What's Wrong with Wikipedia?

Student Source Selection and Research Behavior

According to a 2012 Pew Research Internet Project study, the top five sources students are likely to consult for research are Google, Wikipedia, YouTube, their peers and Spark Notes. What does data about students' information sources say about their research habits and behavior? This 50 minute session will consider this question and explore classroom and assignment strategies for addressing gaps in student "research" skills.

Resources

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Bibliography

  • Holliday, W. & Rogers, J. (2103). Talking about information literacy: the mediating role of discourse in a college writing classroom. portal: Libraries and the Academy, 13(3) 257-271.
  • Howard, R. M., Serviss, T., & Rodrigue, T. K. (2010). Writing from sources, writing from sentences. Writing & Pedagogy, 2(2) 177-192.
  • Purcell, K., Rainie, L., Heaps, A., Buchanan, J., Friedrich, L., Jacklin, A., et al. (2012). How teens do research in the digital world. Pew Internet & American Life Project.
  • Turnitin.com (n.d.) White paper: What’s wrong with Wikipedia? Evaluating the sources used by students.

View the January 23rd webinar recording:
http://cod.adobeconnect.com/p1m6pwqq3m5/

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