Shani Evenstein Sigalov

Short Bio

Shani Evenstein Sigalov is an educator, lecturer, researcher and Free Knowledge advocate, with a special interest in bridging gender, language and social gaps.

Her academic research explores the intersection between Education, Technology, Innovation and Openness. For her PhD research she was selected as an Azrieli Foundation Research Fellow, and her dissertation focused on the Semantic Web as a learning platform, with Wikidata as a case study.

As an educator specializing in Technology & Learning, EdTech innovation, curriculum design and implementing Wikipedia and Wikidata into the academic curriculum, she has designed and led the first, for-credit, academic courses worldwide to feature Wikimedia projects as learning platforms that improve skills and literacies.

She is currently a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Faculty of Education in Science and Technology, Technion; a Post–Doctoral Fellow at the School of Education, Technology & Learning program, Tel Aviv University; and a Visiting Fellow at the Digital Humanities Research Lab, School of Advanced Study, University of London.

In addition, she serves as Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit that supports Wikipedia and its sister projects globally, and as Chief Editor and Chairperson for Project Ben-Yehuda, the largest, free, digital library for Hebrew Writings.

Contact info:

Email: shani.even@gmail.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shani-evenstein/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Shani.Evenstein

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShaniEvenstein

Publications:

Dissertation & Thesis

  • Evenstein Sigalov, S. (2023). Learning with the Semantic Web: the case of Wikidata as a learning platform. PhD Dissertation, School of Education, Technology & Learning Program, Tel Aviv University. Supervisor: Prof. Rafi Nachmias.
  • Evenstein Sigalov, S. (2016). The Benefits & Challenges of Designing an Academic Wikipedia Course and Implementing it in Higher Education. MA Thesis, School of Education, Technology & Learning Program, Tel Aviv University. Supervisor: Prof. Rafi Nachmias.

Published

  • Evenstein Sigalov, S., Nachmias, R. (2023). ­­Investigating the Potential of the Semantic Web for Education: Exploring Wikidata as a Learning Platform. Education & Information Technologies. Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-023-11664-1
  • Evenstein Sigalov, S., Cohen, A., Nachmias, R. (2023). Open Educational Resources for Literacies, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: The Case of Integrating Wikidata into Higher Education. In: Olivier, J., Rambow, A. (eds) Open Educational Resources in Higher Education. Future Education and Learning Spaces (p.279-306). Springer Nature, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-8590-4_13
  • Evenstein Sigalov, S., Davis, L.L., Maljković, F., Peschanski, J.A. (2023). The Wikipedia Education Program as Open Educational Practice: Global Stories. In: Olivier, J., Rambow, A. (eds) Open Educational Resources in Higher Education. Future Education and Learning Spaces (p. 251-278). Springer Nature, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-8590-4_12
  • Evenstein Sigalov, S. & Cohen, A. (2022). Open Education, OERs and emerging technologies: the case of Wikipedia and Wikidata as learning platforms in higher education in Israel. In A. Cohen, M. Scheinfeld, G. Ravid, E. Shmueli (Eds.), Learning Technologies in Higher Education in Israel (pp. 163-188). Israel: IUCEL (Inter-University Center for E-learning). Download link: https://meital.iucc.ac.il/he/book/.
  • Mendes, T.B., Dawson, J., Evenstein Sigalov, S. et al. Wikipedia in Health Professional Schools: from an Opponent to an Ally. Med.Sci.Educ. (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40670-021-01408-6
  • Evenstein Sigalov, S. & Cohen, A. (2020). Integrating Wikipedia into Higher Education: A new Course Model for Social Impact. In Proceedings of the 2020 Virtual AERA Annual Meeting. https://doi.org/10.3102/1587275
  • Evenstein Sigalov, S., Nachmias, R. (2017). Wikipedia as a platform for impactful learning: A new course model in higher education. Education and information technologies, 22(6), 2959-2979.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-016-9564-z

Under Review

  • Evenstein Sigalov, S., Cohen, A. (2023). Integrating Wikipedia into Higher Education: A New Course Model for Social Impact. (Submitted in 2022).
  • Evenstein Sigalov, S., Cohen, A. (2023). OERs for Social Impact: A Decade of Implementing Wikipedia & Wikidata into Higher Education. (Submitted in 2022).
  • Konieczny, Evenstein Sigalov, S. (2023). Writing for the greater good: What do educators think about using Wikipedia as a teaching tool? (Submitted in 2022).

Selected recent conferences