Hi everyone
Apologies if this has been covered previously on the list. I was inspired to write by the reference in the post below to the Wiki Ed Program.
I am about to launch with an education scholar colleague a funded research project aiming to develop fact-checking techniques with Y5, Y6 and Y7 schoolchildren in three Canberra schools (Australian Capital Territory). We are basing our approach to fact-checking on concepts developed by education scholars in the US such as "civic online reasoning" and "lateral reading": look away from the (potentially dubious) content; check the source. The easiest and most effective way to "check the source" is to look at a Wikipedia entry and check the reference list.
In parallel, I am convening a first-year communication course on media literacy at the University of Canberra with 140+ students. A couple of weeks ago we did a group activity on Wikipedia, where students were asked to review and discuss a Wiki Ed Program / Wikimedia brochure ("Instructor Basics: How to use Wikipedia as a teaching tool") which clearly outlines editorial and behavioral policies such as NPOV, Reliable Sources, Assume Good Faith, etc.
We then asked whether any prior assumptions had been challenged. It became clear that when they were in high-school, these students had been forcefully and repeatedly instructed by their teachers to NEVER use Wikipedia ("unreliable"). After completing the activity, students overwhelmingly expressed amazement about the existence of quality controls on Wikipedia and said their opinion of its reliability had changed.
We also have anecdotal evidence that primary and secondary school teachers hold similar negative opinions about WP.
It would be helpful for us to find out if this negative image is specific to the Canberra education system, or has been encountered elsewhere. To that end, I would very much appreciate it if anyone could point me to any studies or projects which explore this issue, or who could share their experiences of how teachers perceive Wikipedia.
If you want to get in touch off-list I usually respond quickest to email sent at my primary address: mathieu.oneil@canberra.edu.au
Many thanks! Mathieu
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Message: 1 Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2021 12:44:20 -0700 From: Janna Layton jlayton@wikimedia.org Subject: [Wiki-research-l] Re: [Wikimedia Research Showcase] September 15, 2021: Socialization on Wikipedia To: analytics@lists.wikimedia.org, wiki-research-l@lists.wikimedia.org, wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Message-ID: CAJXKj+oaK+NaL9QB4LLMF1oFO1KtnibcCQxd8gc5BKnYyJMJuQ@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
Reminder that the September Research Showcase is this Wednesday.
On Thu, Sep 9, 2021 at 1:15 PM Janna Layton jlayton@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hello all,
The September Wikimedia Research Showcase will be on September 15 at 16:30 UTC (9:30am PT/ 12:30pm ET/ 18:30pm CEST). The theme will be "socialization on Wikipedia" with speakers Rosta Farzan and J. Nathan Matias.
Livestream: https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtub...
Talk 1
Speaker: Rosta Farzan (School of Computing and Information, University of Pittsburgh)
Title: Unlocking the Wikipedia clubhouse to newcomers: results from two studies
Abstract: It is no news to any of us that success of online production communities such as Wikipedia highly relies on a continuous stream of newcomers to replace the inevitable high turnover and to bring on board new sources of ideas and workforce. However, these communities have been struggling with attracting newcomers, especially from a diverse population of users, and further retention of newcomers. In this talk, I will present about two different approaches in engaging new editors in Wikipedia: (1) newcomers joining through the Wiki Ed program, an online program in which college students edit Wikipedia articles as class assignments; (2) newcomers joining through a Wikipedia Art+Feminism edit-a-thon. I present how each approach incorporated techniques in engaging newcomers and how they succeed in attracting and retention of newcomers.
