Comments on: So what can we teach using Wikipeida? http://stevelawson.name/seealso/archives/2007/05/so_what_can_we_teach_using_wikipeida.html a library weblog by Steve Lawson Mon, 14 May 2012 16:51:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Kurt http://stevelawson.name/seealso/archives/2007/05/so_what_can_we_teach_using_wikipeida.html/comment-page-1#comment-1602 Kurt Wed, 16 May 2007 17:04:53 +0000 http://stevelawson.name/seealso/archives/2007/05/so_what_can_we_teach_using_wikipeida.html#comment-1602 I'd have to say that I think banning the citation of Wikipedia pages is a bad idea. Many a student who would use Wikipedia before the ban will continue to use it after the ban ... just not give that text a footnote. They're the same ones who think that since it's on the Internet it's free for anyone to use anyway they want, and that those citation formats for things on the Internet are too complicated anyway. Did your assignment deal with copyright issues in multi-author, semi-anonymous online settings? I’d have to say that I think banning the citation of Wikipedia pages is a bad idea. Many a student who would use Wikipedia before the ban will continue to use it after the ban … just not give that text a footnote. They’re the same ones who think that since it’s on the Internet it’s free for anyone to use anyway they want, and that those citation formats for things on the Internet are too complicated anyway.

Did your assignment deal with copyright issues in multi-author, semi-anonymous online settings?

]]> By: David Gerard http://stevelawson.name/seealso/archives/2007/05/so_what_can_we_teach_using_wikipeida.html/comment-page-1#comment-1559 David Gerard Sat, 12 May 2007 12:09:41 +0000 http://stevelawson.name/seealso/archives/2007/05/so_what_can_we_teach_using_wikipeida.html#comment-1559 <i>"to use Wikipedia as an example when it came to evaluating sources."</i> Oh yes, yes, please do this! I'm appalled how many people's heads seem to explode at the idea that it's possible to apply critical thought to a resource and get good and useful results. “to use Wikipedia as an example when it came to evaluating sources.”

Oh yes, yes, please do this! I’m appalled how many people’s heads seem to explode at the idea that it’s possible to apply critical thought to a resource and get good and useful results.

]]> By: Iris http://stevelawson.name/seealso/archives/2007/05/so_what_can_we_teach_using_wikipeida.html/comment-page-1#comment-1546 Iris Fri, 11 May 2007 14:29:08 +0000 http://stevelawson.name/seealso/archives/2007/05/so_what_can_we_teach_using_wikipeida.html#comment-1546 What an interesting assignment! I agree that coming up with topics year after year would be a major pain, but the general idea of having them contribute to Wikipedia while learning about encyclopedia entries in general is a compelling one. Do you have a sense of whether the students thought it was interesting? Or were they mostly terrified. What an interesting assignment! I agree that coming up with topics year after year would be a major pain, but the general idea of having them contribute to Wikipedia while learning about encyclopedia entries in general is a compelling one.

Do you have a sense of whether the students thought it was interesting? Or were they mostly terrified.

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