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Using Wikipedia in the classroom has been shunned traditionally by some teachers because it is written by volunteers on the internet. But it is precisely that crowdsourced nature that makes Wikipedia such a compelling tool in the classroom, says Nichole Saad, senior program manager for education at Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that owns Wikipedia. Via Elizabeth E Charles 
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As “research it yourself” becomes a rallying cry for promoters of outlandish conspiracy theories with real-world consequences, educators need to think hard about what’s missing from their information literacy efforts. Via Elizabeth E Charles
Elizabeth E Charles's curator insight,
June 23, 2021 4:54 PM
Provocative and timely piece by Barbara Fister, on what skills are needed in teaching information literacy in an age of 'conspiracy theories' and the blurring of the line of what is fact and what is opinion. |
