Wikipedia Education Program in higher education settings: Actions and lessons learned from four specific cases in Mexico and Argentina

Abstract

espanolEste articulo presenta una vision comparativa de los esfuerzos y resultados del Programa de Educacion de Wikipedia en el trabajo con instituciones de educacion superior. Siguiendo la idea de que "Wikipedia pertenece a la educacion", profesores de todo el mundo se han interesado en incluir Wikipedia en sus cursos. Este documento analiza experiencias y lecciones de Wikimedia Argentina y Wikimedia Mexico, en el trabajo con instituciones de educacion superior, para encontrar desafios y soluciones similares en la implementacion de proyectos de Wikipedia en espacios academicos, esto tambien en el contexto de la Iniciativa de Cooperacion Regional para Iberoamerica (Iberocoop) que ha propuesto la creacion de un capitulo en la region, fomentando la colaboracion y el intercambio de experiencias. EnglishThis article presents a comparative view of efforts and results that have been accomplished by the Wikipedia Education Program working with higher education institutions. Following the idea that “Wikipedia belongs to education”, teachers from all over the world have become interested in including Wikipedia in their courses. This paper analyses experiences and lessons from Wikimedia Argentina and Wikimedia Mexico, both chapters working with higher education institutions, in order to found similar challenges and solutions in the implementation of Wikipedia projects in academic spaces, also in the context of the Initiative for Regional Cooperation for Ibero-America (Iberocoop) that has proposed the creation of a chapter in the region, fostering collaboration and exchange of experiences.