Comments on: Wikipedia in my classroom

By: ed mountford

ed mountford — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 03:21:42 +0000

Ed.Am impressed with your new class room initiatuive. From the remarks your students think it a valuable tool for college studies. Is this instruction technique really a first? or a rediscovery in the classroom. As always the very best for you. Gramps

By: Kevin Rutherford

Kevin Rutherford — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:18:16 +0000

I was the first Campus Ambassador to work with Ed last semester, and I can attest to the fact that he is a worthy instructor and very passionate about the materials. Having known him from a prior class where he was the Teaching Assistant, I jumped at the opportunity of being able to work with him, as he is quite a fun person to be with. What he didn’t mention, was the fact that the first class he worked with was fifth overall in the amount of material added to the site. This is quite an impressive feat, an I am very proud to have worked with Ed last fall. If the opportunity presents itself next semester, I will be more than happy to work with him again.

By: David

David — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 06:16:04 +0000

I want to thank you for your project. Too many pages are either developed with erroneous information, or are simply written by someone who shows little actual knowledge of the topic.

Wikipedia is forbidden fruit for most college courses. The US is the only developed nation in the world that has no access to an organized “Open University” education resource. Although there are universities that offer courses, there is no central hub to access those courses through which would allow students to pull the courses together in an Open U format for the purpose of getting credits.

I hope you all the success in your project, and look forward to using your pages in the future.

By: Sue O'Brien

Sue O'Brien — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 22:44:07 +0000

As a current student having just survived this most arduous task, I do feel a sense of accomplishment – at the end of a long stream of blood (well, no blood really), sweat and tears. Writing in html, deciphering, and”…digging through Congressional records, public policy briefs and Supreme Court cases” has been incredibly challenging and I will be a better researcher as a result.

I look forward to seeing how the article progresses if anyone is ever interested in modifying/editing the case that I chose. For me, dissecting the quagmire of legal mumbo jumbo that I am not familiar with was equally as challenging in learning how to use html.

Thank you for the challenge Professor Erikson!

By: Ender Brull

Ender Brull — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 18:48:52 +0000

What inspires the most about this is the way of making Wikipedia an end not a means!
Beautiful initiative.

By: Alex Brailas

Alex Brailas — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 18:39:35 +0000

Hello! In your post you focus in many important points and benefits for using Wikipedia in a classroom. Wikipedia editing assignments cultivate students’ research and writing skills. Students are becoming producers of Wikipedia’s content, while the way they consume this content changes.
However an editing assignment in Wikipedia also involves interaction with other Wikipedians and participation in a community process. From your experience what is your opinion about this interaction and the impact it has on students, on Wikipedians and on you?

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