Hi Gina, So glad to know you are going to present. Sometimes getting Wikipedia on the roster can be a challenge. I am excited to learn about how it goes. It seems like you have a great foundation for your presentation and the topics you're going to cover.
I would even suggest starting on the ground level with Wikipedia. Your audience will be a mix of learning styles, and understanding of Wikipedia amongst attendees will vary for sure. Maybe include a little intro about Wikipedia with some screenshots. Maybe ask about myths people have heard and correct them. Also have them do an action item at the end - how are they planning to use Wikipedia in their practice? I generally present on Wikipedia, communication and bias, but I am a K-16 educator in the US with a focus on disability and inclusion. I'd gladly listen to you practice your presentation if that would be helpful. Best, Jackie On Sun, Mar 25, 2018 at 12:13 PM, Michel Wesseling <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear GIna, > Thanks for your message. I would be very interested to have access to your > presentation because I am preparing a similar one later this year. > If you have anything to share, please let me know, so maybe I can comment > and share my thinking about these topics with you. > > Kind greetings and good luck in preparing the presentation. > Michel > > > 2018-03-24 23:10 GMT+01:00 Gina Bennett <[email protected]>: > > > hello Wikimedia education enthusiasts! > > > > Next month I am giving a presentation to a group of my colleagues, who > are > > Adult Basic /Literacy Educators in Canada. My presentation is titled > > "Wikipedia – the overlooked and misunderstood resource". The > presentation > > is scheduled for 1.5 hours but since it's the last presentation of the > day > > nobody will mind if it's a bit shorter ;-) > > > > Here are the main points I want to get across: > > > > - there are several myths about the role of Wikipedia in academic > work & > > I want to dispel these > > - academically rigorous ways to use Wikipedia do exist & we'll talk > > about these > > - learning to navigate Wikipedia provides a "teachable moment" to > > educate your students about academic integrity, a 'neutral point of > > view', > > and the reliability of information. > > - Is knowledge just a collection of 'facts'? Or is knowledge something > > negotiated? Let's discuss our own beliefs about how knowledge is > > constructed, validated, shared, and "owned." > > > > Here's my question: do any of you have presentations (e.g. Powerpoints, > > Slideshare etc.) related to these topics that you'd be willing to share > > with me? Or just any ideas, suggestions, or comments that could work in > my > > presentation? > > > > My apologies if this is an inappropriate forum for such a request. > > > > Gina Bennett; Faculty > > University of the Fraser Valley > > Hope, BC, Canada > > _______________________________________________ > > Education mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education > > > _______________________________________________ > Education mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education > -- Jackie Koerner, Ph.D. Researcher & Visiting Scholar jackiekoerner.com I use a large font to aim for readability and accessibility for all, which is in line with Universal Design (UD). For more information on UD, visit http://www.udlcenter.org/. _______________________________________________ Education mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/education
