Type of Presentation
Individual paper/presentation (20 minute presentation)
Target Audience
Other
Location
Room 1005
Proposal
See presentation description.
Short Description
Educators everywhere deplore the prevalence of Wikipedia in student work, but with a little creative thinking, this resource can form the basis for many interesting activities involving information literacy and critical thinking. Attendees will leave this presentation with practical ways to use Wikipedia as a tool for class discussions, active learning exercises, demonstrations, research products, and critical analyses.
Keywords
Information literacy, Wikipedia, Critical thinking, Class discussions, Active learning exercises, Demonstrations, Research products, Critical analyses
Publication Type and Release Option
Presentation (Open Access)
Recommended Citation
Cook, Jean, "Five and a Thousand Practical Ways to Use Wikipedia in Instruction" (2012). Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy. 31.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gaintlit/2012/2012/31
Five and a Thousand Practical Ways to Use Wikipedia in Instruction
Room 1005
See presentation description.