Grants:TPS/Domusaurea/Wikipedia Academy

User name

Juliana Bastos Marques

User location (country)

Brazil

Event name

Wikipedia Academy

Event Web site

http://wikipedia-academy.de/2012/wiki/Main_Page

Event date(s)

June 29 - July 1 2012

Event location (city)

Berlin, Germany

Amount requested (remember to specify currency!)

US$ 2723,00

Endorsements

Everton Zanella Alvarenga

Budget breakdown

• Travel: USD 1552,00 - round-trip economy class ticket GIG/LHR/BER (British Airways)
• Accomodation + meals: USD 273 (74,9% of the Dept. of State Maximum Per Diem Rate for Berlin) X 4 days = USD 1092,00
• Registration fee: USD 79 (60 Euro)

Proposed Participation

I intend to present during Wikipedia Academy the results of my experience teaching the first Brazilian university course with the Wikipedia Education Program, presenting my thoughts on the success of the course.

Paper title: Starting the Brazilian Wikipedia Education Program: educational and community specifics

Abstract:

The Brazilian participation on the Wikipedia Educational Project started in the second semester of 2011, with a pilot undergraduate course on Roman History at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro State (UNIRIO). One experienced wikimedian [1] worked as Campus Ambassador, and two other members [2] [3] of the lusophone Wikipedia community acted as Online Ambassadors throughout the course. This paper discusses the implementation of this experience, together with the implications of the results obtained among the lusophone Wikipedia community, students and academia. Cultural and educational specifics of Brazil are also discussed, in that they must be carefully considered when planning the growth and development of the Wikipedia Educational Project in the country.

Goal and Expected Impact

Reflecting on the factors of success for the Wikipedia Educational program is vital to the future of the project in Brazil. It is also important to discuss the country specifics in terms of educational and community particulars.