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A Cross-National Collaborative Wikipedia Project by US and
Korean College StudentsJune 26, 2010
AATK 15th Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO
Eunkyung Lee, Rutgers University Jinsun Lee, Old Dominion University Young-mee Yu Cho, Rutgers University
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Agenda
Introduction: Pedagogy for Digital Natives
WikipediaProject OverviewProject Outcomes: Benefits &
BarriersSuggestionsThings to ConsiderReferences
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Digital Natives
Young generation and new technology- Today’s students (K-college) represent the first
generation that has grown up immersed in digital devices.
Digital Natives- “native speakers of the digital language of
computers, video games and the Internet” (Prensky, 2001)
- Digital Natives think and process information fundamentally differently from their predecessors (Digital Immigrants).
- They enjoy and prefer multi-tasking, random access (like hyperlinking), networking, and entertaining content.
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Education for Digital Natives Dilemmas in education“…our Digital Immigrant instructors, who speak an
outdated language (that of the pre-digital age), are struggling to teach a population that speaks an entirely new language” (Prensky, 2001)
New pedagogy making good use of digital tools is required to encourage Digital Natives to actively participate in learning processes.
Five Cs in new pedagogy for Digital Natives (Bruns, 2008)
CreativeCollaborativeCriticalCombinatoryCommunicative 4
Wikipedia Projects in Education Wikipedia projects facilitate students’
active involvement in class and promote their collaborative skills, imbuing them with a democratic process of knowledge production (Bruns, 2008; Kidd et al., 2009; Richardson, 2008).
Wikipedia-based projects in language courses effectively engage students in critical thinking and active reframing of their knowledge (Montgomery, 2008).
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Wikipedia
How much do you know about Wikipedia?
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Debate: Reliability of Wikipedia
If anyone can edit anything on the site any time they want, how in the world can we trust what we read there?
What kind of knowledge and information is more reliable, particularly in humanities and social science?
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Experiments & Verification Prof. Alex Halavais (2004) at University
of Buffalo has tested Wikipedia by creating thirteen errors on various posts on Wikipedia. Then, he observed whether and how quickly the errors would be fixed.
→100% were fixed within a few hours. The Denver Post (2007) graded Wikipedia
by asking experts to review entries in their field of study.
→Four out of five agreed their relevant Wikipedia entries are “accurate, informative, comprehensive and a great resource for students.”
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Introduction of Wikis
History- Launched by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger in 2001 - Adopted wiki software (developed in 1995) that let any
readers add, alter or delete web content
Popularity- 14 million volunteer-authored articles in 262 languages (English 52%, Spanish 19%, French 5%, Polish, German,
Japanese 3%) - More than 330 million visitors every month- One of the top five most visited website in the world.- The English-language Wikipedia is the only noncommercial
site in the top twenty sites for the US.
Main Features- Nonprofit-making site- Open participation (member/non-member can edit)- Creative Commons: Copyright Free- “Publish-then-Filter” model
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Project Overview Goals- To promote students’ learning by having them publish Korea-
related articles on Wikipedia English- To foster interactive communication and mutual understanding of
American students and Korean native students- To enrich the quality and the quantity of Korea-related articles on
Wikipedia , whose articles seem to provide first-access sources regarding Korea worldwide
Period: late March~early May, 2010 Participants: - 26 US students enrolled in “Korean Language in Culture &
Society” course at Rutgers + 15 Korean students recruited from Ewha Woman’s University
- Each group, composed of Rutgers and Ewha students, was required to collect data, write and edit a draft, and contribute an article to Wikipedia
Instructors:- Young-mee Yu Cho, main instructor- Eunkyung Lee, wikiproject web management- Jinsun Lee, project design & wikipedia manual
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Wiki-Project Process
Wikispaces
• Opening a working site on Wikispaces (www.wikispaces.com)
• Recruiting Ewha volunteers
Group-making
• Group formation: Rutgers + Ewha students
• Online discussion and collaborative creation of a draft
Publication• Wikipedia tutorial• Uploading articles to Wikipedia
Review •Reviewing posted articles•Evaluation of the project
Evaluation •Survey & Interview
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Wikispaces
Group page- Everyone can
post/ edit- Brainstorming- Draft writing- Discussions
(Discussion tab)
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Wikipedia Tutorial
Rutgers Wikipedia Tutorial (45 minutes)
- Creating of Wikipedia ID- How to determine the subject on
which to contribute- Wikipedia policies & Witiquette- Wikipedia mark-up languages- How to insert images- How to edit & post articles 14
Publications on Wikipedia
Two possible ways- Creating new subjects- Editing and enriching existing
subjectsWhich will be more beneficial for
non-Korean Wikipedia visitors?This project focused more on editing
and updating content under broadly defined subject categories dealing with Korea. 15
Student Contributions to Wikipedia
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Revise the page of “Korean Name” by inserting a section
Student Contributions to Wikipedia
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Comparison with using “history tag”
The Student’s Revision ↓ Current Page (as of 12 June ) ↓
Student Evaluation: Benefits Best parts of the project1. Interest in and satisfaction with Wikipedia
publications“learning how to create and edit pages was most interesting”“it is fun to contribute something that many people will read”“the best part was finishing and seeing your edits on the
actual Wikipedia page. It gives you satisfaction that you contributed and published something that everyone could see.”
