased since we began interventions in mid-2025. Explore how we handle generative AI usage, why verifiability remains a top concern, and what comes next: wp.me/p4LBez-XMK
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Generative AI and Wikipedia: The last six months
In January, Wiki Education published a widely read blog post about our experiences with Wikipedia editing and generative AI chatbots like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Copilot. It sparked lots of co…
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Wiki Education @wikieducation.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
“Physics is open to everyone.” Find out why physics major Jalane Mendo decided to create an article about physicist Enrique Jose Galvez as part of her Wikipedia assignment: wp.me/p4LBez-XHd Thank you Broadcom Foundation for supporting this impactful initiative!
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Putting together the puzzle pieces: Student creates new Wikipedia article for physics scholar
“Physics is open to everyone.” This clear conviction is what led sophomore Jalane Mendo to create a new biography article as part of her Wikipedia assignment — and exactly what she hopes readers wi…
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Wiki Education @wikieducation.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
As the United States celebrates 250 years, we’re also celebrating the experts who brought their knowledge and collections to Wikipedia, creating an extraordinary gift to mark the country’s milestone birthday — a more inclusive and accurate account of its history for all. Learn more: wp.me/p4LBez-Xyk
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Celebrating 250 Years: Cultural heritage professionals expand U.S. history on Wikipedia
In just a few days, the United States will turn 250 years old. Communities across the country will gather to celebrate, reflect, and reckon with what these two and a half centuries have meant, and …
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Wiki Education @wikieducation.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
“The Wikipedia project was the best semester-long project [of] my college career...to say that not only did I enjoy a project, but also made a positive impact in disability healthcare, is a great feeling!” Many thanks to the WITH Foundation for supporting this critical work: wp.me/p4LBez-Xhz
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Family experience drives student’s work to expand Wikipedia’s disability healthcare content
Co-authored by Colleen McCoy Wikipedia is a first stop for many patients, caregivers, and practitioners with health related inquiries because of its open access and simple, accessible writing style…
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Wiki Education @wikieducation.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
"I already have started a document where I’m adding resources for another Wikipedia article I want to improve." Why was the Wikipedia assignment meaningful for biology major Avni? Explore her story: wp.me/p4LBez-Xht Thanks to the Broadcom Foundation for supporting the efforts of students like Avni!
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“These women deserve to be remembered”
Avni is a senior majoring in biology at the University of Oklahoma. As part of her Wikipedia assignment this spring, Avni improved the Wikipedia article focused on Agnes Yewande Savage, the first W…
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Wiki Education @wikieducation.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Wiki Education welcomes Derek Bigelow to our team as Programs Operations Specialist! wikiedu.org/blog/2026/06...
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Welcome, Derek!
Wiki Education is pleased to welcome a new staff member to our team, Derek Bigelow!  As our new Programs Operations Specialist, Derek will manage the systems, data, and communications infrastructur…
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Wiki Education @wikieducation.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
"Writing for Wikipedia is not the same as writing for a professor. The shift in audience produced a shift in how I thought about evidence, clarity, and the responsibility that comes with putting information into a public space." JMU's Gabriel Ashley on his Wikipedia assignment: wp.me/p4LBez-XeG
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The histories behind the hues: Students deepen Wikipedia’s coverage of colors
Gabriel Ashley is a recent graduate of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, where he double majored in history and Italian. Through their Wikipedia assignments this spring, Gabriel a…
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Wiki Education @wikieducation.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
"I wanted to find a Black person who was making a real change in her community." Hear from CSULB student Bryson Parham Jr. on improving Wikipedia's biography of astrochemist Ashley Walker this spring: wp.me/p4LBez-Xbv Many thanks to the Broadcom Foundation for supporting this high-impact work!
