Teaching information literacy with Wikipedia Matt Lane [email_address] Thanks to Brianna Laugher ( http://tr.im/iMj9 ) Teachers Only Day April 9 2009 Marlborough Boys College/ Marlborough Girls College Cluster Blenheim

Agenda What is Wikipedia? Why does Wikipedia matter? Analysing the anatomy of an article Projects in the classroom

What is Wikipedia?

Why does Wikipedia matter?

Analysing the anatomy of an article

Projects in the classroom

1. What is Wikipedia?

0.9. Wikimedia Foundation

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_foundation

1. What is Wikipedia? Encyclopedia

Encyclopedia

1. What is Wikipedia? Encyclopedia Online

Encyclopedia

Online

1. What is Wikipedia? Encyclopedia Online Not-for-profit

Encyclopedia

Online

Not-for-profit

1. What is Wikipedia? Encyclopedia Online Not-for-profit Multi-lingual

Encyclopedia

Online

Not-for-profit

Multi-lingual

1. What is Wikipedia? Encyclopedia Online Not-for-profit Multi-lingual Wiki

Encyclopedia

Online

Not-for-profit

Multi-lingual

Wiki

W ikipedia is a w iki 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

“ 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 Voice Writing Newspapers Books Film Television/radio Website Voice box Scribes (-1439) Printing press (1439-) Publisher (Binders, distributors, bankroll) Film studio (Directors, producers, editors, film) Channel (Frequency) Web administrator Broadcast tool Bottleneck

“ ...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

“ ...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

Media bottlenecks? Voice Writing Newspapers Books Film Television/radio Website Voice box Scribes (-1439) Printing press (1439-) Publisher (Binders, distributors, bankroll) Film studio (Directors, producers, editors, film) Channel (Frequency) Web administrator Broadcast tool Bottleneck

1. What is Wikipedia? Encyclopedia Online Not-for-profit Multi-lingual Wiki Free

Encyclopedia

Online

Not-for-profit

Multi-lingual

Wiki

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? They’re going to use it We can teach critical analysis It’s a useful resource

They’re going to use it

We can teach critical analysis

It’s a useful resource

3. Analysing the anatomy of an article

3. Analysing the anatomy of an article Article

Article

3. Analysing the anatomy of an article Article Discussion

Article

Discussion

3. Analysing the anatomy of an article Article Discussion Edit

Article

Discussion

Edit

3. Analysing the anatomy of an article Article Discussion Edit History

Article

Discussion

Edit

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

Evaluating articles

Accuracy (checking references

Coverage

Depth

4. Projects in the classroom Analysing the collaborative process

4. Projects in the classroom Checking references Evaluating articles Analysing the collaborative process

Checking references

Evaluating articles

Analysing the collaborative process

Teaching information literacy with Wikipedia Matt Lane [email_address] Thanks to Brianna Laugher Teachers Only Day April 9 2009 Marlborough Boys College/ Marlborough Girls College Cluster Blenheim