"Using Wikipedia for Academic Research"
For me, this video re-emphasized what I learned in previous weeks in this course about the use of Wikipedia in education. In our Class Wiki my group supported the use of Wikipedia by students and this video directly correlates with other research that we found on the subject. The author, bcveen, explains that Wikipedia can be used as a first resource for research and how to use Wikipedia to find additional information.
What I learned in this video that I had not thought of before is using the outline provided by Wikipedia to make your own outline for a research paper. I think that this is a good idea. If not used directly for making an outline, the subtopics provided by Wikipedia would be helpful as well in making a concept map of related information that may need to be included in the research paper.
As an educator in the community college setting I do not want my students to use Wikipedia as a primary source, however I do support the use of Wikipedia in finding out initial information on a topic and I think that it would be helpful in outlining.
Reference: bcveen. "Using Wikipedia for Academic Research." Online video clip. You Tube. You Tube, 22 Jul. 2008. Web. 17 Nov. 2013.
I agree one hundred percent with both you and the video. I use Wikipedia all the time for basic information, or as a starting point for further, more valid research. I have never been allowed to use Wikipedia in any class as a primary source.
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