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Wikipedia

Wikipedia Opportunities for Learning and Critical Thinking What is it? Main page http://tinyurl.com/2unsh Policies and guidelines http://tinyurl.com/asf2w Some recent national controversies Siegenthaler article http://tinyurl.com/yyfwey Wikipedia vs. Britannica http://tinyurl.com/unw65

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Wikipedia

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  1. Wikipedia Opportunities for Learning and Critical Thinking

  2. What is it? Main page http://tinyurl.com/2unsh Policies and guidelines http://tinyurl.com/asf2w

  3. Some recent national controversies Siegenthaler article http://tinyurl.com/yyfwey Wikipedia vs. Britannica http://tinyurl.com/unw65 http://tinyurl.com/y6mdbb

  4. And a recent local one… MJS Article – Lake Express Ferry vs. S.S. Badger http://tinyurl.com/y4h9an

  5. And the Onion’s Take… “Wikipedia Celebrates 750 Years Of American Independence” http://tinyurl.com/fx2s8

  6. To use or not to use? Colbert Report: “wikiality” http://tinyurl.com/zenmw Bad writing (i.e. writing style)? http://tinyurl.com/gckod

  7. To use or not to use? Didn’t we face this same question with the advent of the Internet?

  8. To use or not to use? Or, are the “edit wars” in Wikipedia a different animal?

  9. To use or not to use? We used to view changing content on a web site as hacking…

  10. To use or not to use? Peer review – does the quantity of reviewers equate to greater quality information?

  11. Compare and Corroborate Don’t rely solely on one source The goal is to have a variety of sources for your assignment – print and electronic

  12. Learning and critical thinking Wikipedia project page http://tinyurl.com/y4p8k6 Using a Wiki in the classroom? Romantic Audience Project (RAP) http://tinyurl.com/y4p75m

  13. A better wiki? “Citizendium” http://tinyurl.com/wgsum

  14. Upcoming Discussions Chronicle of Higher Education Wikipedia: Beat It, Join It, or Ignore It? http://tinyurl.com/w97a6

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