For my Education Studies course “Education, Knowledge and Curriculum” (EDST 403) we were given multiple final project options, and I have decided on the option of contributing to Wikipedia.

Here are my assignment guidelines:

“Find a topic on Wikipedia that is related to a pedagogical or curricular area of interest in your teaching practice. Contribute information to the entry or improve the information provided. Describe what you added or changed and why, and reflect on the experience (For example, did you keep track of whether your contribution remained on the web, or whether it was subsequently changed by someone else? Does the fact that you are now a co-author of Wikipedia change how you see this source?)”

I have decided to contribute to “(8) Second Language Education in Canada” on the Official bilingualism in Canada page. I chose this topic because I feel the entry is sparse and lacking information since it is for all of Canada. Furthermore, I am currently training as an FSL educator in BC, and have previously worked in ESL in New Brunswick so I have some insight from these provinces. Since Wikipedia is collaboratively edited, I wanted to reach out to others to contribute, especially others that bring knowledge from different regions, or on different forms of FSL (ex: immersion, intensive French, private school, etc.) in Canada.

So, I welcome you all to work with me to contribute to this topic and am hoping to see some back and forth editing action!

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