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27 Dec 07

EdTechDev: An Argument for Knols Over Wikipedia and Citizendium

Looking at the constructivism and other articles where Dlewis3 has been flooding content with arguments from Kirschner, Sweller, and Clark. This author feels that since David Lewis has made these changes that Wikipedia isn't the "nonbiased" source it claims to be. I think the author misunderstands Wikipedia's NPOV though; controversial claims can be made if they're cited, but so can arguments on the other side. NPOV doesn't mean everyone agrees on a middle point.

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31 Aug 07

UCSC Wiki Lab - WikiLab - The UCSC Wiki Lab

  • Look at sample Wikipedia pages with highlights based on how trustworthy the content is. Trustworthiness is based on the author's reputation. Only 100 sample pages are available right now, but it's an interesting concept and a cool way to view the development of Wikipedia articles.
     - christyinsdesign on 2007-08-31

  • We compute the reputation of Wikipedia authors according to how long their contributions last in the Wikipedia. Specifically, authors whose contributions are preserved, or built-upon, gain reputation; authors whose contributions are undone lose reputation.


    We call this a content-driven reputation, since the reputation is computed automatically via text analysis. This contrasts with other reputation systems, such as those in use at [WWW] Ebay, where buyer and seller reputations are computed on the basis of user-provided ratings.

21 Aug 07

It’s not just students who have trouble evaluating sources… : UberNoggin: Big Brains - Big Ideas

  • A humorous take on why people need to evaluate sources and research with a skeptical eye. Sarah Robbins looks at some business pseudo-research that is reported as fact by journalists. She provides a summary of her own "pseudo-research" experiment as well.
     - christyinsdesign on 2007-08-21
24 Jul 07

Wikipedia:Errors in the Encyclopædia Britannica that have been corrected in Wikipedia

  • Wikipedia is collecting a list of Encyclopedia Brittanica errors--all of which have been corrected in the corresponding Wikipedia articles. A warning is included that this shouldn't be taken too seriously, but it is a fun page.
     - christyinsdesign on 2007-07-24
14 Jun 07

Internet breathes life into dying languages | Lifestyle | Reuters

  • Dying languages are postponing their demise through online communities. Wikipedia is one outlet for rare languages, but blogs, discussion forums, and YouTube are helping preserve these languages and engage younger generations.
     - christyinsdesign on 2007-06-14
  • "To put it into perspective only two to four percent of the world's botanical and zoological species are in serious danger, whereas it's 50 percent of languages. The language crisis hasn't attracted the same degree of public awareness".
20 Mar 07

Wikis and Wikipedia as a Teaching Tool

  • This article in ITDL introduces wikis and Wikipedia as educational tools. I like the ideas about having students contribute to Wikipedia as a way to create more motivating research assignments to help students see the relevancy.
     - christyinsdesign on 2007-03-20
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