ERIC Number: EJ1059079
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 5
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Inquiry, Critique, and Dissemination of Knowledge: Graduate Students Contributing to Wikipedia
Simmons, Nicola
Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching, v6 p18-22 2013
Graduate students use existing knowledge and are ultimately expected to add to that knowledge. Students in a Masters of Education entry course were asked to find a Wikipedia page related to the course topics, critique it, and make improvements to it to begin to develop these skills. In this paper, I examine ways in which their perspectives were transformed (Mezirow, 1991) regarding their roles in knowledge use and construction and how they grew as a result.
Descriptors: Inquiry, Criticism, Graduate Students, Electronic Publishing, Masters Programs, Teacher Education, Skill Development, Web Sites, Critical Literacy, Metacognition, Peer Influence, Introductory Courses, Knowledge Management, Assignments, Teaching Methods
Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. 1280 Main Street West, Mills Library Room 504, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4L6, Canada. Tel: 905-525-9140; Web site: http://www.stlhe.ca
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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