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From Long Beach, CA to Fayetteville, NC: Students expand Wikipedia’s coverage of figures in STEM
When Bryson Parham Jr. set out to find a Wikipedia article to improve as part of his Wikipedia assignment, he wasn’t browsing the online encyclopedia at random. Instead, the Long Beach State Univer…
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Wiki Education @wikieducation.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Biodiversity research held behind paywalls can only reach so far! But when university students expand Wikipedia's coverage of species, ecosystems, and ecological relationships, they don't just complete a Wikipedia assignment — they shape what get researched, funded, and discussed: wp.me/p4LBez-Weq
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Earth Day, Every Day: Preserving Biodiversity on Wikipedia
Earth Day may come just once per year, but the work to better understand, protect, and celebrate biodiversity by contributing to Wikipedia never stops. When information about a genus of fig wasp ex…
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Wiki Education @wikieducation.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
"You know your course is deeply depressing, right?" Hear directly from @wwu.edu professor Francisco Laso on how the Wikipedia assignment brought real-world meaning to his heavy course topic, transforming student morale, engagement, and learning: wp.me/p4LBez-WbQ
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Wikipedia Made My Depressing Class More Rigorous
By Francisco Laso, Ph.D. Environmental Studies, Western Washington University A student once stopped me after class and said, flatly: “You know your class is deeply depressing, right?” …
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Wikimedia Foundation @wikimediafoundation.org · 11/05/2026
A Berkeley professor and her students are expanding LGBTQ+ history on Wikipedia, one sourced edit at a time. Open the record ➡️ www.advocate.com/news/culture...
Portrait of a woman speaking and gesturing, featured alongside the headline “How a teacher and her students are bringing queer equality to Wikipedia".
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Wiki Education @wikieducation.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
On Monday, May 18 we're teaming up with the American Academy of Religion @aarweb.bsky.social for the webinar "Wikipedia as Pedagogy: How faculty and students are shaping public scholarship in the field of religion". All are welcome! Register now to join us: aarweb.org/event/wikipe...
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Wikipedia as Pedagogy: How faculty and students are shaping public scholarship in the field of religion – AAR
Hosted by WikiEducation and the AAR Teaching & Learning Committee In this webinAAR, you will hear from three faculty who have incorporated Wikipedia editing into their pedagogy. During this roundtable...
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Wiki Education @wikieducation.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
"Every sentence must be justified. Every claim must be traceable. And every contribution is open to revision by others." Professor and Lafayette History Museum president @mpascoe.bsky.social shares his experience improving Wikipedia's U.S. history content in our editing course: wp.me/p4LBez-J5Y
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From local history to public knowledge: My experience in the 250 by 2026 Wiki Scholars course
Mike Pascoe is the President of the Lafayette History Museum in Lafayette, Colorado and associate professor at the University of Colorado Anschutz Campus. When I enrolled in one of Wiki Education’s…
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Wiki Education @wikieducation.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
"[The Wikipedia assignment] reflects a shift toward forms of learning that prioritize evaluating information, making judgments, and working with knowledge in ways that are increasingly necessary in an AI-shaped information environment." Read more from Professor Jennifer Bernstein: wp.me/p4LBez-J3i
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Change Is Uncomfortable: How the Wikipedia Assignment Moves Students from Knowledge Receivers to Knowledge Producers
Jennifer Bernstein, PhD Editor-in-Chief, Case Studies in the Environment Faculty, Texas Tech University In an eight-week, online introductory environmental science course, I assigned the Wikipedia …
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Wiki Education @wikieducation.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
"Why [isn't this spill] as well known as the Exxon Valdez spill, given its similar magnitude?" wondered @uwnews.uw.edu's Tim Qian as he researched Nigeria's 2008 Bodo oil spill. Hear from Tim on his experience creating a new Wikipedia article for his Wikipedia assignment: wp.me/p4LBez-GBl
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UW senior creates new Wikipedia article on oil spill in Nigeria
Marketing and Information Systems major Tim Qian is a senior at the University of Washington. As part of his Wikipedia assignment, Tim created the new Wikipedia article on the 2008 Shell Bodo Oil S…
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Wiki Education @wikieducation.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Last month's Speaker Series webinar featured faculty who recently taught with the Wikipedia assignment for the first time! Explore our recap to hear what worked well for them, what surprised them, and why they'll do it again — then register for our next webinar tomorrow, April 15! wp.me/p4LBez-EiX
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Trying Something New: Faculty reflect on first time teaching with Wikipedia
Teaching with Wikipedia for the first time can be a daunting prospect. Adopting any new pedagogical endeavor takes time, planning, and careful thought, and the Wikipedia assignment has the added co…
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Wiki Education @wikieducation.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
"At its core, [Wikipedia] is a place for people to share verifiable information about things they love."  Hear directly from University of Alaska Anchorage student Kaelynn Ross on her big takeaways from the Wikipedia assignment: wikiedu.org/blog/2026/04...
