This document outlines information about the WikiSkills project, which was funded by the European Commission. The project developed an innovative training curriculum focused on effective use of wikis in educational settings to achieve learning objectives and foster community among Europe. A WikiSkills event was scheduled in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, hosted by CESGA, to discuss the WikiSkills project and the role of Galipedia as a master wiki for learning.

1. This project has been funded with support from the
European Commission. This publication
[communication] reflects the views only of the
author, and the Commission cannot be held
responsible for any use which may be made of
the information contained therein.
Wikis as tools for
learning
and socio-cultural
development
www.wikiskills.net
Consor�um Contact
Théo Bondolfi
Fonda�on Ynternet.org
Branche 17 - 1091 Grandvaux
Switzerland
+ 41 (0) 78 943 44 14
info@ynternet.org
Ynternet.org
Switzerland
www.ynternet.org
die Berater
Austria
www.dieberater.com
Ellinogermaniki Agogi
Greece
www.ea.gr
University of Barcelona
Spain
www.futurelearning.org
MAC-Team
Belgium
www.mac-team.com
HEIG/VD
Switzerland
www.heig-vd.ch
CESGA
Spain
www.cesga.es
Wikimedia Sverige
Sweden
www.wikimedia.se
®
In collabora�on with Galipedia
h�ps://gl.wikipedia.org

2. Summary Objec�ves
Wikis are simple to use, asynchronous, web-
based collabora�ve hypertext authoring
systems. Recently, Wikis have been widely used
in various sectors and levels of educa�on, as
they can enhance collabora�ve learning.
In a wiki-based learning scenario, par�cipants
co-edit web pages. During such processes, peer
interac�on can mo�vate par�cipants, who
construct synergically shared knowledge.
Within common learning scenarios,
par�cipants from different educa�onal sectors,
cultures and ages (schools, universi�es,
professional and adult training) will learn how
to use wikis for their socio-professional
development.
The project will develop, implement and
evaluate an innova�ve training curriculum
focusing on how to make the best use of wiki
environments in educa�onal se�ngs, so to
reach high learning objec�ves and foster a
community of learners among Europe.
Provide opportuni�es for meaningful
collabora�ve learning ac�vi�es;
Promote digital literacy, as well as social
skills, wri�ng skills and cri�cal thinking;
Develop a sustainable virtual community of
prac�ce among the different project
countries;
Enable educa�onal communi�es to
contribute to the actual informa�on
society;
Empower civic behaviours, social inclusion,
employability and cultural understanding.
WikiSkills promotes innova�ve pedagogical
approaches that foster crea�vity,
compe��veness, employability and
entrepreneurial spirit, equity, social cohesion
and ac�ve ci�zenship.
Event
A Wikiskills event will take place in San�ago de
Compostela, hosted by CESGA:
WikiSkills project: Wikis as tools for learning
and socio-cultural development
By Theo Bondolfi, Wikiskills project manager
03/10/2013 - 18:00h
Galicia Supercompu�ng Centre
San�ago de Compostela
Galipedia: A master-wiki to a learn-
changing world
by Antonio Gregorio and Elisardo Juncal,
Galipedia administrators
A monitoring mee�ng gathering all the
partners of the project will be held from
October 1st to 3rd in order to:
- Propose and decide the final steps of the
project ac�vi�es
- Highlight the poten�al for the further
exploita�on of the outcomes of the project
- Meet with experts to develop the network
of consultants able to manage wikiskills
services based on the exploita�on plan
Crea�ng Learning Materials: A wiki aimed
at storing the knowledge in crea�ng
educa�ve mul�media resources
by María José Malmierca, Head of e-Learning
dept. / CESGA