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Teaching information literacy
with Wikipedia
Matt [email protected]
Thanks to Brianna Laugher (http://tr.im/iMj9)
Teachers Only DayApril 9 2009Marlborough Boys College/Marlborough Girls College ClusterBlenheim
Agenda
1. What is Wikipedia?2. Why does Wikipedia matter?3. Analysing the anatomy of an article4. Projects in the classroom
1. What is Wikipedia?
0.9. Wikimedia Foundation
1. What is Wikipedia?
1. Encyclopedia
1. What is Wikipedia?
1. Encyclopedia2. Online
1. What is Wikipedia?
1. Encyclopedia2. Online3. Not-for-profit
1. What is Wikipedia?
1. Encyclopedia2. Online3. Not-for-profit4. Multi-lingual
1. What is Wikipedia?
1. Encyclopedia2. Online3. Not-for-profit4. Multi-lingual5. Wiki
Wikipedia is a wiki
Proper noun is a noun
What are media?“Tools used to store and deliver
information”:• One to one
– Voice, mail, telegrams, telephony, email
• One to many (broadcasting)– Shouting, writing, books, newspapers,
radio, film, television, websites
Media bottlenecks Broadcast tool Bottleneck
VoiceWritingNewspapersBooksFilmTelevision/radioWebsite
Voice boxScribes (-1439)Printing press (1439-)Publisher (Binders, distributors, bankroll)
Film studio (Directors, producers, editors, film) Channel (Frequency)
Web administrator
“...not all technical innovations bring heretofore unimagined functionality… Some, and in my opinion the most valuable, take what 10% of the population had previously been able to do and make that capability available to 90% of the population. That’s what blogs and wikis have done. And this creates network effects"
- David Wiley
The democratisation of media
Media bottlenecks? Broadcast tool Bottleneck
VoiceWritingNewspapersBooksFilmTelevision/radioWebsite
Voice boxScribes (-1439)Printing press (1439-)Publisher (Binders, distributors, bankroll)
Film studio (Directors, producers, editors, film) Channel (Frequency)
Web administrator
1. What is Wikipedia?
1. Encyclopedia2. Online3. Not-for-profit4. Multi-lingual5. Wiki6. Free
1. What is Wikipedia?
Wikipedia is an online, not-for-profit, multi-lingual, free, wiki-encyclopedia
2. Why does Wikipedia matter?
2. Why does Wikipedia matter?
2. Why does Wikipedia matter?
1. “If they’re going to do it, let’s make sure they do it safely”
2. Why does Wikipedia matter?
2. The lessons we learn using Wikipedia are applicable to all information we encounter
2. Why does Wikipedia matter?
2. The lessons we learn using Wikipedia are applicable to all information we encounter
(=critical analysis)
2. Why does Wikipedia matter?
3. Wikipedia is a useful resource
2. Why does Wikipedia matter?
1. They’re going to use it2. We can teach critical analysis3. It’s a useful resource
3. Analysing the anatomy of an article
3. Analysing the anatomy of an article
1. Article
3. Analysing the anatomy of an article
1. Article2. Discussion
3. Analysing the anatomy of an article
1. Article2. Discussion3. Edit
3. Analysing the anatomy of an article
1. Article2. Discussion3. Edit4. History
Timestamp
User/IP
Edit summary
Edit summary
4. Projects in the classroom
4. Projects in the classroom
Checking references
4. Projects in the classroom
Evaluating articles
4. Projects in the classroom
Evaluating articles
• Accuracy (checking references• Coverage• Depth
4. Projects in the classroom
Analysing the collaborative process
4. Projects in the classroom
1. Checking references2. Evaluating articles3. Analysing the collaborative process
Teaching information literacy
with Wikipedia
Matt [email protected]
Thanks to Brianna Laugher
Teachers Only DayApril 9 2009Marlborough Boys College/Marlborough Girls College ClusterBlenheim
