"Safe wiki": teaching responsible use of Wikipedia

Presented at ACEC conference and EDNA ICT workshop in 2008.

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1. “Safe wiki : ” Teaching responsible use of Wikipedia Brianna Laugher Wikimedia Australia http://www.wikimedia.org.au/
2. Brianna Laugher: “Safe wiki : Teaching responsible use of Wikipedia ” Brianna Laugher (Wikimedia Australia), ACEC 2008 http://www.wikimedia.org.au/ 2  Wikipedia editor since 2005  Wikimania attendee, speaker  Blogger: http://brianna.modernthings.org/  Wikimedia Australia ctte
3. Educational landscape “Safe wiki : Teaching responsible use of Wikipedia ” Brianna Laugher (Wikimedia Australia), ACEC 2008 http://www.wikimedia.org.au/ 3 School TAFE University Adult/comm. education TV, radio, newspapers, magazines Family, friends Wikipedia + ?www Public libraries
4. Wikipedia: “Safe wiki : Teaching responsible use of Wikipedia ” Brianna Laugher (Wikimedia Australia), ACEC 2008 http://www.wikimedia.org.au/ 4
5. Wikipedia: “Safe wiki : Teaching responsible use of Wikipedia ” Brianna Laugher (Wikimedia Australia), ACEC 2008 http://www.wikimedia.org.au/ 5 1: encyclopedia
7. Wikipedia: “Safe wiki : Teaching responsible use of Wikipedia ” Brianna Laugher (Wikimedia Australia), ACEC 2008 http://www.wikimedia.org.au/ 7 1: encyclopedia 2: website
8. Wikipedia: “Safe wiki : Teaching responsible use of Wikipedia ” Brianna Laugher (Wikimedia Australia), ACEC 2008 http://www.wikimedia.org.au/ 8 1: encyclopedia 2: website 3: not for profit Wikimedia Foundation = Wikipedia + Wikinews, Wikibooks, Wikiversity, Wikisource, Wiktionary, Wikispecies, Wikiquote, Wikimedia Commons
9. Wikipedia: “Safe wiki : Teaching responsible use of Wikipedia ” Brianna Laugher (Wikimedia Australia), ACEC 2008 http://www.wikimedia.org.au/ 9 1: encyclopedia 2: website 3: not for profit Wikimedia Foundation = Wikipedia + Wikinews, Wikibooks, Wikiversity, Wikisource, Wiktionary, Wikispecies, Wikiquote, Wikimedia Commons 4: multilingual
10. Wikipedia: “Safe wiki : Teaching responsible use of Wikipedia ” Brianna Laugher (Wikimedia Australia), ACEC 2008 http://www.wikimedia.org.au/ 10 1: encyclopedia 2: website 3: not for profit Wikimedia Foundation = Wikipedia + Wikinews, Wikibooks, Wikiversity, Wikisource, Wiktionary, Wikispecies, Wikiquote, Wikimedia Commons 4: multilingual 5: wiki (community)
11. Wikipedia: “Safe wiki : Teaching responsible use of Wikipedia ” Brianna Laugher (Wikimedia Australia), ACEC 2008 http://www.wikimedia.org.au/ 11 1: encyclopedia 2: website 3: not for profit Wikimedia Foundation = Wikipedia + Wikinews, Wikibooks, Wikiversity, Wikisource, Wiktionary, Wikispecies, Wikiquote, Wikimedia Commons 4: multilingual 5: wiki (community) 6: free content
12. Anatomy of an article: “Safe wiki : Teaching responsible use of Wikipedia ” Brianna Laugher (Wikimedia Australia), ACEC 2008 http://www.wikimedia.org.au/ 12 Tabs:  Article
13. Anatomy of an article: “Safe wiki : Teaching responsible use of Wikipedia ” Brianna Laugher (Wikimedia Australia), ACEC 2008 http://www.wikimedia.org.au/ 13 Tabs:  Article  Discussion (Talk)
14. Anatomy of an article: “Safe wiki : Teaching responsible use of Wikipedia ” Brianna Laugher (Wikimedia Australia), ACEC 2008 http://www.wikimedia.org.au/ 14 Tabs:  Article  Discussion (Talk)  Edit this page