More information:
- Bring on Board New Enthusiasts! A Case Study of Impact of Wikipedia
Art + Feminism Edit-A-Thon Events on Newcomers https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flink.springer.com%2Fchapter%2F10.1007%2F978-3-319-47880-7_2&data=04%7C01%7Cmathieu.oneil%40anu.edu.au%7C4451361d2fd74302eef008d97777a902%7Ce37d725cab5c46249ae5f0533e486437%7C0%7C0%7C637672179490869770%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=0KI7qsYZczVHga07k5waO1HTEAGFK6WVfNAKZcc6WjY%3D&reserved=0, SocInfo 2016 (pdf https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsaviaga.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2016%2F06%2Fsocinfo_ediathons.pdf&data=04%7C01%7Cmathieu.oneil%40anu.edu.au%7C4451361d2fd74302eef008d97777a902%7Ce37d725cab5c46249ae5f0533e486437%7C0%7C0%7C637672179490869770%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=tGpnIH3z7wYNcOqwpUysYAqCKzmHSd%2FWijK8a86FV9c%3D&reserved=0)
- Successful Online Socialization: Lessons from the Wikipedia
Education Program https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdl.acm.org%2Fdoi%2Fabs%2F10.1145%2F3392857&data=04%7C01%7Cmathieu.oneil%40anu.edu.au%7C4451361d2fd74302eef008d97777a902%7Ce37d725cab5c46249ae5f0533e486437%7C0%7C0%7C637672179490869770%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=3UUvlGRCXkKd4y3VWXmVOoQpmwxCPtYUpu0PcCpXVQ4%3D&reserved=0, CSCW 2020 (pdf https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cc.gatech.edu%2F~dyang888%2Fdocs%2Fcscw_li_2020_wiki.pdf&data=04%7C01%7Cmathieu.oneil%40anu.edu.au%7C4451361d2fd74302eef008d97777a902%7Ce37d725cab5c46249ae5f0533e486437%7C0%7C0%7C637672179490869770%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=ktQFjngHxFjbtafyvV9CVxa8REsVMqrNqpJK0BPCWT8%3D&reserved=0)
Talk 2
Speaker: J. Nathan Matias https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnatematias.com%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cmathieu.oneil%40anu.edu.au%7C4451361d2fd74302eef008d97777a902%7Ce37d725cab5c46249ae5f0533e486437%7C0%7C0%7C637672179490869770%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=XYHvf%2B3X76oFFSpz%2BatZKXZNAxXmJtasR07JfJD40v4%3D&reserved=0 (Citizens and Technology Lab https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcitizensandtech.org%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cmathieu.oneil%40anu.edu.au%7C4451361d2fd74302eef008d97777a902%7Ce37d725cab5c46249ae5f0533e486437%7C0%7C0%7C637672179490869770%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=YWrk3kV7y7%2B60g8DxLK6iGlXumUnYDTQGEmDosyp5io%3D&reserved=0, Cornell University Departments of Communication and Information Science)
Title: The Effect of Receiving Appreciation on Wikipedias. A Community Co-Designed Field Experiment
Abstract: Can saying “thank you” make online communities stronger & more inclusive? Or does thanking others for their voluntary efforts have little effect? To ask this question, the Citizens and Technology Lab (CAT Lab) organized 344 volunteers to send thanks to Wikipedia contributors across the Arabic, German, Polish, and Persian languages. We then observed the behavior of 15,558 newcomers and experienced contributors to Wikipedia. On average, we found that organizing volunteers to thank others increases two-week retention of newcomers and experienced accounts. It also caused people to send more thanks to others. This study was a field experiment, a randomized trial that sent thanks to some people and not to others. These experiments can help answer questions about the impact of community practices and platform design. But they can sometimes face community mistrust, especially when researchers conduct them without community consent. In this talk, learn more about CAT Lab's approach to community-led research and discuss open questions about best practices.
More information:
Volunteers Thanked Thousands of Wikipedia Editors to Learn the Effects of Receiving Thanks https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitizensandtech.org%2F2020%2F06%2Feffects-of-saying-thanks-on-wikipedia%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cmathieu.oneil%40anu.edu.au%7C4451361d2fd74302eef008d97777a902%7Ce37d725cab5c46249ae5f0533e486437%7C0%7C0%7C637672179490869770%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=ksOIGRLWt7noQNET%2FDf1HxIKnSoRUysq9p0EkRN6Mes%3D&reserved=0, blogpost (in EN, DE, AR, PL, FA) https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fosf.io%2Fueq5f%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cmathieu.oneil%40anu.edu.au%7C4451361d2fd74302eef008d97777a902%7Ce37d725cab5c46249ae5f0533e486437%7C0%7C0%7C637672179490869770%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=FZ2axTbZpyhwkuhkDzqr7sqCOyvswweH00MzTbQ%2Fg6o%3D&reserved=0
The Diffusion and Influence of Gratitude Expressions in Large-Scale Cooperation: A Field Experiment in Four Knowledge Networks https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fosf.io%2Fueq5f%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cmathieu.oneil%40anu.edu.au%7C4451361d2fd74302eef008d97777a902%7Ce37d725cab5c46249ae5f0533e486437%7C0%7C0%7C637672179490879764%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=1M4xmoXA9e4iXv37txVTzp7dwQOTShrf2vYIRDOzgRk%3D&reserved=0, paper preprint
More information: https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mediaw...
-- Janna Layton (she/her) Administrative Associate - Product & Technology Wikimedia Foundation https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwikimediafoundation.org%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cmathieu.oneil%40anu.edu.au%7C4451361d2fd74302eef008d97777a902%7Ce37d725cab5c46249ae5f0533e486437%7C0%7C0%7C637672179490879764%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=9aUFdLf%2B1p92BdDafSz20tf9XugleffgWiAwUx9weyw%3D&reserved=0
-- Janna Layton (she/her) Administrative Associate - Product & Technology Wikimedia Foundation https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwikimediafoundation.org%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cmathieu.oneil%40anu.edu.au%7C4451361d2fd74302eef008d97777a902%7Ce37d725cab5c46249ae5f0533e486437%7C0%7C0%7C637672179490879764%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=9aUFdLf%2B1p92BdDafSz20tf9XugleffgWiAwUx9weyw%3D&reserved=0
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