Giacomo Alessandroni
I have been a Wikimedia volunteer for over 20 years. In the last years my work has been around Wikiversity, Wikibooks and (why not?) Vikidia which I am vice president. Since three year I am Marche regional coordinator of Wikimedia Italy.
I have taught telecommunication before and now I teach robotics and IT.
When I can (every day) I use Wikimedia as OER in my classes. I ask pupils of mine to write lessons and chapters of cooperative books in peer-education methodology.
Session
Often, the Wikimedia environment is associated primarily with Wikipedia. In addition, there are several minor projects that serve as useful open educational resources. When a teacher is looking for inspiration, Wikipedia seems to be the only source. Indeed, there are minor projects such as Wikibooks, Wikiversity, and Wikivoyage, which are very effective resources for organizing lessons.
In this talk, we will show how to use these minor projects not only for creating lessons but also for implementing peer-education methodologies. In this lecture, we summarize several didactic experiences, starting with Wikiversity, followed by collaborative writing projects with Wikibooks.