26.11.2025, 10:00–10:45 o'clock (Europe/Berlin), Purple Room
This session will feature an open exchange on the topic of advocacy work for open education. In the beginning, the session leaders will give a short introduction into the educational policy work of Wikimedia Germany. Afterwards, participants will work through different stations to share their experiences and best practices on topics such as measures and materials, target audiences and key insights. The session will conclude with a summary of the discussion.
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Additional information –The session will be held by Sarah-Isabella Behrens and Caroline Boos. Both work as managers for education policy with Wikimedia Germany. The aim of their work is to promote the idea of free knowledge in education. That is why they advocate open educational resources and practices, open educational infrastructures and the use of the Wiki projects in education. More information about their activities can be found here: https://www.wikimedia.de/themen/offene-bildung/ More information of Wikimedia Germany’s political positions in regard to digital education can be found here: https://www.wikimedia.de/digitale-bildung/ (both websites in German only). Caroline and Sarah are available at education@wikimedia.de.
Language of the session –English
Hi, I'm Sarah-Isabella Behrens and I'm a manager for education policy at Wikimedia Deutschland e. V., focusing on openness in education. I work at the intersection of Open Educational Resources, Open Educational Practices, and open technological solutions, and I'm interested in collaboration within communities and alliances.
My name is Caroline Boos, I work as a manager for education policy with Wikimedia Germany. My work focuses on how the Wiki projects (especially Wikipedia) can be a useful tool to implement opnenness in schools.