Making instead of TakingAdvantages and challenges in guiding students to create Wikipedia pages

Alex Webb, Geology and Geophysics: May 22, 2013 CxC Summer Institute

Most term papers are terrible.

Most term papers are terrible.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:USEP/Courses/Plate_Tectonics_(Alex_Webb)

Technological communication skills

• CxC hosts an Introduction-to-Wikipedia class.

• Wikipedia Education Program: Ambassadors.

• Feedback Posts and Workshops.

Advice

• C-I as a teaching rubric

• Wiki-specific:– Sources and Citations (or, How to turn Wikipedia from “the enemy” to an ally) – Design the schedule carefully, and keep to it!

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:USEP/Courses/Plate_Tectonics_(Alex_Webb)