Have you ever incorporated Wikipedia into classroom assignments or discussions? - 2 views

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  #1 Ivan Sikora on 01 Apr 14

   

  Have you ever incorporated Wikipedia into classroom assignments or discussions?
  
  In a recent webcast, "The Future of Wikipedia in Education," Jake Orlowitz asked this question to our attendees. Half of the 325 respondents took a negative approach to Wikipedia, with 23% saying they never incorporated it and that it's pretty much banned from being used or mentioned, and 26% talk about Wikipedia only to suggest how unreliable and unprofessional it is. The other half of the attendees take a more positive approach, with 24% talking about Wikipedia as an example of collaboration and discourse, 24% use it as a source to evaluate its neutrality and compare it to other sources, and 2% actually have students contribute to a Wikipedia article. One cutting-edge educator even built an entire semester around learning and contributing to Wikipedia.
  
  Like it or not, students rely on Wikipedia when it comes to their writing and research. In Turnitin's 2012 research reports that covered the top sources in student writing in secondary and higher education across 156 million content matches from 38 million student papers, Wikipedia was the number one matched source, and the encyclopedia category comprised 11-14% of all matches.
  
  Want to learn more about using Wikipedia in your classes? Watch these two great webcasts:
  
  
  The Future of Wikipedia in Education
  Watch NowWhat's Wrong with Wikipedia?
  Watch Now

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Have you ever incorporated Wikipedia into classroom assignments or discussions? <br /> <br /> In a recent webcast, "The Future of Wikipedia in Education," Jake Orlowitz asked this question to our attendees. Half of the 325 respondents took a negative approach to Wikipedia, with 23% saying they never incorporated it and that it's pretty much banned from being used or mentioned, and 26% talk about Wikipedia only to suggest how unreliable and unprofessional it is. The other half of the attendees take a more positive approach, with 24% talking about Wikipedia as an example of collaboration and discourse, 24% use it as a source to evaluate its neutrality and compare it to other sources, and 2% actually have students contribute to a Wikipedia article. One cutting-edge educator even built an entire semester around learning and contributing to Wikipedia. <br /> <br /> Like it or not, students rely on Wikipedia when it comes to their writing and research. In Turnitin's 2012 research reports that covered the top sources in student writing in secondary and higher education across 156 million content matches from 38 million student papers, Wikipedia was the number one matched source, and the encyclopedia category comprised 11-14% of all matches. <br /> <br /> Want to learn more about using Wikipedia in your classes? Watch these two great webcasts: <br /> <br /> <br /> The Future of Wikipedia in Education <br /> Watch NowWhat's Wrong with Wikipedia? <br /> Watch Now</div>

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