IEP/Professors

IEP version 2.0 will be a professor based model and not an institution based model. Rather than enrolling universities in IEP we will enroll individual professors who'd be interested to work with us. Even if that means enrolling just one professor from a university.

During the Pune pilot we were worked on an institute based model and enrolled several classes in a particular university. We observed that classes where professors were actively involved performed better than the rest.

In the IEP version 2.0 we want to make sure that we only enroll those professors who would voluntarily like to include Wikipedia as a teaching tool in their classes. Hence we want to change the IEP model and work with individual professors rather than working with institutes.

Following criteria will be taken into account before enrolling a professor in the IEP:

1. Professor should understand Wikimedia Foundation's mission
2. Professor should understand the aim of Wikipedia Education Program
3. Professor should have basic understanding of Wikipedia and its core values
4. Professor should be responsive and should posses good communication skills
5. Professor should be willing to take up the assignment and should not be pushed by the Director or higher authority to involve Wikipedia as an in-class assignment.
6. Professor should be aware of the additional effort that he/she will have to put in to enroll in the IEP.
7. Professor should be comfortable working with the computers.
8. Professors should have Wikipedia user account and talk page.
9. Professors should understand how to edit Wikipedia articles.
   

All teachers who plan to participate in the IEP will have to attend a mandatory orientation. The two-day orientation aims at enabling instructors to successfully integrate Wikipedia into their syllabus and at giving them an overview of Wikipedia's core policies, structures and workflows. Teachers will also learn basic editing and on-wiki communication techniques. The orientation will comprise three main modules:

1. Module 1: Wikipedia Education Program Overview
   • IEP overview and role descriptions
   • Goals of the program and measures of success
   • Where to get help
   • Requirements and logistics
2. Module 2: About Wikipedia
   • Core Wikipedia policies
   • Encyclopedic writing style
   • Copyright and plagiarism
   • Anatomy of an article
   • Editing skills
   • Wikipedia site anatomy (recent changes, page history, watchlists)
   • Communicating on-wiki
   • What makes a good article?
3. Module 3: Syllabus and assignment design
   • Learning objectives for a Wikipedia assignment
   • Sample syllabus
   • Tips & learning points on assignment design
   • How to grade students' work

Click here to view the presentation that will be used during the faculty presentation.

1. Once in two weeks we will conduct IRC office hours with the professors to assess the progress of Wikipedia in-class assignments.
2. Status board should be shared with the professors every week. Click here to view a sample status board spreadsheet.