3. I did my research on Wikipedia
What do you tell the student(s)?
4. Activity
You have two articles on the same topic
Read them and compare/contrast the
two articles
Questions:
Do the articles have the same info?
What’s the same? What’s different about the
two?
Is one better than the other?
5. Why Wikipedia in Education?
Accessible, everyone uses it, not just students
Started in January 2001
7th most popular website on the Internet
English Wikipedia Stats
http://rcmap.hatnote.com/#en
6. Why Wikipedia in Education?
Accessible, everyone uses it, not just students
Top source on mobile devices
Knight Foundation
7. Why Wikipedia in Education?
Accessible, everyone uses it, not just students
Top source of medical info
Used by journalist & scholars
Knight Foundation
The Oxford Textbook of
Zoonoses Vs. Ebola Virus
chapter 31, “Marburg and Ebola
viruses,” written by Graham
Lloyd, works at the British
government-research facility
Porton Down
Pinsker, Joe. “The Covert World of People
Trying to Edit Wikipedia--For Pay.” The
Atlantic. Atlantic Media Company. 11
August, 2015. Web
8. Why Wikipedia in Education?
Provide opportunities for teaching literacies:
Digital – learning technology skills
Information – critical thinking, research,
evaluating information,
Visual/Media – images, copyright
We can all be producers of information, not just
consumers
video - open access
image - open access
9. Wikipedia Editing
Assignments
Tips for editing assignments
Learn more about Wikipedia -
https://wikiedu.org/for-instructors/
Determine your learning objectives
OK to start small
Copy-editing
Entire class edits an article
Creating new articles vs. adding to an article
Connect with the Wiki Education
Foundation
https://wikiedu.org/for-instructors/
dashboard.wikiedu.org
10. Other Assignments
Getting Background info from
Wikipedia
Compare Wikipedia article to
another source
Evaluating Wikipedia Articles
What references are used?
Adding Images
Tracking the evolution of an
article
12. What students have to say
“...Discovering an article that was important but missing certain relevant
information, or perhaps had not covered all aspects of the topic equally or
fairly -- was very challenging and I have not often had to look for this type of
thing. I very much enjoyed researching Academic writing about the topic and
finding information to fill-in some of the holes in the article. Overall, It
produced in me a greater desire to edit Wikipedia articles in the future to help
counter misinformation incomplete representation of the truth of certain
topics.”
“...The assignment itself was challenging in that it forced me to stretch
the limits of my researching skills and to be more discerning in regards to my
chosen sources. Overall my experience with Wikipedia has given me a new
respect for the site and the editors who lend their expertise to add to its base of
knowledge. If ever in the future I decide to join their ranks, I know I’ll be sure I
have something worthwhile to add.”
13. Five Pillars
Wikipedia is an encyclopedia
Wikipedia has a neutral point of
view
Wikipedia is free content
Wikipedians should interact in a
respectful and civil manner
Wikipedia does not have firm rules
other than these five general
principles
16. Bibliography
Altman, Thomas, Rosen, Daniel, Nadarajah, Siva, et.
al. Engaging Patients Through Social Media. New
Jersey: IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics,
2014. Web.
Lynch, Jack. You Could Look it Up: The reference
shelf from Babylon to Wikipedia. NewYork:
Bloomsbury Press, 2016. Print.
Pinsker, Joe. “The Covert World of People Trying to
Edit Wikipedia--For Pay.” The Atlantic. Atlantic Media
Company. 11 August, 2015. Web.
Thonemann, Peter. “The All-Conquering Wikipedia”
The Times Literary Supplement. 16, May 2016. Web
17. Additional Sources
Dougherty, Jack, O’Donnell, Tennyson.Web
Writing: Why and How for Liberal Arts Teaching
and Learning, University of Michigan Press.
2015. Web.
Nawrotzki , Kristen, Dougherty. Writing History
in the Digital Age. University of Michigan Press.
2013. Web.
Wiki Education Foundation -wikiedu.org &
dashboard.wikiedu.org