From Poetry to Palmerstown: Using Wikipedia to Teach Critical Skills and Information Literacy in A First-Year Seminar

McKenzie, Brian; Brown, Jonathan; Casey, Denis; Cooney, Adeline; Darcy, Eamon; Giblin, Susan; Mhórdha, Máire Ní

doi:10.1080/87567555.2018.1463504

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“…32 It has also been used as a means of educating students on issues of systemic bias in information sources. 33 Of course, it is not just students using Wikipedia. Estimating the scale of citations of Wikipedia itself as a source across published research is almost impossible, largely because there is no mechanism for assessing metrics for a crowdsourced resource with no named author, or indeed even an accepted naming convention.…”

Section: Wikipedia As Secondary Sourcementioning

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Defying easy categorization: Wikipedia as primary, secondary and tertiary resource

Ball

2023

Insights the UKSG Journal

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Wikipedia is the world's largest information source, used daily by millions of individuals around the world -yet such is its uniqueness and dominance that rarely is the question asked: what exactly is Wikipedia? This article sets out to explore the different categories of source that Wikipedia could be defined as (primary, secondary or tertiary) alongside the varied ways in which Wikipedia is used, which defy easy categorization, exemplified by a broad-ranging literature review and focusing on the English language Wikipedia. It concludes that Wikipedia cannot easily be categorized in any information category but is defined instead by the ways it is used and interpreted by its users.

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Section: Wikipedia As Secondary Sourcementioning

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Defying easy categorization: Wikipedia as primary, secondary and tertiary resource

Ball

2023

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“…As a Web 2.0 platform that allows users not only to consume information, but also to create and share knowledge, Wikipedia's pedagogical potential has long been investigated. Educators and researchers have focused on its ability to actively and collaboratively involve learners in the construction of knowledge (Aibar et al, 2013(Aibar et al, , 2015Boulos et al, 2006;Evenstein Sigalov & Nachmias, 2017;Konieczny, 2016;LaFrance & Calhoun, 2012;Mendes et al, 2021;Minguillón et al, 2018;Naismith et al, 2011;Ramanau & Geng, 2009;Seitzinger, 2006), while aiding them develop skills, such as digital literacy, collaborative skills, critical thinking and academic literacy Di Lauro & Johinke, 2017;Eteokleous et al, 2014;LaFrance & Calhoun, 2012;McKenzie et al, 2018;Selwyn & Gorard, 2016;Soler-Adillon et al, 2018;Staub & Hodel, 2016;Vetter et al, 2019;Zheng et al, 2015).…”

Section: Wikipedia As Learning Platformsmentioning

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Investigating the potential of the semantic web for education: Exploring Wikidata as a learning platform

Sigalov

Nachmias

2023

Educ Inf Technol

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Wikidata is a free, multilingual, open knowledge-base that stores structured, linked data. It has grown rapidly and as of December 2022 contains over 100 million items and millions of statements, making it the largest semantic knowledge-base in existence. Changing the interaction between people and knowledge, Wikidata offers various learning opportunities, leading to new applications in sciences, technology and cultures. These learning opportunities stem in part from the ability to query this data and ask questions that were difficult to answer in the past. They also stem from the ability to visualize query results, for example on a timeline or a map, which, in turn, helps users make sense of the data and draw additional insights from it. Research on the semantic web as learning platform and on Wikidata in the context of education is almost non-existent, and we are just beginning to understand how to utilize it for educational purposes. This research investigates the Semantic Web as a learning platform, focusing on Wikidata as a prime example. To that end, a methodology of multiple case studies was adopted, demonstrating Wikidata uses by early adopters. Seven semi-structured, in-depth interviews were conducted, out of which 10 distinct projects were extracted. A thematic analysis approach was deployed, revealing eight main uses, as well as benefits and challenges to engaging with the platform. The results shed light on Wikidata's potential as a lifelong learning process, enabling opportunities for improved Data Literacy and a worldwide social impact.

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“…Still, concerns remain about the reliability of Wikipedia's content, primarily due to the varying levels of critical thinking skills and differing abilities to evaluate the quality of information among its users [20]. To address this, teachers in many countries are shifting from forbidding and excluding Wikipedia as a resource to utilizing it as a starting point for students' assignments, research, or to develop critical thinking and information literacy skills [21,22,23,24]. Teaching students how to read and use Wikipedia critically can enable them to evaluate the content of its articles and assess their credibility, which is an essential component of developing information literacy skills [20,25].…”

Section: Wikipediamentioning

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Curating an Offline Wikipedia for Schools in any Language: A Road Map

Al-Khmisy,

Hosman,

Nova

2023

Int. J. Emerg. Technol. Learn.

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Around the world, rural and remote communities face a myriad of challenges in providing quality education, especially in communities where internet and electricity access are unreliable or nonexistent. Many innovative projects and initiatives have attempted to provide technological solutions adapted to the infrastructural challenges in these unconnected areas. One such innovation, the offline digital library (ODL), has emerged as a promising and cost-effective solution for bringing information to offline locations without the need for massive infrastructure overhauls and costly ongoing maintenance. Despite the existence of numerous ODL initiatives and the critical importance of library content being relevant to its users, the process of curating collections for ODLs has not been sufficiently discussed in the scholarly literature. Using the SolarSPELL initiative as an ODL model, this article seeks to illuminate the process of curating an offline, customized encyclopedia. With the aim of enhancing the availability of digital content in offline environments, this article presents a roadmap detailing the practical insights gained from developing a tailored educational encyclopedia called Wikipedia for Schools, available in both English and Arabic. Finally, we offer best practices and lessons learned, including recommendations for future research in this field.

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From Poetry to Palmerstown: Using Wikipedia to Teach Critical Skills and Information Literacy in A First-Year Seminar

Cited by 11 publications

References 30 publications

Defying easy categorization: Wikipedia as primary, secondary and tertiary resource

Defying easy categorization: Wikipedia as primary, secondary and tertiary resource

Investigating the potential of the semantic web for education: Exploring Wikidata as a learning platform

Curating an Offline Wikipedia for Schools in any Language: A Road Map

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