Course "Wikipedia: how to promote free academic content in the university teaching framework"

Course on Wikimedia

On 30 June and 5 July, the UAB Libraries and Amical Wikimedia are organizing the online course "Wikipedia: how to promote free academic content in the university teaching framework". The aim of this training is to encourage teachers to incorporate the active exercise of Wikimedia projects, and in particular the Wikipedia in Catalan, in the practice of learning by university students.

15/06/2021

On June 30 and on July 5, the course "Wikipedia: how to promote free academic content in the university teaching framework" will be taught through the Teams platform. The course will be taught by Xavier Dengra, member of Amical Wikimedia and teaching collaborator at the UAB and Vicenç Allué as moderator (UAB Veterinary Library and wikipedian).

This training activity, organized by the UAB Library Service and Amical Wikimedia, is designed to promote the incorporation of Wikimedia programs into university teaching practice, encourage their use among teachers and encourage good practices of open knowledge and skills among university students.

The course is structured in two sessions. The first part will show the basic concepts of the philosophy of Wikipedia, the importance of bibliography, admissibility of content, conflicts of interest and tools for the reproduction of previously published texts. Existing control mechanisms for making a quality and reliable encyclopedia will also be shown: discussion page, article history, watch list, contributions, and recent changes.

There will also be a practical part in which instructions will be given to edit a first article, upload an image to Wikimedia Commons, edit a term on Wikidata and how to start a teaching Wikiproject.

Registration is free of charge for the two days (06/30 and 07/05) and the same connection link to Teams will be used

The course is preferably aimed at the teaching staff and research staff of the UAB, but the registration of professors who belong to the Xarxa Vives d'Universitats Catalanes will also be accepted.

A certificate of attendance will be provided to those who request it.