Dear Pine, Thanks for asking about this. Of course, I have many opinions on the topic! :) But I think Prof. João Alexandre Peschanski from Brazil [1] sums it quite well in this post on the chapter's blog. [2]
All the best, Anna [1] https://br.wikimedia.org/wiki/Programa_de_Educa%C3%A7%C3%A3o/Relatos2/Relato05 [2] http://wikimedianobrasil.org/comunidade/em-defesa-da-wiki-pedagogia/ -- Anna Koval, M.Ed. Manager, Wikipedia Education Program Wikimedia Foundation +1.415.839.6885 x 6729 Skype: annakoval.wiki [email protected] education.wikimedia.org On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 8:30 AM, Pine W <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm interested in hearing experienced educators' and researchers' thoughts > about what roles Wikipedia, and Internet-based learning in general, can and > can't do well. > > Articles for consideration: > > > http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-0608-godsey-altschool-teachers-20150608-story.html > > > http://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/06/04/technology-wont-fix-americas-neediest-schools-it-makes-bad-education-worse/ > > What does Wikipedia education do well, and what doesn't it do well? > > Is Wikipedia-based education amplifying the learning of students who are > likely to be from highly resourced schools? > > Do we have evidence that Wikipedia based education has outcomes for > students that are similar to, or better than, other kinds of online > learning? > > How can we offer a service that is widely beneficial for students and > teachers with limited technological resources? Or should we not try because > of the additional challenges? > > Thanks, > > Pine > > _______________________________________________ > Education mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education > >
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