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Smart Region^.RU
Using possibilities of Wikimedia projects for supporting regional development of the Russian Federation

Education-related dimension of «Smart Region» project.

Integration into Education is possible through

Using Wikimedia projects as platforms for
- creation and improvement of thematic articles on Wikimedia projects instead of regular coursework papers
- presenting results of other appropriate individual or group projects, etc.
Using collectively generated Wikimedia projects hosted content for developing critical perception of various phenomena

Reasons

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International experience shows that students enjoy editing Wikipedia more than similar assignments elsewhere. Wiki in Education is used in over 90 countries, because students:^[1]

improve own self-esteem, confidence in own competencies and are readier for independent decision-making
develop productive IT use skills
learn to express themselves in front of the global audience
enriches their teamwork and collaboration skills
get used to independent work with information (assessing its reliability, quality, critical consideration of used argumentation)^[2]
are better prepared to be active members of knowledge economy, where they will be generating new information and knowledge
are exposed to importance of multilingualism and multiculturalism of our world
are getting used and better prepared to facing variety of conflicts existing in the surrounding world
are incentivized to look for continuous learning opportunities
etc.

Examples

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Most widely used at vocational or university level
- Wiki Education Foundation covers North America (U.S. & Canada)
- Russia has some experience in using in a number of colleges in Moscow and at Petrozavodsk State University
Greek teachers & Wikimedians have proven practical success in using similar methods with:
- 8 year olds, as well as
- vulnerable groups of people
French teachers working with middle and high school kids stated that Developing Wiki-skills is even more important than coding, the latter acknowledged as necessary to almost every individual in artificial intelligence era
Armenia's Wiki-volunteers have developed a global Armenian Educational movement with their camps and school Wiki-Clubs experience being valuable for people from all over the world.
- On rural WikiClub in a mountainous region settlement of 1857
- Speaking at Wikimedia Russia Conferences (in Russian)
  - Saint-Petersburg 2016
  - Moscow 2017
Ukrainian Wiki-volunteers on Wiki in Education influencing motivation to study - as teacher becomes a guide in the exciting adventure in the world of knowledge with kids and their team members being the key characters of the quest (in Russian)
International team studies Using Wiki as a Tool for generating educational content to teach Primary School program in a small indigenous language community's mothertongue
Colleagues from Basque country successfully use similar project to generate middle and high-school content (12-16 y.o.) in collaboration with the local university

Kinds of activities

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Critical reading
Editing existing material
- Correcting factual data
- Adding descriptive material
Creation of new material
- Translation from other language versions
- Independent search for sources and description of knowledge

Spaces

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См. также: Умный регион/Направления/en#By Wikimedia project

Wikipedia — среда создания свободных текстовых материалов энциклопедического содержания
Wikidata — свободная машиночитаемая база знаний с многоязычными подписями
Wikimedia Commons — хранилище свободных медиафайлов
Wikibooks — среда для совместного создания свободных руководств и методических инструкций
Wikiversity — среда для совместного развития свободных образовательных программ
Wikinews — среда для совместного написания новостных заметок под свободными лицензиями
Wikiquote — среда для совместного сбора цитат под свободными лицензиями
Wikisource — среда для сбора опубликованных источников, находящихся в общественном достоянии или под свободными лицензиями
Wikivoyage — среда для сбора опубликованных источников, находящихся в общественном достоянии или под свободными лицензиями