Translations:Education/News/August 2022/Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom Program Nigeria: The Teacher experience/19/en

A photo of Mrs. Oluyemisi Fadare in black suit with other certified Teachers holding a certificate at the closing ceremony and certification of Teachers for Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom Program, Kwara, Nigeria

Oluyemisi's Reading Wikipedia in the Classroom Learning experience as a certified Teacher of the program

Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia created by Jimmy Wales Larry Senger, where reliable information is gathered freely, the information can be sourced in different languages of the world depending on the information sought after. “Wiki” is a Hawaii language that means speed. Wikipedia is written by a collaborative effort of people all over the world, anyone with internet connectivity can access it. It is a global space that can be worked on remotely as users don’t have to wait for a publisher to create a new edition or update information. Any information sent on Wikipedia should have a secondary source where the users can verify the information before use. It helps to verify facts before sending them to other users, it improves digital skills, fosters media information literacy skills, accesses information, and creates information for this reason it is important that teachers and students in the 21st century need to be exposed to its literacy skills. It also promotes a reading culture outside the four walls of the classroom such that students can learn at their own pace. Wikipedia users have the ability to create, contribute ideas, and monitor, and edit articles.