Per the discussions on the DDN regarding the one-laptop campaign and
Wikipedia, I thought I'd pass on this info. I'm NOT posting this to
start a debate regarding whether this campaign is right or wrong, as
I think that might be off-topic for the DDN forum, but, rather, to
think about and,
or
history or whatever.
S.
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Subject: Re: [DDN] A Stand Against Wikipedia
Me again
: David P. Dillard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2007 2:55 PM
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Subject: [DDN] A Stand Against Wikipedia
REFERENCE: ENCYCLOPEDIAS :
REFERENCE: TOOLS: ELECTRONIC ONLINE AND INTERNET:
A Stand Against Wikipedia
A Stand Against
I teach MBA and PhD classes online, and want to encourage learners to find
and use online sources. I also want them to learn how to distinguish between
empirical research findings or peer-reviewed work and someone's opinion or
personal observation. Rather than outlaw a particular source I want
, January 30, 2007 2:55 PM
To: The Digital Divide Network discussion group
Subject: [DDN] A Stand Against Wikipedia
REFERENCE: ENCYCLOPEDIAS :
REFERENCE: TOOLS: ELECTRONIC ONLINE AND INTERNET:
A Stand Against Wikipedia
A Stand Against Wikipedia
Inside Higher Ed
January 26, 2007
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Network discussion group
Subject: [DDN] A Stand Against Wikipedia
REFERENCE: ENCYCLOPEDIAS :
REFERENCE: TOOLS: ELECTRONIC ONLINE AND INTERNET:
A Stand Against Wikipedia
A Stand Against Wikipedia
Inside Higher Ed
January 26, 2007
As Wikipedia has become more and more popular with students
On the other hand, in certain, less academic, circles there is concern
over the strictness of wikipedia's citation and other rules. Particularly in
the contemporary arts and music areas, there are martinets, some running bots,
that go through deleting any uncited info, or link to anything less
