# Pre-Conference Open Webinar: Wikipedia & MIT Open Learning: A New Strategic Collaboration

**URL:** https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/pre-conference-open-webinar-wikipedia-mit-open-learning-a-new-strategic-collaboration/9411
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**Created:** [September 21, 2026, 10:31pm UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/pre-conference-open-webinar-wikipedia-mit-open-learning-a-new-strategic-collaboration/9411 "2026-09-21T22:31:13Z")
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### Author: ![cogdog](https://connect.oeglobal.org/user_avatar/connect.oeglobal.org/cogdog/32/2_2.png) [@cogdog](https://connect.oeglobal.org/u/cogdog)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2026, 10:31pm UTC](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/pre-conference-open-webinar-wikipedia-mit-open-learning-a-new-strategic-collaboration/9411/1 "2026-09-21T22:31:13Z")

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More things to do the day before OEGlobal 2026 opens, and following up on the [in person Wikipedia Workshop / Edit-a-thon](https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/pre-conference-wikipedia-workshop-edit-a-thon-tuesday-6-october-1-00-4-00pm/9401) is an online open webinar [Wikipedia & MIT Open Learning: A New Strategic Collaboration](https://openlearning.mit.edu/events/wikipedia-mit-open-learning-new-strategic-collaboration)

 ![headshots of three speakers for Wikipedia & MIT Open Learning: A New Strategic Collaboration An Open Conversation with Andrew Lih, Peter B. Kaufman, and Curt Newton](https://connect.oeglobal.org/uploads/default/original/2X/1/170bd1e3ba5b2434d6a717cc03a90f4401b1cf7f.png)

> Join MIT Open Learning’s **Curt Newton @cjnewton , Peter B. Kaufman** , and **Wikimedian Andrew Lih** for a conversation about this new collaboration with Wikipedia on trustworthy publicly available knowledge.
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> Andrew Lih brings deep expertise in open knowledge and cultural heritage collaborations. Serving as Wikimedian at Large for the Smithsonian Institution, he helped spearhead the Smithsonian’s landmark 2020 Open Access initiative, which released millions of digital assets from its museums, libraries, archives, and zoo for public use. His previous work includes serving as Wikimedia Strategist at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and leading projects with the U.S. National Archives that expanded access to archival content through Wikimedia platforms.
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> Together, Lih, Newton, and Kaufman will discuss the opportunities and challenges of leveraging open educational resources to enrich Wikipedia, the importance of institutional partnerships in advancing public knowledge, and the broader role of openness in preserving and sharing cultural and educational resources for future generations.

📅 **When:** (your local time) 2026-10-06T21:30:00Z→2026-10-06T22:30:00Z  
🖊 **Participate:** [Register to attend](https://www.addevent.com/event/y51mk9x7sc84)  
🔗 **Info:** [https://openlearning.mit.edu/events/wikipedia-mit-open-learning-new-strategic-collaboration](https://openlearning.mit.edu/events/wikipedia-mit-open-learning-new-strategic-collaboration)