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From uncertainty to insight: Student helps bring unknown painter to light
By Kaelynn Ross, student at the University of Alaska Anchorage Trying to figure out a direction for my Wikipedia assignment last term proved to be tricky. I hadn’t spent much time on Wikipedia prev…
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Wiki Education @wikieducation.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Why is contributing to Wikipedia important for conservation? 🌏 Register to attend our webinar "Earth Day, Every Day: Preserving Biodiversity on Wikipedia" next Wednesday, April 15 to find out! us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Earth Day, Every Day: Preserving Biodiversity on Wikipedia. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
In celebration of Earth Day, our next Speaker Series will bring together a panel of scholars to explore how improving Wikipedia can illuminate the hidden corners of topics related to biodiversity. Wh...
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Wiki Education @wikieducation.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
7 Wikipedia assignments later, and @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social's @radiorodriguez.bsky.social has more than proved that student work doesn't have to end at the professor's desk. Explore the impact students can make when a professor brings the project back term after term: wikiedu.org?p=154376
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7 courses, 96.6M pageviews: UC Berkeley professor’s Wikipedia assignments bring students far beyond classroom
Each term, hundreds of postsecondary faculty across the U.S. and Canada launch Wikipedia assignments with a free suite of materials and support from our team at Wiki Education. While some are newco…
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Wiki Education @wikieducation.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Wiki Education is hiring! We're looking for a detail-oriented professional with experience in CRM data management and email marketing operations to join our team as Program Operations Specialist. Priority application deadline: April 13. Explore the position and application: wikiedu.org/careers/
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About Us Wiki Education is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that envisions a world in which students, scholars, scientists, archivists, librarians, and other members of academic and cultural institutions are ac…
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Wiki Education @wikieducation.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Our Wikipedia Expert Brianda Felix was thrilled when a student at East Carolina University created a new Wikipedia article to help improve the encyclopedia's coverage of Native American film history. Explore the student's experience and Brianda's reflection on the project: wp.me/p4LBez-E5g
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Student expands Wikipedia’s coverage of Native American film history
“The power of Wikipedia in shaping people’s awareness is so important because even the smallest bit of research can make a difference.” -Jamilah Thomas, senior, East Carolina University Consi…
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Wiki Education @wikieducation.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
In the fall 2025 academic term, Wiki Education supported 6,410 students as they edited Wikipedia as a class assignment. In this post, our program manager reflects on the term. wikiedu.org/blog/2026/03...
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Reflecting on the Fall 2025 term for the Wikipedia Student Program
Each term, Wiki Education lays down yet another layer of foundation to support an idea that took shape more than 15 years ago: Namely, that students (with the right support) can make high quality c…
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Wiki Education @wikieducation.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Last month's Speaker Series featured student perspectives on the Wikipedia assignment! Read the recap and register for tomorrow's webinar to hear reflections from faculty who recently ran their first Wikipedia assignment: wp.me/p4LBez-D26
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Inside the Wikipedia Assignment: Student Perspectives
“Knowledge gaps are just often pieces of information that haven’t become yet visible, so when we’re able to take it out of the invisible and share it with the public, I think that&#8217…
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Wiki Education @wikieducation.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Meet the seven members of our 2026 Humanities & Social Justice Advisory Committee! wikiedu.org/blog/2026/03...
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Wiki Education welcomes members to the 2026 Humanities & Social Justice Advisory Committee
As we move forward in the third year of our Knowledge Equity initiative, Wiki Education is proud to announce the seven educators who will serve on the 2026 Humanities & Social Justice Advisory …
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Wiki Education @wikieducation.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
“The learning modules encouraged being okay with scrutiny and changes in articles, and to me, that is the core of what Wikipedia is.” Learn how Diego Fleury Mendible tackled creating a new article for his Wikipedia assignment at North Carolina State University: wikiedu.org/blog/2026/02...
