Inside Higher Ed :: A Stand Against Wikipedia

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It seems that Middlebury College is banning citation of Wikipedia articles college-wide.It seems strange that they feel the need to make this point, as any use of encyclopaedia articles as a primary source of references is, to say the least, suspect, unless the subject is encyclopaedia articles in general. However, the fact that it has become such a ubiquitous phenomenon is worthy of inspection, suggesting that today’s learners are becoming more autonomous, finding knowledge independently of teachers and institutions. Ignoring the odd inaccuracy here and there, this has to be a good thing! We should not demonise the wikipediafication of learning but, instead, start to pay more attention to improving the abilities of learners to use such tools critically, reflectively and effectively.
Created:Mon, 29 Jan 2007 02:33:14 GMT

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Posted: January 28, 2007, 7:33 pm

packetgarden.com

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Very neat cross-platform system which visualises your Internet use, creating a personal landscape reflecting the locations, the IP addresses, the protocols and so on that you use to create an explorable landscape. This would be a lot more fun if it were social software (like Crossley et al’s Knowledge Garden of a few years back) but I guess the privacy issues might be messy.
Created:Sat, 20 Jan 2007 15:00:45 GMT

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Posted: January 20, 2007, 8:00 am

Ilorin Journal of Education

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Ilorin is a Nigerian HE institution that has sporadically published a paper journal for many years, now available online. Not the highest quality of research in the world, but some very interesting and sometimes quite unusual perspectives on a very diverse range of topics.
Created:Thu, 18 Jan 2007 15:57:02 GMT

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Posted: January 18, 2007, 8:57 am

IJTLHE : International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

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The International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (ISSN 1812-9129) provides a forum for higher education faculty, staff, administrators, researchers, and students who are interested in improving post-secondary instruction. The IJTLHE provides broad coverage of higher education pedagogy and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) across diverse content areas, educational institutions, and levels of instructional expertise. The specific emphasis of IJTLHE is the dissemination of knowledge for improving higher education pedagogy. Electronic distribution of IJTLHE maximizes global availability.
Created:Thu, 11 Jan 2007 15:53:19 GMT

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Posted: January 11, 2007, 8:53 am