Wikipedia:EQUIS/WikiEdu

High school (ages 12+)
Thinking & Learning

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/wikipedia-equis-wikiedu

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is Wikipedia:EQUIS/WikiEdu known for?Enhances the quality, diversity, and accessibility of information on Wikipedia
2. What is the programmatic focus?Integration of Wikipedia into formal educational curricula worldwide
3. What is the pedagogical approach?Emphasis on active learning, digital scholarship, and critical engagement with online information
4. What is WikiEdu and how does it help students learn?WikiEdu is a program that connects schools with Wikipedia so students can write and edit articles. It turns Wikipedia from a read‑only book into a place where students create knowledge. This helps them understand how information is made and checked.
5. Why do teachers use WikiEdu in their classes?Teachers use WikiEdu because it gives ready‑made lesson plans, templates, and training. It lets them turn normal homework into projects where students write real encyclopedia articles. This makes learning more fun and shows how teamwork builds knowledge.

Digital Scholarship: The use of digital tools and methods to conduct research, create scholarship, and engage with knowledge.
Pedagogical Frameworks: The underlying theories and principles that guide teaching and learning practices.
Open Educational Resources (OER): Teaching, learning, and research materials in any medium that reside in the public domain or are licensed in a way that permits free access, use, modification, and redistribution.