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Direct linkZou, Di; Xie, Haoran; Wang, Fu Lee; Kwan, Reggie – Studies in Higher Education, 2020
This project investigated how Wikipedia can be integrated into flipped learning in higher education through the project-based learning approach. It proposed a flipped learning model where Wikipedia was involved in creating a collaborative learning environment. Two groups of students participated in the research and were asked to complete group…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Web 2.0 Technologies, Web Sites, Encyclopedias
Walker, Martin A.; Li, Ye – Journal of Chemical Education, 2016
Our students rely on Wikipedia on their mobile devices or laptops, since it is an extremely rich and broad resource. This article overviews the Chemistry content on Wikipedia and how students can learn to use it effectively as an information resource, critically evaluating content, and learning key information literacy skills. We also discuss how…
Descriptors: Information Skills, Information Literacy, Chemistry, Web 2.0 Technologies
Edwards, Jennifer C. – History Teacher, 2015
Internet users worldwide turn to Wikipedia, the web-based, open-content encyclopedia, for basic information on all subjects. There is much to concern an academic audience in the encyclopedia's prominence: bases for evidence are different from those used by scholars; no expertise is required to edit an article; the site is a target for…
Descriptors: Females, Activism, Collaborative Writing, Web Sites
Colon-Aguirre, Monica; Fleming-May, Rachel A. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2012
This study presents findings from one-on-one interviews with 21 undergraduate students at a large public research university in the southeastern United States. While the preliminary focus of the study was to be students' opinions about and use of Wikipedia as a resource for course-related research, many of the interviews evolved into discussion…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Use Studies, Library Materials, Encyclopedias
Shane-Simpson, Christina; Che, Elizabeth; Brooks, Patricia J. – Psychology Learning and Teaching, 2016
To test the feasibility of Wikipedia editing in large undergraduate psychology classrooms, we engaged groups of students in a large introductory-level Human Development course (N = 110) in editing Wikipedia articles to improve psychology-related content. Students attended in-class workshops and received online support to develop skills. They…
Descriptors: Encyclopedias, Electronic Publishing, Collaborative Writing, Web Sites
Carver, Brian W.; Davis, Rochelle; Kelley, Robin T.; Obar, Jonathan A.; Davis, Lianna L. – E-Learning and Digital Media, 2012
During the 2010-11 academic year, the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit organization that supports Wikipedia, worked with professors at universities across the United States who were interested in using Wikipedia as a teaching tool in their classrooms through a pilot version of the Wikipedia Education Program. This article presents a case study…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Educational Technology, Web Sites, Encyclopedias
