Wiki Education

08/31/2026

Our Speaker Series returns this Wednesday, Sept. 2! Learn more and register to join us on Zoom for "Wikipedia in the Age of AI":

As a new academic year gets underway, generative AI is one of the hottest topics inside the classroom and out. Large language models can produce convincing text on any topic in seconds, but confide…

08/27/2026

“Students took ownership of this assignment much more than any other assignment I have ever given." Explore faculty and students experiences with the Wikipedia Assignment in our Spring 2026 reflection:

As we head into the new academic term, our Wikipedia Student Program director reflects back on the incredible impact and big takeaways from Spring 2026. Each term, Wiki Education shepherds thousand…

08/24/2026

Thanks to new support from Every Page Foundation, hundreds of postsecondary student editors working on Wikipedia assignments this academic year will help improve women's representation on Wikipedia:

08/19/2026

Published research about rare diseases can be sparse, which makes it difficult to improve their coverage on Wikipedia. But thanks to a group of disease experts who took our course, nearly 500 references were added to new or existing articles, reaching 819K page views and counting:

Something that is both hidden and obvious about rare diseases is that published research about these diseases is sparse compared to other diseases. This has a compounding effect on Wikipedia — with…

08/13/2026

James Madison University's Professor Maura Hametz on how the Wikipedia Assignment's resources and built-in AI checks take the guesswork out of detection, decrease tension and anxiety, and create teachable moments:

Maura Hametz is a professor of history at James Madison University. She first incorporated the Wikipedia Assignment in fall 2025. Teaching is about knowledge acquisition. AI is a tool for knowledg…

08/05/2026

Boston College professor Oliver Wunsch asks students to use library books for the Wikipedia Assignment to teach why the learning process itself matters. Read his take on AI, verifiability, and the student who said checking out books felt like being in a movie about college:

Oliver Wunsch is an associate professor and Director of Undergraduate Study for Art History in the Art, Art History, and Film Department at Boston College. A few months ago, a student stopped by my…

07/30/2026

Our 2026-2027 Annual Plan is live! Take a look at what's ahead for Wiki Education this year:

As we kick off the new fiscal year, we’re pleased to share Wiki Education’s 2026–2027 Annual Plan, a look back at a year shaped by rapid change and a look forward at how we’ll strengthen our progra…

07/24/2026

"Go for it! Don’t be afraid. Learn with your students." University of Notre Dame's Dr. Whitney Lew James on bringing the Wikipedia Assignment into the classroom during the age of AI:

Whitney Lew James is an associate teaching professor in the University Writing Program at the University of Notre Dame. Dr. James has incorporated the Wikipedia assignment into her courses since 20…

07/17/2026

Interested in learning more about AI and Wikipedia? Check out the recent 2-part interview with Wiki Education’s LiAnna Davis and Professor Jennifer Bernstein on Lance Eaton's Substack, AI + Education = Simplified. Part 1: https://open.substack.com/pub/aiedusimplified/p/i-can-put-all-the-statements-i-want?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web Part 2: https://aiedusimplified.substack.com/p/it-gives-them-hope-in-a-challenging

Part 2 of an interview with Jennifer Bernstein and LiAnna Davis

07/14/2026

Our latest data shows that the percentage of our participants' Wikipedia articles flagged as being written by AI has decreased since we began interventions in mid-2025. Explore how we handle generative AI usage, why verifiability remains a top concern, and what comes next:

In January, Wiki Education published a widely read blog post about our experiences with Wikipedia editing and generative AI chatbots like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Copilot. It sparked lots of co…