On 19 August 2014 at 01:08:31 am, Carlos Monterrey (cmonterrey@wikimedia.org) wrote:
--Wikipedia in the classroom: Empowering students in the digital age
- t: We all use Wikipedia - why not become a producer of information rather than just a consumer, asks @curiouscholar:https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/08/18/wikipedia-in-the-classroom-empowering-students-in-the-digital-age/
- t: Wikipedia articles - the new research report in classrooms? This professor, @curiousscholar, thinks so:https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/08/18/wikipedia-in-the-classroom-empowering-students-in-the-digital-age/
- t: Students care more about writing for Wikipedia than traditional research reports, attests @curiousscholar: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/08/18/wikipedia-in-the-classroom-empowering-students-in-the-digital-age/
- t: citation, scholarly research & language craft are some of the things these students learned from editing Wikipedia:https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/08/18/wikipedia-in-the-classroom-empowering-students-in-the-digital-age/
- f/g: “Think big...students have this amazing capacity to want to experiment with you and others, especially when it makes their work visible and meaningful.” By thinking outside the box, Anne Kingsley used Wikipedia to teach her students valuable research methods that will help them in a 21st century academic landscape. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/08/18/wikipedia-in-the-classroom-empowering-students-in-the-digital-age//
- f/g: “This was a powerful experience to build a foundation for classroom experience as it taught me how to think outside of conventional teaching practices.” See how Anne Kingsley uses Wikipedia to teach her students about citation, scholarly research and careful language craft." https://blog.wikimedia.org/2014/08/18/wikipedia-in-the-classroom-empowering-students-in-the-digital-age/
Carlos Monterrey
Communications Associate
Wikimedia Foundation
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