Wiki Education
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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
Check out the recap of last month's Speaker Series webinar "Wikipedia in the Age of AI", then register for our next event — this Thursday, Oct. 8! wp.me/p4LBez-12VO
Wikipedia in the age of generative AI: Recapping our September Speaker Series
On September 2, more than 300 attendees joined the latest edition of Wiki Education’s Speaker Series, which returned to a subject it first explored in August 2025: Wikipedia in the age of gen…
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70K new editors. 62.4 million words. 3.59 billion page views. What started as an ambitious one-year initiative became an incredible decade of Communicating Science on Wikipedia! Learn more, then register for next week's webinar to recognize this milestone: wp.me/p4LBez-12Qf
10 Years of Communicating Science on Wikipedia
Ten years ago, Wiki Education launched the Wikipedia Year of Science, the first large-scale campaign to involve US and Canadian higher education institutions in the efforts to improve Wikipedia con…
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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
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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"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
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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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...
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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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
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
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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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
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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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
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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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...
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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“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
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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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
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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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
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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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
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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@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
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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Our 2026-2027 Annual Plan is live! Take a look at what's ahead for Wiki Education this year: wikiedu.org/blog/2026/07...
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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"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
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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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...
“It gives them hope in a challenging ecosystem.”
Part 2 of an interview with Jennifer Bernstein and LiAnna Davis
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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
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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“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!
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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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
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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“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
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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"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!
“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 welcomes Derek Bigelow to our team as Programs Operations Specialist! wikiedu.org/blog/2026/06...
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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"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
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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"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!
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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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
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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"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
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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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...
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...
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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