The third
consortium meeting Motech in Koszalin
took place from the 17th
until the 20th of June 2014. T
The aims of the two-day workshop were to:
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show
Wikipedia and present its features (neutral point of view, verifiability, no original research,)
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inform
about copyrights
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learn
how to create a new Wikipedia entry in
respect of the correct style ( common language and editorial mistakes)
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how to test
a new entry,
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how
to travel through hypertext,
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how
to use the encyclopedia for educational purposes.
The tasks
Because of the fact that the workshop
took place in the period of Corpus Christi, one of the most important
catholic ceremonies, this event became the main keynote of the meeting.
Firstly, the participants listened to Alicja Lorenz, the Religious Education teacher trainer who
presented the history of this event and explained its role in the catholic
church. Then, they participated in a
traditional religious procession in
order to take pictures for their entry
in Wikipedia ( religious events in the countries of the workshop participants
). Furthermore, they listened to Urszula Rusiak, the science teacher trainer who presented the features of the Wikipedia
encyclopedia. Finally, they were taught
how to create articles in the Wikipedia encyclopedia.
The visit
of the primary and
lower-secondary school
The participants also visited the school “Zespol
Szkol Nr 11 w Koszalinie”
and observed parts of three lessons: English, Maths
and Chemistry during which the students
and their teachers were working with ICT tools (computers and interactive whiteboards).
The cultural events
All the visited
the city center of Koszalin
and the castle in Darłowo.
The evaluation of the workshop
The participants evaluated the workshop filling in a survey
written on jotform.com.
The results
were presented on –line .