17. WikiEd syntax high- lighting
18. Anatomy of an article: “Safe wiki : Teaching responsible use of Wikipedia ” Brianna Laugher (Wikimedia Australia), ACEC 2008 http://www.wikimedia.org.au/ 18 Tabs:  Article  Discussion (Talk)  Edit this page  History
19. timestamp user/IP edit summary
20. Removed text Timestamp, user/IP , edit summary Diff view
21. Timestamp, user/IP , edit summary Added text Diff view
22. Analysing histories: “Safe wiki : Teaching responsible use of Wikipedia ” Brianna Laugher (Wikimedia Australia), ACEC 2008 http://www.wikimedia.org.au/ 22  Wikipedia Page History Statistics
23. Analysing histories: “Safe wiki : Teaching responsible use of Wikipedia ” Brianna Laugher (Wikimedia Australia), ACEC 2008 http://www.wikimedia.org.au/ 23  Wikipedia Page History Statistics  WikiBlame
24. Analysing histories: “Safe wiki : Teaching responsible use of Wikipedia ” Brianna Laugher (Wikimedia Australia), ACEC 2008 http://www.wikimedia.org.au/ 24  Wikipedia Page History Statistics  WikiBlame  Wikipedia Trust Project
25. Analysing histories: “Safe wiki : Teaching responsible use of Wikipedia ” Brianna Laugher (Wikimedia Australia), ACEC 2008 http://www.wikimedia.org.au/ 25  Wikipedia Page History Statistics  WikiBlame  Wikipedia Trust Project  WikiChanges
27. What types of projects? “Safe wiki : Teaching responsible use of Wikipedia ” Brianna Laugher (Wikimedia Australia), ACEC 2008 http://www.wikimedia.org.au/ 27  Referencing
28. “Wikipedian Protestor” http://xkcd.com/285/
29. What types of projects? “Safe wiki : Teaching responsible use of Wikipedia ” Brianna Laugher (Wikimedia Australia), ACEC 2008 http://www.wikimedia.org.au/ 29  Referencing  Evaluating articles accuracy, coverage, depth
30. What types of projects? “Safe wiki : Teaching responsible use of Wikipedia ” Brianna Laugher (Wikimedia Australia), ACEC 2008 http://www.wikimedia.org.au/ 30  Referencing  Evaluating articles  Improving/creating articles Work with WikiProjects!
31. What types of projects? “Safe wiki : Teaching responsible use of Wikipedia ” Brianna Laugher (Wikimedia Australia), ACEC 2008 http://www.wikimedia.org.au/ 31  Referencing  Evaluating articles  Improving/creating articles  Analysing collaborative authoring
32. HSC English “Safe wiki : Teaching responsible use of Wikipedia ” Brianna Laugher (Wikimedia Australia), ACEC 2008 http://www.wikimedia.org.au/ 32 Don Carter, the English inspector at the Board of Studies, said the course was intended to teach students skills of analysis to enable them to be more discerning about content they found on the web. "It was felt that Wikipedia reflected notions of the global village; that fluidity, of being up to date and changing in a way that other websites don't do."
33. HSC English “Safe wiki : Teaching responsible use of Wikipedia ” Brianna Laugher (Wikimedia Australia), ACEC 2008 http://www.wikimedia.org.au/ 33 {{globalize}}: (2,500+ articles)
35. HSC English “Safe wiki : Teaching responsible use of Wikipedia ” Brianna Laugher (Wikimedia Australia), ACEC 2008 http://www.wikimedia.org.au/ 35  Wikipedia:List of controversial issues  Wikipedia:Naming conflict  Wikipedia:Naming conventions (geographic names)
36. WP:LAME
37. Thank you! Brianna Laugher brianna @ modernthings.org http://brianna.modernthings.org/ Wikimedia Australia http://www.wikimedia.org.au/ contact @ wikimedia.org.au