Teaching information literacy

with Wikipedia

Matt Lanematt@mattlane.co.nz

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

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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 Lanematt@mattlane.co.nz

Thanks to Brianna Laugher

Teachers Only DayApril 9 2009Marlborough Boys College/Marlborough Girls College ClusterBlenheim