[Wikimedia-DC] Wikis in the classroom: US International Relations Programs

[Nicholas Michael Bashour]

In a recent survey of US scholars of International Relations and
related fields by the Institute for the Theory and Practice of
International Relations at the College of William and Mary
(http://irtheoryandpractice.wm.edu/), for the question that asked
"Which of the following have you cited in your scholarship and/or used
as a teaching/grading tool?" 13.46% said they used "Wiki, such as
Wikipedia" in scholarship, and 52.36% said they used it for Teaching.

In addition, 14.6% of respondents said "I allow students to cite
Wikipedia entries in research papers." and 6.96% said "I have edited a
Wikipedia entry related to my area of expertise.

The survey was made available in September and can be downloaded here:
http://irtheoryandpractice.wm.edu/projects/trip/

Sincerely,

Nicholas Michael Bashour
Vice President
Wikimedia, District of Columbia
Washington, DC, USA

IRTA Fellow
Cellular and Developmental Neurobiology Section
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD, USA