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A Family-Inspired Contribution: Student creates new article on gut microbiome
Diego Fleury Mendible may have been the one to create Wikipedia’s new article on the estrobolome, a part of the human gut microbiome, but he’s quick to give credit to his inspiration for the projec…
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Wiki Education @wikieducation.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Wiki Education's Brianda Felix and art history professor Kate Dimitrova are in Chicago for the College Art Association conference! If you're there or know someone who is, Brianda and Kate would love to connect at Wiki Education's booth.
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Wiki Education @wikieducation.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Thanks to support from the Guru Krupa Foundation, students like Cornell University entomology major Saty Paynter-Tavares are expanding Wikipedia's coverage of STEM topics! Check out Saty's fantastic work: wikiedu.org/blog/2026/02...
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Bad houseguests in ant nests: the social parasitism of Microdon mutabilis
Picture a parasite. The animal you picture probably isn’t the same as what someone else does, it probably fits E.O. Wilson’s description: “predators that eat prey in units of less than one&#8…
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Wiki Education @wikieducation.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Unable to attend last month's Speaker Series celebration of Wikipedia's 25th anniversary? Catch up with our recap – then register to join our next webinar tomorrow, February 11: wikiedu.org/blog/2026/02...
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Wikipedia at 25: Authority, Legitimacy, and the Future of Knowledge
Twenty-five years ago, Wikipedia launched with the ambitious idea that people around the world could collaboratively create the sum total of human knowledge. What began as a bold experiment has sin…
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Wiki Education @wikieducation.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
What’s it like to work on a Wikipedia assignment? Hear directly from the students themselves at our next Speaker Series on Wednesday, February 11! Learn more and register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Inside the Wikipedia Assignment: Student Perspectives. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
What’s it like to work on a Wikipedia assignment? Hear directly from the students themselves! In Wiki Education’s next Speaker Series webinar, student editors from across the country will join Wikipe...
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Wiki Education @wikieducation.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Thanks to support from the Henry Luce Foundation, postsecondary students like recent graduate Christina Le are transforming Wikipedia's coverage of women in STEM! Explore Christina's impressive contributions made through her Wikipedia assignment: wp.me/p4LBez-zQh
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“Persistence pays off”: Biology student transforms Wikipedia’s coverage of marine scientist
To say that biology student Christina Le reworked Wikipedia’s article about scientist Diane S. Littler last term would be quite the understatement.  A few months ago, the online encyclopedia offere…
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Wiki Education @wikieducation.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Since the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022, we’ve been paying close attention to GenAI-created content and how it relates to Wikipedia. Explore Wiki Education's perspective on AI and what we learned in 2025: wp.me/p4LBez-zNO
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Generative AI and Wikipedia editing: What we learned in 2025
Like many organizations, Wiki Education has grappled with generative AI, its impacts, opportunities, and threats, for several years. As an organization that runs large-scale programs to bring new e…
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Wiki Education @wikieducation.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
“It was like I was a detective finding information, and being able to find details was very rewarding.” Check out today's feature to discover why Oskar Martinez considered his Wikipedia assignment work an honor: wp.me/p4LBez-zKk Many thanks to Broadcom Foundation for supporting students like Oskar!
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Detective work: Student expands article on Mexican chemist
When first-year college student Oskar Martinez sat down to edit the Wikipedia article about Mexican chemist Osvaldo Gutierrez, he wasn’t just working on an assignment — he was adding depth to a sto…
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Wiki Education @wikieducation.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Happy 25th birthday, Wikipedia! Wiki Education celebrated yesterday with a special Speaker Series webinar attended by hundreds worldwide, all gathering to reflect on our role in the knowledge ecosystem — and to explore what comes next for the free encyclopedia: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLPe...
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Wikipedia at 25: Authority, Legitimacy, and the Future of Knowledge [January 2026]
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Wiki Education @wikieducation.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Before we kick off the new year with Wiki Education's next Speaker Series webinar tomorrow, we're looking back at December's program “When Experts Edit: Improving Wikipedia’s coverage of U.S. history," which featured historians and museum professionals from around the country: wp.me/p4LBez-zGh
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“Wikipedia changed the game for all of us”
As one of the most famous figures of the American Revolution, it’s no surprise that Paul Revere’s English Wikipedia article has existed for nearly as long as the online encyclopedia itself.  More s…
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