Andrew Jeffrey

Wikipedia increasingly used as a teaching tool in university classrooms

By Andrew Jeffrey Online resource gives student writing larger readership EDMONTON (CUP) — A handful of University of Alberta classes have introduced Wikipedia to their classrooms as a teaching resource this past semester, despite criticisms about the website’s credibility in educational institutions. The initiative to integrate Wikipedia into classes began in the United States with the Wikimedia Foundation’s Wikipedia Education Program, but has expanded globally to include classes in Canada and India. Professors use the website by replacing traditional writing or research assignments with students writing Wikipedia articles or improving pre-existing pages. “In addition to getting all the benefits from…

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