cxc.lsu.edu Meaningful & Engaging Writing Projects Empowering students to write for a global audience and publish to Wikipedia
Nov 19, 2014
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Meaningful & Engaging Writing ProjectsEmpowering students to write for a global audience and publish to Wikipedia
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Wikipedia is one of the top 10 most visited sites in the world.FACT
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Wikipedia is a non-profit organization.FACT
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Wikipedia’s content is managed by WP staff.FICTION
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Wikipedia is related to WikiLeaks.FICTION
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Wikipedia is original research.
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Wikipedia’s golden rule is that every line should be cited.FACT
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You can see who added what content to Wikipedia.FACT
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Wikipedia articles have a neutral point of view.FACT
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Wikipedia is a tertiary source.FACT
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Wikipedia translates English articles into other languages.FICTION
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Using WP for Teaching & Learning
Meaningful
Collaboration
Quality writing skills
Responsible user
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“It’s the ability for students to feel that their works matters, that it doesn’t get trapped in the classroom.”
~ Georgetown Prof. Adel Iskander
The Washington Post
“Wikipedia Goes to Class”
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How easy is it to publish to Wikipedia?
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How are other professors using Wikipedia in their course assignments?
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KIN 2506: Ortho Eval Techniques
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KIN 4605: Drugs & Culture
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ISDS 4120: Business Data Comm
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BIOL 4015: BIOL ConservationLA 3301: Design Techniques
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Most inquiry starts at Wikipedia, whether we like it or not. So as students and scholars, we need to improve it.
The Chronicle of Higher Education
“Wikipedia Comes of Age” by Casper Grathwohl
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RESOURCES
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Meaningful & Engaging Writing ProjectsEmpowering students to write for a global audience and publish to Wikipedia