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    From Poetry to Palmerstown: Using Wikipedia to Teach Critical Skills and Information Literacy in A First-Year Seminar


    McKenzie, Brian and Brown, Jonathan Edward and Casey, Denis and Cooney, Adeline and Darcy, Eamon and Giblin, Susan and Ní Mhórdha, Máire (2018) From Poetry to Palmerstown: Using Wikipedia to Teach Critical Skills and Information Literacy in A First-Year Seminar. College Teaching, 66 (3). pp. 140-147. ISSN 8756-7555

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    Abstract

    Wikipedia can serve as an effective, engaging tool for teaching key information literacy skills. This article examines the experience of seven faculty members and over four hundred students who edited Wikipedia as part of a first-year seminar. We review the literature surrounding the pedagogical value of Wikipedia and then discuss our goals in using it as a learning assessment. We show that Wikipedia can be used to introduce advanced concepts such as systemic bias as well as to reinforce fundamental skills such as referencing. We conclude by offering practical suggestions for embedding Wikipedia into information literacy instruction.

    Item Type: Article
    Keywords: Wikipedia; information literacy; first-year seminar;
    Academic Unit: Faculty of Arts,Celtic Studies and Philosophy > History
    Item ID: 16068
    Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1080/87567555.2018.1463504
    Depositing User: Eamon Darcy
    Date Deposited: 13 Jun 2022 13:52
    Journal or Publication Title: College Teaching
    Publisher: Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
    Refereed: Yes
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    Use Licence: This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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