2. Critical thinking and learning“it is an effective and more interpretive way of learning new
information”“it certainly improved my research skills, especially in Korean
language and culture”3. Communication and collaboration with new people“working with students in Korea was new and interesting. ““ I met new people and learned in depth about my culture”“collaboration with students in Korea was very interesting;
made you search harder to prove your point”
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Student Evaluation: BarriersWorst parts of the project1. Lack of integration and schedule conflicts“If this group wiki page was connected to a (class)
presentation, there would be more motivation”“I would recommend this project only if it did not coincide
with final week”“If we were doing this project over a longer period of time
with clearer directions”“[if] the teacher could guide us step by step.”2. Difficulties in cross-national communication“communication was a major issue in this project”“because of time difference…I think that was the large
obstacle”3. insufficient technical support
“the direction at the computer lab was very quick and hard to follow…there was nowhere to get help when we needed the help”
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Suggestions for Advanced Implementation
More organized plan of the project- The project should be Integrated with the syllabus. Technical support- A technical session needs to be held at the beginning of
the semester.- Technical assistants are required through out. Group formation- One-on-one joint groups may be more effective than group-
to-group collaborations to meet individuals’ needs Posting-then-editing- Pre-production on Wikispaces seems unnecessary.
Students should be able to directly post their content to Wikipedia and revise/edit it
Advanced ways of cooperation with partner institutions in Korea
- Korean director/coordinator is needed to recruit Korean members and provide them with detailed guidelines of the Wikipedia project.
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Remaining problems Consider the different academic calendars
of American & Korean colleges Devise a long-term plan to develop
cooperation with partner Institutions in Korea
cf. international, long-distance, (cross-credit) courses
Make use of a variety of communication channels (to include both asynchronous and synchronous): Skype, Google talk, Facebook, Twitter
Develop online and personnel resources to offer sufficient technical support to students
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References: Wikiprojects in class Case study: Uses of wikispaces at Columbia Universityhttp://www.wikispaces.com/site/privatelabel/case-study-columbiaincluding the youtube conference video clips
New Media in Education 2008 Conference hosted by the Columbia Center for New Media Teaching & Learning (CCNMTL) on Youtube (49:13)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ul9YM7QZZis Combined classes between English and Canadian students
using wikispaceshttp://flatplanet.wikispaces.com/About Academic references regarding educational uses of wikishttp://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/Articles+and+Resources Guideline for K-12 teachershttp://www.teachersfirst.com/content/wiki/wikiideas1.cfm 22
References
Bruns, A. (2008). Blogs, Wikipedia, Second Life, and beyond: from production to produsage. Peter Lang Publishing.
Kidd, J., O’Shea P., Kaufman, J., Baker, P., Xiao Y., & Allen D. (2009). Traditional textbook vs. student-authored Wikibook: a quosi-experimental study of student attitudes and behaviors. Presented at the conference of American Educational Research Association.
Montgomery, C. (2008). Wikis in the World Language Classroom: transforming teaching, learning, & teacher preparation with technology. Retrieved on Jan. 22, 2010 from http://cmwikipaper.wikispaces.com.
Prensky, M. (2001). Digital natives, digital immigrants. On the Horizon, 9(5), Retrieved on Feb. 10, 2010 from http://www.marcprensky.com/writing/Prensky%20-%20Digital%20Natives,%20Digital%20Immigrants%20-%20Part1.pdf
Richardson, W. (2008). Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms, 2nd ed. Corwin Press.
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