Training Session: “Teaching Astronomy with Wikipedia”
Purpose: To show how Wikipedia can be used as a resource when teaching astronomy in the classroom
Audience: IAU National Astronomy Education Coordinators (who then teach 6 yrs to 18 years olds)
Delivery Method: 1 hr Zoom session, repeated at two different times of the day to suit a global audience.
When: Monday June 10th 2024 13:00 and 19:00 UTC
Jointly delivered by: Nick Moyes / Sara Thomas (WMUK)
PROPOSED STRUCTURE OF c.1hr PRESENTATION
25 minutes by Nick Moyes
25 minutes by Sara Thomas
10 minutes for Questions
PRE-QUESTIONNAIRE
A week or so before the session we could send out a pre-questionnaire to participants asking 2 questions (max)
ROUGH NOTES (all the content that follows below!):
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WikiLearn - is a very new learning resource for creating and posting courses. Currently under test. SB: This sounds very interesting. Wikipedia in the Classroom RESOURCES https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Primary_School SB: nice! GAMES: https://www.sixdegreesofwikipedia.com/ WikiLearn - is a very new learning resource for creating and posting courses. Currently under test. Reading in the Classroom ? Race to the Moon: Page ideas: ( Gravity -> Moon) ( Solar System-> Moon landing 18 paths/ 2 clicks) ( Japan -> Moon landing 7 paths / 2 clicks) / Saturns Rings to Earthshows how important interlinking is, and teaches digital skills. Try to do this in just 2 links. _ different models for how this works - can make it more or less complex. NM's Concerns during this planning stage
SB: I think we could get some input from the questionnaire for this, and of course I/we will be happy to go through slides and give feedback. KEY IDEAS I can’t teach you how to teach with Wikipedia – that is really up to your imagination and skills as an educator. But I can teach you to find Wikipedia content that you can use in class, using your skills as an educator to build on. ST will talk to models and examples that we can use for working with younger people. A couple fo case studies/examples we've done for different age groups. Show a few of the outcomes we can get English Wikipedia -> multiple languages Simple Wikipedia -> multiple languages (simpler!) – good for learning languages Quiz – create challenge for students to find out information from Wikipedia WikiRace? SB: This sounds like a good idea to engage the participants. Get every participant to create a Wikipedia account and to submit their username in order to attend. SB: We can ask for this in the registration. Survey potential attendees to find out what their needs and questions are in advance.
We’ll look first at using Wikipedia in classes for secondary school children, from the age of 10 or 11. Then we’ll look at ideas more suited to Primary School age children (5-11) Split it. ST Look at models and examples of how we've done in the past; what things are available, and what learnign outcomes are available. NM Look at when you're doing different things on Wikipedia, this is where you can find things, this is the infrastructure, these are some handy tips and tricks Start with a Fun Game - ST 25 mins Start with a few different Case Studies for different age groups. Maybe End with Case Studies (more motivating) or the Games one can play. Prepping tool. NM 25 mins Questions Document Links and Blogs etc.
Are there any pressing questions on your mind that you're hoping to have addressed during this session?" What is the reliability and accuracy of Wikipedia content if I want to use it for teaching. Also, more info on attribution of images found on Wikipedia
Have you encountered any particularly memorable experiences, positive or negative, while incorporating Wikipedia into your teaching practices?
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Training Session: “Teaching Astronomy with Wikipedia”
Purpose: To show how Wikipedia can be used as a resource when teaching astronomy in the classroom
Audience: IAU National Astronomy Education Coordinators (who then teach 6 yrs to 18 years olds)
Delivery Method: 1 hr Zoom session, repeated at two different times of the day to suit a global audience.
When: Monday June 10th 2024 13:00 and 19:00 UTC
Jointly delivered by: Nick Moyes / Sara Thomas (WMUK)
PROPOSED STRUCTURE OF c.1hr PRESENTATION
25 minutes by Nick Moyes
25 minutes by Sara Thomas
10 minutes for Questions
PRE-QUESTIONNAIRE
A week or so before the session we could send out a pre-questionnaire to participants asking 2 questions (max)
ROUGH NOTES (all the content that follows below!):
Extended content
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WikiLearn - is a very new learning resource for creating and posting courses. Currently under test. SB: This sounds very interesting. Wikipedia in the Classroom RESOURCES https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_Primary_School SB: nice! GAMES: https://www.sixdegreesofwikipedia.com/ WikiLearn - is a very new learning resource for creating and posting courses. Currently under test. Reading in the Classroom ? Race to the Moon: Page ideas: ( Gravity -> Moon) ( Solar System-> Moon landing 18 paths/ 2 clicks) ( Japan -> Moon landing 7 paths / 2 clicks) / Saturns Rings to Earthshows how important interlinking is, and teaches digital skills. Try to do this in just 2 links. _ different models for how this works - can make it more or less complex. NM's Concerns during this planning stage
SB: I think we could get some input from the questionnaire for this, and of course I/we will be happy to go through slides and give feedback. KEY IDEAS I can’t teach you how to teach with Wikipedia – that is really up to your imagination and skills as an educator. But I can teach you to find Wikipedia content that you can use in class, using your skills as an educator to build on. ST will talk to models and examples that we can use for working with younger people. A couple fo case studies/examples we've done for different age groups. Show a few of the outcomes we can get English Wikipedia -> multiple languages Simple Wikipedia -> multiple languages (simpler!) – good for learning languages Quiz – create challenge for students to find out information from Wikipedia WikiRace? SB: This sounds like a good idea to engage the participants. Get every participant to create a Wikipedia account and to submit their username in order to attend. SB: We can ask for this in the registration. Survey potential attendees to find out what their needs and questions are in advance.
We’ll look first at using Wikipedia in classes for secondary school children, from the age of 10 or 11. Then we’ll look at ideas more suited to Primary School age children (5-11) Split it. ST Look at models and examples of how we've done in the past; what things are available, and what learnign outcomes are available. NM Look at when you're doing different things on Wikipedia, this is where you can find things, this is the infrastructure, these are some handy tips and tricks Start with a Fun Game - ST 25 mins Start with a few different Case Studies for different age groups. Maybe End with Case Studies (more motivating) or the Games one can play. Prepping tool. NM 25 mins Questions Document Links and Blogs etc.
Are there any pressing questions on your mind that you're hoping to have addressed during this session?" What is the reliability and accuracy of Wikipedia content if I want to use it for teaching. Also, more info on attribution of images found on Wikipedia
Have you encountered any particularly memorable experiences, positive or negative, while incorporating Wikipedia into your teaching practices?
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