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EdTech 2009: Using Wikipedia
Jan 28, 2015
This was my Power Point at EdTech 2009 in Ashland, Virginia where I try to show that the advantages of Wikipedia outweigh the negatives and that banning Wikipedia is the wrong thing to do.
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3:14pm EST| 7 minutes of misinformation
http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/web/prank-blog-takes-credit-for-palins-africa-faux-pas/2008/11/14/1226318898086.html
Wikimess
http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2005-11-29-wikipedia-edit_x.htm#
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2005-12-14-nature-wiki_x.htm
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2005-12-14-nature-wiki_x.htm
http://flickr.com/photos/tnarik/2600345868/
“For God sake, you’re in college; don’t cite the encyclopedia.”
Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipediahttp://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/article/1328/wikipedia-founder-discourages-academic-use-of-his-creation
http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2007/04/26/jimmywales55_wideweb__470x364,0.jpg
Wikipedia isn’t perfect, but neither is anything else.Students should be taught this, not banned from it.
http://flickr.com/photos/nhoj/2975109723/
Even if students do not cite Wikipedia in a paper, it is very possible they used Wikipedia to find information anyway. Facing this reality, instructors should teach students about the validity of every research resources.
Anatomy of Wikipedia
Anatomy of Wikipedia
Anatomy of Wikipedia
Advantages
More contentMore obscure contentHyperlinkedReferencedNew contentOngoing ConversationsWriting for a real audience90+ LanguagesFree
Establishing credibilityweb presence
It’s revisedRevising for clarityRevising for purposeDiscuss:
TruthAccuracyNeutrality
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