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Raynor, Michael E. – Psychology of Education Review, 2021
Michael E. Raynor limits his commentary to Flavin's discussion of Wikipedia. Flavin argues that Wikipedia is a disruptive innovation, and has disrupted the hard-copy encyclopedia. Flavin sees Wikipedia in optimistic terms, as democratising education and 'reframing the means by which knowledge is produced, distributed and consumed.' He implies that…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Educational Change, Higher Education, Criticism
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Flavin, Michael – Psychology of Education Review, 2021
This article responds to commentaries on the author's opening article in this issue, "Disruptive Innovation and Technology Enhanced Learning" (EJ1288163). Herein, Michael Flavin begins by discussing arguments for and against Uber and Wikipedia as disruptive innovations. He addresses commentaries in this issue by Michael Raynor, Terry…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Educational Change, Educational Technology, Electronic Learning
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Anderson, Terry – Psychology of Education Review, 2021
Besides a lack of focus on the context in which the innovation thrives or dies, the author takes issue with some of Dr. Flavin's choice of examples. Flavin argues that Wikipedia has disrupted higher education. The author is a supporter of Wikipedia (both through donation and article edits) and uses it regularly, but does not believe it has had…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Educational Change, Educational Technology, Higher Education
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Cummings, Robert E. – Studies in Higher Education, 2020
Two systems of knowledge production are identified and addressed by this study: peer review and public review. The peer-review system is defined, its goals are stated, its participants and their roles are identified, and its affordances are summarized. The double-blind journal submission system is examined as an example of peer review. Three…
Descriptors: Encyclopedias, Electronic Publishing, Collaborative Writing, Peer Evaluation
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Wulff, Peter – Education and Information Technologies, 2023
Scientists use specific terms to denote concepts, objects, phenomena, etc. The terms are then connected with each other in sentences that are used in science-specific language. Representing these connections through term networks can yield valuable insights into central terms and properties of the interconnections between them. Furthermore,…
Descriptors: Network Analysis, Natural Sciences, Encyclopedias, Electronic Publishing
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Suwannakhan, Athikhun; Casanova-Martínez, Daniel; Yurasakpong, Laphatrada; Montriwat, Punchalee; Meemon, Krai; Limpanuparb, Taweetham – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2020
Forty anatomy articles were sampled from English Wikipedia and assessed quantitatively and qualitatively. Quantitatively, each article's edit history was analyzed by Wikipedia X-tools, references and media were counted manually, and two readability indices were used to evaluate article readability. This analysis revealed that each article was…
Descriptors: Encyclopedias, Collaborative Writing, Electronic Publishing, Anatomy
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Agnesia Jeni Saputri; Ari Sunandar; Mahwar Qurbaniah – Journal of Biological Education Indonesia (Jurnal Pendidikan Biologi Indonesia), 2024
The Dayak Simpakng community in Batu Daya village, Simpang Dua sub-district, has knowledge of making plaits by utilizing plants in the surrounding environment. The introduction of woven plants to students needs to be done to preserve the knowledge and woven plants of the Dayak Simpang tribe. This research aims to develop an encyclopedia of Dayak…
Descriptors: Plants (Botany), Encyclopedias, Rural Areas, Indigenous Knowledge
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Alyssa Russo – Communications in Information Literacy, 2024
This narrative review examines the thematic content and evolution of information literacy textbooks published between 2005 and 2022. Analyzing sixteen textbooks, it explores two themes: the research process and conceptual foundations of information literacy. The research process theme highlights the procedural aspects of conducting library…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Textbook Content, Textbook Evaluation, Textbook Preparation
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Frances Edwards – Practitioner Research in Higher Education, 2023
Wikipedia has been viewed as a dubious resource within higher education, and students are often encouraged to avoid its use due to the questionable rigour of its entries. In this study the tables were turned when Wikipedia became the central element in an assessment task. The task experimented with a new approach to summative assessment within a…
Descriptors: Encyclopedias, Web Sites, Educational Resources, Evaluation Methods
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Nelson, Laura K.; Getman, Rebekah; Haque, Syed Arefinul – Sociological Methods & Research, 2022
Narrating history is perpetually contested, shaping and reshaping how nations and people understand both their pasts and the current moment. Measuring and evaluating the scope of histories is methodologically challenging. In this paper we provide a general approach and a specific method to measure historical recall. Operationalizing historical…
Descriptors: Encyclopedias, Collaborative Writing, Electronic Publishing, Females
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Vetter, Matthew A.; Sarraf, Krista Speicher; Woods, Elin – Interactive Learning Environments, 2022
This article argues for Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thons as feminist interventions and pedagogical events that facilitate participants' Wikipedia literacy and acquisition of learning outcomes, especially critical thinking, digital literacy, and technical skills. Drawing on data collected at a Spring 2018 Edit-a-thon at Indiana University of…
Descriptors: Art Education, Feminism, Encyclopedias, Collaborative Writing
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Littlejohn, Allison; Hood, Nina; Rehm, Martin; McGill, Lou; Rienties, Bart; Highton, Melissa – Interactive Learning Environments, 2021
This study explores Wikipedia as a site for learning. It traces how people learn to become Wikipedia editors through engagement in an editathon, a training event for people who want to become a volunteer editor. The study is original in its emphasis on the various types of knowledge editors acquire as they develop expertise. Determining the…
Descriptors: Editing, Web Sites, Volunteers, Training Methods
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Silva, Elise; Scott, Khirsten L. – Journal of Information Literacy, 2023
This project report describes a community-engaged, extra-institutional, out-of-school Wikipedia editing project focused on the digital literacies of Black girls. The project was located in a systemically under-resourced neighbourhood of Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Given the under representation of Black women editing Wikipedia, and continued concerns…
Descriptors: African American Students, High School Students, After School Programs, Editing
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Flavin, Michael – Psychology of Education Review, 2021
This paper uses disruptive innovation theory as a lens through which to analyse technology enhanced learning in higher education. The paper also explores how higher education might be disrupted. Specific technologies are examined, including the Virtual Learning Environment and Wikipedia. Specific practices are analysed, including Bring Your Own…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Educational Change, Electronic Learning, Technology Uses in Education
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Fraser, Stuart T. – Studies in Higher Education, 2020
The representation of scientific knowledge and information on Wikipedia is controversial. While some entries present established scientific fact, other entries are devoid of information or present information of questionable rigour. Taking this and the problems associated with essay topics as assessment tasks into consideration, an assessment task…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Medical Students, Physiology, Scientific Literacy
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