[SIGCIS-Members] Recommendation for real-world assignment // Working with Wiki Education

[Jennifer Stoever]

Dear all,

I wanted to share with everyone a high-impact teaching opportunity that has
added a lot to my own classroom – the Wikipedia assignment
<https://youtu.be/5169hRHZqIk?feature=shared>.

Through the Wikipedia assignment, my students develop their research,
writing, and digital media literacy skills, and they get a real-world,
hands-on experience that makes an impact on knowledge equity. Many faculty
also find that students are often incredibly motivated when they realize
their work on Wikipedia could be viewed thousands or even millions of
times. I have had great success and enjoyment from working on a Wikipedia
assignment with my students (see "How a Classroom Assignment Can Help
Improve Wikipedia
<https://www.binghamton.edu/news/story/5592/open-source-how-a-classroom-assignment-can-help-improve-wikipedia>"
to check it out)


To help faculty incorporate Wikipedia assignments into their courses, the
nonprofit Wiki Education provides customizable assignment plans, student
training modules, staff support, and digital tools that track student work
throughout the assignment – all free of charge.


I encourage you to explore how to get started on their website
<https://wikiedu.org/teach-with-wikipedia/> or connect directly with Wiki
Education’s Andrés Vera (Andres at wikiedu.org) with questions.

Just a heads up that the priority consideration deadline for Fall 2025 is
August 10.


Sincerely,

Jennifer


PS. Quick note: The program is open to postsecondary faculty in the U.S.
and Canada. For support outside of this region, contact
education at wikimedia.org.
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Dr. Jennifer Lynn Stoever (hear name <https://namedrop.io/jenniferstoever>)
Pronouns: She/her/hers
Author of The Sonic Color Line <http://nyupress.org/books/9781479889341/>
(NYU Press, 2016)
Associate Professor of English
State University of New York at Binghamton
Located on the unceded land and water of the Onoñda'gegá'  (Onondaga) People

Zoom Office:
https://binghamton.zoom.us/my/profjstoever


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