Learn about techniques for using Wikipedia in the classroom, including how to develop assignments that allow students to write for a wide range of audiences by editing, contributing to, or authoring Wikipedia articles while conducting relevant research

Stahl, Lynne

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2022 Library Immersion Program for Graduate Students Library Immersion Program for Graduate Students in the Humanities and Social Sciences 2022 Teaching with Wikipedia Lynne Stahl Follow this and additional works at: https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/grad-immersion-2022 Teaching With WikipediaIntroductionInstructors● Lynne Stahl, Humanities Librarian● Jeff Werst, Science LibrarianPurpose:● Provide you with resources and techniques to address the challenges and opportunities that Wikipedia presents for teaching and learning● Provide conceptual background for open pedagogy and relevant principlesSome slides adapted with permission from Dr. Krista Sarraf, Dept. of EnglishLearning Objectives● Gain exposure to the philosophy of Open Pedagogy and the ways in which it can be used to empower students in the classroom and beyond● Understand various options for using Wikipedia as a resource for teaching and learning● Learn how to develop assignments that allow students to write for a wide range of audiences by editing, contributing to, or authoring Wikipedia articles while improving their research skillsThe “open movement”● Open Access● Open Source● Open Data● Open Science● Open Knowledge● Open Pedagogy● Open Educational ResourcesWhat makes something “open”?What makes something “open”?In the public domain, or licensed to allow the 5 Rs:1. Retain2. Reuse3. Revise4. Remix5. RedistributeThe value of “Open”The value of “Open”● Cost savings for students● Flexible● Customizable● Dynamic, evolving● Collaborative, interactive● Learner-directed, learner-centeredOpen pedagogy:A set of pedagogical practices that include engaging students in content creation and making learning accessible to allElder, A.K. (2019). The OER Starter Kit. Ames, IA: Iowa State University Digital Press. DOI: https:/ /doi.org/10.31274/isudp.7Principles of Open Pedagogy● Open Pedagogy is shared with others● Open Pedagogy depends on open licenses● Open Pedagogy is active“Open Pedagogy Assignments Compilation” by Quill West and Contributors is CC-BY 4.0Features of Open Pedagogy● Learners are empowered to shape the world as they encounter it● Students are knowledge creators, not just consumers● Assignments are renewable rather than disposable Against disposable assignments“These are assignments that students complain about doing and faculty complain about grading. They’re assignments that add no value to the world - after a student spends three hours creating it, a teacher spends 30 minutes grading it, and then the student throws it away. Not only do these assignments add no value to the world, they actually suck value out of the world.”David Wiley (2013). “What is Open Pedagogy?”, https://opencontent.org/blog/archives/2975From https://libguides.seattlecentral.edu/c.php?g=827055&p=5904777Open for whom?Wikipedia!WikiEduWiki and Teaching● Recommended practicesfor designing and implementing Wiki assignments● Existing Manual of Styleand other guidelines● Address gaps in representation○ Fewer than 10% of Wikipedia editors identify as women, and less than 1% as trans. ○ Only 17% of all biographical articles on Wikipedia focus on women.○ “Notability” criteria exacerbate gaps in gender and racial representationSource: https://foundation.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File%3AEditor_Survey_Report_-_April_2011.pdf&page=1Sample Assignments● Entire course syllabus on Wiki● Copyediting● Translation● Create/add media● Research projects● Evaluating articlesSample ProjectsUniversity of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia – Research Methods (Ongoing)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:School_and_university_projects#University_of_Queensland,_Brisbane,_Australia_%E2%80%93_Research_Methods_(Ongoing)“This semester-long project provides third-year Arts students with an opportunity to undertake research into the lives and histories of Australian subjects. Using traditional documentary research methods, the students build a knowledge base to underpin a high quality Wikipedia article on people and organisations whose archives are held in the collecting library of the University of Queensland.I choose the subjects of research and the students work in groups with me to develop the content for the article. After some weeks of research the students begin working in a sandbox to build the article. It is transferred to the mainspace two or three weeks out from the end of semester and the Wikimedia Australia members comment on their work. Learning how to work within wiki software and understanding the place of Wikipedia in contemporary knowledge sharing are essential aspects of this project.”Sample ProjectsSt. Charles Community College, Cottleville, Missouri (Summer 2011 - present)See also: Wikipedia:School_and_university_projects/HardenPsy101“There are over 1000 psychology-related stubs in WP:PSYCH. Even new psychology students will be capable of improving these articles to a collegiate level. Introduction to Psychology is an introductory overview of the field of psychology. It is an examination of behavioral, cognitive, psychoanalytic, humanistic and biological viewpoints in psychology. The course includes learningprinciples and applications, motivation, emotions, stress, psychobiology, personality, abnormal behaviors and approaches to therapy. Contact Professor Harden for more information.”Sample ProjectsMurder, Madness, and MayhemThe University of British Columbia's class SPAN312 ("Murder, Madness, and Mayhem: Latin American Literature in Translation") contributed to Wikipedia during Spring 2008. Our collective goals were to bring a selection of articles on Latin American literature to featured article status (or as near as possible). By project's end, we had contributed three featured articles and eight good articles. None of these articles was a good article at the outset; two did not even exist.Caveats● Edits/additions may be reverted/deleted for a variety of reasons● Many existing guidelines for editors exist that students should know about● Potential signup/tech issues: build in time for students to create accounts in advanceHelpful Resources● Sandboxfor drafting additions and edits● Teahousefor questions and assistance● Existing documentationAmplifying Appalachia Event OverviewOur Wikipedia Edit-a-thon is focused on amplifying the stories and figures of under-represented Appalachian artists, writers, and other creators, particularly women, people of color, and LGBTQ individuals. March 21-24, 2022Hosted under the Art  + Feminism organizat ional umbrellaFor more info on part icipat ing: email Lynne.stahl@mail.wvu.eduQuestions?

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