<div dir="ltr"><div><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-33edea3a-7fff-fcf9-08ae-87eec744856c"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 10pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Dear all,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">I wanted to share with everyone a high-impact teaching opportunity that has added a lot to my own classroom – the </span><a href="https://youtu.be/5169hRHZqIk?feature=shared" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Wikipedia assignment</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">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. </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px">I have had great success and enjoyment from working on a Wikipedia assignment with my students (see "</span><a href="https://www.binghamton.edu/news/story/5592/open-source-how-a-classroom-assignment-can-help-improve-wikipedia" target="_blank" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px">How a Classroom Assignment Can Help Improve Wikipedia</a><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px">" to check it out) </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">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. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:5pt 0pt 10pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">I encourage you to explore </span><a href="https://wikiedu.org/teach-with-wikipedia/" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">how to get started on their website</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> or connect directly with Wiki Education’s Andrés Vera (</span><a href="mailto:Andres@wikiedu.org" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Andres@wikiedu.org</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">) </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Ar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