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Frank Schulenburg, Wikimedia Foundation
Wikipedia now and then: the virtuous cycle of participation,
quality and reach
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1. The humble beginnings, where we are now and the secret behind Wikipedia
2. How to improve quality: Using Wikipedia in the classroom
3. How will we achieve our vision?
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The humble beginnings and where we are now
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A website with a funny name
2001
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Sweden
“Country in Northern Europe. Inhabitants are called Swedes. Language spoken is
Swedish. Capital is Stockholm.”
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Physics
“Physics is a very broad subject.”
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Google 970
Microsoft 869
Facebook 647
Yahoo! 630
Wikimedia 411
Total unique visitors (11/2010)
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Global traffic on the world’s most popular information sites
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So, what is the secret behind Wikipedia?
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0Number of dollars spent on advertising and
promotion
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0Cost to use Wikipedia
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64Number of staff
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Not our office
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Our office
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100,000Number of active Wikipedia editors
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“Imagine a world in which everysingle human being can freely
share in the sum of all knowledge.That’s our commitment.”
– Jimmy Wales
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How to improve quality: Using Wikipedia in the classroom
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University projects on the English Wikipedia
Source: Wannemacher / Schulenburg, Wikipedia in Academic Studies (2009)
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Students write for a global audience
Students learn the difference between fact-based and analytical writing style
Students interact with readers and writers in real-time
Students gain a deeper understanding of media literacy
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17-month experimental pilot program: students write Wikipedia articles as part of their assignment
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3–5classes
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3–5classes
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11classes
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Participating universities
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Teach the students the culture of Wikipedia and how to edit
Consult with the professor around the assignment
Support the student’s work on Wikipedia
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Regional Ambassador training, Washington D.C. (January 2011)
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200students
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2,000,000characters
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Rochelle Davis is a professor at Georgetown University. In November 2010, Wikipedia articles improved by her
students got more than 4 million views.
Case study: Georgetown
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“The Ambassadors have proved invaluable. I am tremendously grateful.”
– Nicco Mele, Adjunct lecturer
at Harvard University
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“This class in particular is improving my research, editing, and writing skills.
I would like to continue contributing to Wikipedia even after this class ends.”
– Student at Syracuse University
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How will we achieveour vision?
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Thank you
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The high-level view
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Idea
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Idea
Infrastructure
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Idea
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