Meaningful & engaging writing projects

• 1. Meaningful & Engaging Writing Projects Empowering students to write for a global audience and publish to Wikipedia

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• • Wikipedia is one of the top 10 most visited sites in the world.

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• • Wikipedia is anon-profit organization.

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• • Wikipedia s content is managed by WP staff.

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• • Wikipedia is related to WikiLeaks.

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• • Wikipedia is original research.

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• • Wikipedia s golden rule is that every line should be cited.

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• • You can see who added what content to Wikipedia.

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• • Wikipedia articles have a neutral point of view.

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• • Wikipedia is a tertiary source.

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• • Wikipedia translates English articles into other languages.

FICTION 13. Using WP for Teaching & Learning

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• Quality writing skills

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14. Its the ability for students to feel that their works matters, that it doesnt get trapped in the classroom.~ Georgetown Prof. Adel Iskander The Washington Post Wikipedia Goes to Class 15. How easy is it to publish to Wikipedia? 16. How are other professors using Wikipedia in their course assignments? 17. KIN 2506: Ortho Eval Techniques 18. KIN 4605: Drugs & Culture 19. ISDS 4120: Business Data Comm 20. BIOL 4015:BIOL Conservation LA 3301:Design Techniques 21. Most inquiry starts at Wikipedia, whether we like it or not.So as students and scholars, we need to improve it. The Chronicle of Higher Education Wikipedia Comes of Age by Casper Grathwohl 22. RESOURCES 23. Meaningful & Engaging Writing Projects Empowering students to write for a global audience and publish to Wikipedia