At Wiki Ed, our fundamental goal is to find gaps in knowledge on Wikipedia, and inspire student editors to fill those gaps with quality information. One of the biggest gaps on Wikipedia right now is the gender gap. Not only are 90% of Wikipedia editors men, but the encyclopedia also skews toward stronger coverage of … Continued
This post is the second in a three-part series featuring Char Booth, the Director of Research, Teaching, and Learning Services at the Claremont Colleges Library in Claremont, CA. She works with faculty and students at the seven colleges to integrate information literacy concepts into coursework, often via Wikipedia assignments. We’ve discussed (see part 1) how Wikipedia assignments … Continued
This post is the first in a three-part series featuring Char Booth, the Director of Research, Teaching, and Learning Services at the Claremont Colleges Library in Claremont, CA. She works with faculty and students at the seven colleges to integrate information literacy concepts into coursework, often via Wikipedia assignments. In academic circles and among advocates of … Continued
Every week we look at some compelling Wikipedia articles created or improved by student editors. This week is for film and theater buffs. From UMass Amherst’s History of Film I course, taught by Dr. Demetria Shabazz, comes the story of the first film shot entirely in Hollywood, and a sad reminder of the racial bias of … Continued
At the end of the fall 2014 term, we distributed a survey to instructors to see what they thought about teaching a Wikipedia assignment. We wanted to share some of those responses. Part 1 is here. When tackling an innovative pedagogical tool like Wikipedia, the benefits (as we have seen in part 1) are a … Continued
At the end of the fall 2014 term, we distributed a survey to instructors to see what they thought about teaching a Wikipedia assignment. We wanted to share some of those responses, and let instructors speak for themselves about the successes and challenges they encountered. A key note kept ringing throughout the survey’s free responses, … Continued
Every week we look at some interesting work student editors have done in Wiki Ed-supported classes. This week we have a collection of contributions from UCLA’s American Working Class Movements course, led by Dr. Tobias Higbie. Student editors from this class contributed articles on many facets of worker’s rights, including social movements and unions. They … Continued
When BC senior Marie Pellissier was asked to identify figures associated with the “West,” she had a few ideas. “Most of the class, myself included, listed men like Buffalo Bill Cody or Sam Houston,” she said. The imagination of the American West, it seemed, had been largely shaped by men. Marie (User:Pellissm) was a student in Professor … Continued
Highlights The fall 2014 term wrapped up, with Wiki Ed supporting more student editors, courses, and instructors than ever before, and the most content added to Wikipedia. While the majority of student editors added high-quality content, a handful of courses encountered challenges adding quality content to Wikipedia, and Wiki Ed’s Programs team is working on … Continued
