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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