I think most Profs are fully aware that students use Wikipedia. I would hazard a guess (in fact I wouldn't I know for a fact) that lot of the material on there is contributed by profs :) I think we need to be careful about stereotyping here......
Ruth Catlow wrote: > if this is really true the profs need to wise-up. > Wikipedia is a great first stop for research allowing students to do a > proper broad sweep to find their subject. > Its also a useful tool for reflecting on the ways in which knowledge > is constructed (demonstrating concepts such as hierarchies of > authority, filtering, peer-review, gate-keeping, competition, > contested knowledge etc). > > Ruth > > > -----Original Message----- > *From*: marc garrett <marc.garr...@furtherfield.org > <mailto:marc%20garrett%20%3cmarc.garr...@furtherfield.org%3e>> > *Reply-To*: NetBehaviour for networked distributed creativity > <netbehaviour@netbehaviour.org > <mailto:netbehaviour%20for%20networked%20distributed%20creativity%20%3cnetbehavi...@netbehaviour.org%3e>> > *To*: NetBehaviour for networked distributed creativity > <netbehaviour@netbehaviour.org > <mailto:netbehaviour%20for%20networked%20distributed%20creativity%20%3cnetbehavi...@netbehaviour.org%3e>> > *Subject*: [NetBehaviour] Most students use Wikipedia, avoid telling > profs about it. > *Date*: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:29:45 +0000 > > Most students use Wikipedia, avoid telling profs about it. > > By Jacqui Cheng. > > Surprise! Most students use Wikipedia at some point during their > research on a paper or project, and they usually do so early on in the > process. Online peer-reviewed journal First Monday recently published > the findings of its research on student Wikipedia use and said that the > service often serves as a starting point for the students who use it, > allowing them to gather information for further investigation elsewhere. > This is despite the fact that their professors still frown on Wikipedia > use—but it seems that students believe what their profs don't know won't > hurt them. > > http://tinyurl.com/yjjq9o9 > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > NetBehaviour@netbehaviour.org <mailto:NetBehaviour@netbehaviour.org> > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > NetBehaviour@netbehaviour.org > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list NetBehaviour@netbehaviour.org http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
