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Problem solving for education programs

problemProblems may come up when using Wikimedia in education.

solutionBe aware of solutions to common problems so you can ‘salvage the moment’ if something goes wrong.

creator• KHarold (WMF)

created on18 December, 2014

What problem does this solve?

Program leaders and educators may run into a variety of difficulties when they are teaching students how to contribute to Wikimedia projects. Be prepared to prevent or resolve conflicts with the Wikimedia community, improve quality of student work and manage connectivity in your education program.

What is the solution?

These learning patterns include best practices that educators and program leaders are strongly encouraged to follow to prevent problems from occuring. Also included are strategies for resolving disputes.

Working constructively with the Wikimedia community

How to build positive relationships with the Wikimedia community. Student work is getting deleted:

• Get the community involved early
• Make it easy to identify student editors
• Help students and educators understand rules and community norms
• Pay close attention to local standards for notability
• Manage disputes in a constructive way

Quality of student contributions

How to resolve problems with the quality of student work.

• You are seeing many copyright violations or cut and paste issues in student work.
• Students are making many mistakes with wiki markup or formatting.
• Student contributions are poorly written.

Connectivity in the classroom

How to make sure students are able to access Wikimedia projects.

• Common internet connectivity issues
• Work around school filters --learning pattern needed--
• How to use Wikimedia in the classroom with limited electricity or equipment --learning pattern needed--
• Using Kiwix in the classroom --learning pattern needed--

Endorsements

• i believe no child should be left behind 12.157.25.130 10:36, 21 September 2015 (UTC)