Wikimedia lesson plans - for remote learning - Using Wikimedia projects to foster learning and discovery

Oct 16, 2026

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Selected Wikimedia lesson plans for remote learning explain how to use Wikipedia and related Wikimedia projects as open educational resources to strengthen students’ media and information literacy. Each plan provides clear learning objectives, required resources, and actionable steps for facilitators and learners, while encouraging customization to different contexts and age groups. Plans cover beginner-friendly activities across subjects, supported by freely usable project content under Creative Commons.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryTechnology

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Pages20

Reading Time50 min

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Welcome!

What is Wikipedia?

What are the Wikimedia projects?

How can I use these lesson plans?

Lesson plans menu

# Wikimedia lesson plans for remote learning Using Wikimedia projects to foster learning and discovery ## Welcome! This document presents a selected compilation of lesson plansthat leverage the power of Wikipedia and its sisterprojects asopen educational resources (OER) . Whether you’re teachinggeography, english, or history these lesson plans provide activitiesthat improve students’media and information literacy skills whileadvancing subject-specific topics and fostering creative andagency in the digital space. Each lesson plan presents a clearlearning objective, resources needed to carry out the lesson, andaction steps for facilitatorsand students to better develop theactivities. While the lesson plans indicate suggested subjects and agegroups we highly encourage you to customize them to your owncontext and needs. They’re free for you to use, remix, and share! Who is this document for? ● Teachers looking to foster independent learning, digital skills, and creativity among their students using open educationalresources. ● Parents and guardians looking for activities they can includein their home learning programs or as complements tonational remote learning curricula. In this document you will find: ● What is Wikipedia? ● What are the Wikimedia projects? ● How can I use these lesson plans? ● Lesson plans menu ● 10 lesson plans for remote learning ● Additional resources ## What is Wikipedia? Wikipedia is a free online encyclopediacreated and maintained as an opencollaboration project by a community ofvolunteer editors passionate about openknowledge. Itis the largest and most popular generalreference work on the World Wide Web, andarguably the world’s largest open educationalresource. Itis available in over 300 languagescomprising more than 40 million articles ofencyclopedic value. More importantly: itis very likely that yourstudents consult Wikipedia on a regular basis! ## What are the Wikimedia projects? Alongside Wikipedia we find anumber of projects that follow thefree content model with their maingoal being the dissemination ofknowledge. There is greatpedagogical potential fortheinclusion of these projects in theremote learning experience. All projects are collaborativelydeveloped by users around theworld using the MediaWiki software.All contributions are released undera free Creative Commons license,meaning that any project contentmay be freely used, edited, copied,andredistributed, subject to theterms of the license. ## How can I use these lesson plans? 1. Explore the lesson plans menu to choose onethat responds to the topic you want to work onor that aligns with your learning objectives. 2. Adapt the lesson planto respond to yourparticular context and learning objectives ifneeded. 3. Prepare the resources needed in advance andexplore the Wikimedia projects indicated so youcan better guide your students during theactivity. 4. Start a new learning journey with your studentsand watch the magic happen! Bonus: Share your experience with us on social media using the hashtag \#EduWiki! ## Lesson plans menu | SuggestedSubject | Activity | Learning objectives | Agegroup | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Art | “Thank you”cards for ourcommunitymembers | Learners use Wikiquote and Wikimedia Commons tocreate “Thank you”cards for local workers during theCOVID-19 crisis (or other challenging times) . | 7+ | | ComputerSciences | Only five clicksaway | Learners navigate hyperlinks on Wikipedia articles throughfive clicks as a model to discovering new information on theinternet. | 11+ | | English | I bet you can'tfind... | Learners identify sources of information they can find on theweband choose relevant information on Wikipedia to solvea query. | 9+ | | English | Let's bescriptwriters! | Learners create scripts for new scenes or plotlines for theirfavorite movie/film. Learners use Wikipedia to recallprevious knowledge and discover Wikibooks.

FAQs

Who is this document for?

It is for teachers who want to support independent learning, digital skills, and creativity, and for parents/guardians who need activities for home learning or as a complement to remote curricula.

What do the lesson plans include?

Each lesson plan includes a clear learning objective, the resources needed to run the lesson, and action steps for facilitators and students.

How can educators use these lesson plans effectively?

Choose activities from the lesson plans menu, adapt them to the local context and learning objectives, prepare the needed resources in advance, and explore the indicated Wikimedia projects to guide students.

Oct 16, 2026

Upload by Jiven