<div dir="ltr">We’re a nonprofit that brings together the worlds of Wikipedia and academia. Our main project currently is the Classroom Program, which helps university professors to run effective Wikipedia editing assignments in their courses. <b><font color="#ff0000">The basic concept is that professors assign students to improve Wikipedia articles instead of writing traditional term papers</font></b>. The students get a unique opportunity to do work that has an audience and makes a difference, the professors can improve public understanding of their specialties, and Wikipedia becomes better and more comprehensive. The Classroom Program includes online training for professors and students who are new to Wikipedia, model assignments and best practices, teaching materials, (fairly basic) software on Wikipedia for keeping track of class activity, and a volunteer corp of “Wikipedia Ambassadors” who help professors and students learn the ropes.<div>
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