The Wikimedia Education Program currently spans 60 programs around the world. Students and instructors participate at almost every level of education. Subjects covered include law, medicine, arts, literature, information science, biology, history, psychology, and many others. The Wikimedia in Education Signpost series presents a snapshot of the Wikimedia Global Education Program as it exists in 2014. We interviewed participants and facilitators from the United States and Canada, Serbia, Israel, the Arab World, and Mexico, in addition to the Wikimedia Foundation.
Can you describe how the Education Program started in Serbia?
How many instructors and students currently participate in the program?
Which areas of the country currently participate?
What grade levels are the students who participate?
What languages do students use when editing? Is there any translation work between wikis?
As you probably know, Wikipedia editors are predominantly male in most languages. Approximately what percentage of the students who participate in the Serbia education program are female?
How are instructors and students trained to use Wikipedia?
Do students and instructors usually use VisualEditor?
What kinds of assignments do students receive when using Wikipedia in the classroom? For example, are they translating, editing existing articles, or creating new articles? Which languages do they use?
Has the program received any endorsements from government agencies? If so, who in the government endorsed the program, and how did the government decide to support the program?
Outside of Serbia, how widely used is the Serbian Wikipedia?
How do you expect the program to develop in the next few years?
Is there anything else you would like Signpost readers to know about the education program in Serbia?
The Wikimedia Education Program currently spans 60 programs around the world. Students and instructors participate at almost every level of education. Subjects covered include law, medicine, arts, literature, information science, biology, history, psychology, and many others. The Wikimedia in Education Signpost series presents a snapshot of the Wikimedia Global Education Program as it exists in 2014. We interviewed participants and facilitators from the United States and Canada, Serbia, Israel, the Arab World, and Mexico, in addition to the Wikimedia Foundation.
Can you describe how the Education Program started in Serbia?
How many instructors and students currently participate in the program?
Which areas of the country currently participate?
What grade levels are the students who participate?
What languages do students use when editing? Is there any translation work between wikis?
As you probably know, Wikipedia editors are predominantly male in most languages. Approximately what percentage of the students who participate in the Serbia education program are female?
How are instructors and students trained to use Wikipedia?
Do students and instructors usually use VisualEditor?
What kinds of assignments do students receive when using Wikipedia in the classroom? For example, are they translating, editing existing articles, or creating new articles? Which languages do they use?
Has the program received any endorsements from government agencies? If so, who in the government endorsed the program, and how did the government decide to support the program?
Outside of Serbia, how widely used is the Serbian Wikipedia?
How do you expect the program to develop in the next few years?
Is there anything else you would like Signpost readers to know about the education program in Serbia?
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