Write don't cite: Wikipedia in education

WRITE DON’T CITE: WIKIPEDIA IN

EDUCATIONPresented byPru Mitche l l

Australian School Library Association Inc.

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Presenter

• ASLA member• Manager Information Services, Australian C

ouncil for Educational Research

• 2006 ‘Wikis in education’ in Wikis: tools for information work & collaboration

• 2009 GLAM Wiki conference• 2013 Committee Wikimedia Australia• 2014 Wikimedia Future of Education• 2014 ALIA Wikipedia and Libraries• 2016 VALA WikiBomb and Wikidata tour

Pru Mitchell

Session overview

1. Why write [edit] Wikipedia

2. Editing activities

3. How to work with Wikipedia

4. Questions and Answers

Using Wikipedia as a source

1. I have followed a link to Wikipedia

2. I have read a Wikipedia article to find information

3. I know at least 3 ways to evaluate a Wikipedia article

4. I have cited Wikipedia

Editing Wikipedia

4. I have a Wikipedia username

5. I have edited something in Wikipedia

6. I have added a reference to Wikipedia

7. I have created a new Wikipedia article

Wikipedia’s media files

8. I understand Wikipedia's licence CC by-sa

9. I have used a media file from Wikimedia Commons

10.I have uploaded my own media content to Wikimedia Commons

Teaching with Wikipedia

• Engaged students, global audience, real world purpose• Unique assignment, peer feedback, cool and

different• Media literacy, identify bias, evaluate credibility• Constructing knowledge, content gaps• Discourse, collaboration, community of practice• Expository writing, literature review, citation• Critical thinking, process reflection• Plagiarism, close paraphrasing, copyright• Digital citizenship, online etiquette, wiki code

Wikipedia writing style

• Wikipedia is an encyclopedia• no original research• neutral point of view• statements must be verifiable• must reference reliable published so

urces

Go forth and edit - and CITE

Use full sentences

An encyclopedia article is written in a formal narrative style using third person, and avoiding adjectives.

Every fact, statement or claim in Wikipedia is supported by a citation. No opinions.

Assessment rubric

Article assessment for student assignments (2016). Wikimedia Israel

Choose user name

Personal not corporate accountPersonal email addressUniqueReal name or PseudonymGenderUser page

Visual editor preferred

1. Click preferences tab

2. Click editing tab

3. Change Editing mode to:Always give me visual editor

4. Save

Editing toolbar LH side

Editing toolbar RH side

Adding a citation

Click CITE on the edit toolbar

Enter URL in Automatic and GenerateAlways check auto citation and edit if needed

Use Manual for physical resource or self-published

Re-use a citation rather than entering it twice

Wikimedia Commons

commons.wikimedia.org

Beware when editing...

Article on your schoolArticle on an organisation you are affiliated

withArticle on a person

Cannot use own website or publications as proof of notability, and no PR material

Can use reviews by independent people, independent newspaper reports, books, etc

OK to cite their publications in the article, but not sufficient alone to prove notability

Wikimedia Australia

VolunteersWe’re here to help …Advice on using Wikipedia (or other projects)Wikipedia edit trainingDonations welcome

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