Regarding your classes, you might want to talk to Diana Strassmann at
Rice University. She uses Wikipedia in a course related to poverty and
gender issues.
Ryan Kaldari
On 8/24/11 11:13 AM, Karen Sue Rolph wrote:
Dear Colleagues,
I'll begin teaching: Anthropology, Wikipedia, and Media at a college
beginning soon. The textbook is "Good Faith Collaboration: The Culture
of Wikipedia." I chose it because it covers the Wikipedia world in
useful ways, was positively reviewed by Mssr. Wales and Ms. Gardner,
and it refers back to classical works and ideas, that are useful for
gaining a more integrated understanding of how things have come to
be. H.G. Wells comes to mind, as do essays mentioned in the text
about problems of structurelessness, altruism, and open source,
generally.
Because we are taking an anthropological approach, we'll be aware of
gender and diversity issues raised by demographic and other social
phenomena, and we'll seek topics, not because they fill a gap, but
because students can learn to contribute and feel confident to move
forward on their own eventually.
I want to know about IRC also. What became of WikiChix? I see they
met and had lunch this year...
I'm interested in corresponding with any other scholars who are
teaching Wikipedia to teens and adults. I am in touch with local
Ambassadors.
KS
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