Wikimania 2025

Wikimedia projects and education: experiences in Apulia
2025-08-08 , MERU (Meeting room B) 🌐 💬
Language: English

This talk will showcase some projects that Wikimedians have been undertaking in Apulia with educational institutions, a total of 6 schools and the University of Bari, working on different Wikimedia projects and even OpenStreetMap.


Since 2020, in the midst of the Pandemic, Apulian Wikimedians have been carrying on projects with students from schools and university, also thanks with a great collaboration with the University of Bari. We have reached a total of 13 educational projects, which involved a wide range of Wikimedia projects (Wikipedia, Wikivoyage, Wikiversity, Wikibooks, Wikimedia Commons, Wikidata) and even OpenStreetMap (in combination with Wikivoyage). The topics have been varied as well: the main focus has been the local area, as increasing knowledge available on Wikimedia projects about it is beneficial for the entire community. As we have gained a bit experience, me and Maristella Gatto, professor at the University of Bari, would like to present a showcase of the most significant projects, their impact and, foremost, the challenges we have faced and the challenges we were not able to face. I hope presenting our strategies and approach may help stimulate the discussion about what we could do better in the education field. A part of the time will be reserved to discussion and feedback.


How does your session relate to the event theme: Wikimania@20: Inclusivity. Impact. Sustainability?

We believe that having good cooperations also with institutions like universities and schools is essential for impact and inclusivity.

What is the experience level needed for the audience for your session?

Everyone can participate in this session

How do you plan to deliver this session? You will be asked to confirm this closer to the date in case of changes to the format.

Hybrid, with some speakers in Nairobi and others dialing in remotely

Should your session be selected for the program, do you agree to release your session and supporting materials on-wiki and on the eventyay platform under CC BY-SA 4.0?

I agree

What other themes or topics does your session fit into? Please choose from the list of tags below.

Campaigns, Events, Collaboration, Affiliates

I've been a Wikimedian since 2012. I'm 20 and I'm the vice-president of Wikimedia Italy. I'm active on it.Wikipedia, but also on offline campaigns like educational activities with school and universities and organising Wiki Loves Monuments in Italy and Apulia region.