Wednesday, February 19, 2014

[kbfgaeyi] Editing Wikipedia as an assignment

Improving a Wikipedia article seems a fine alternative to the grade school "report" on a subject.  The student submits a diff.

Or, verifying the citations in the article with library research.  The student submits the original quote, perhaps with commentary on the accuracy.

Inspired both by the problem of plagiarizing Wikipedia and the typical prohibition against citing Wikipedia.

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