Sunday 3 January 2010

Wikipedia: “Wikipedia is not a reliable source” at Beyond School

Wikipedia: “Wikipedia is not a reliable source” at Beyond School:

Clay Burell @cburell writes:

"I wrote recently about how many of my otherwise sharp students were “Google fundamentalists” who argued, to simplify a bit, that “if it’s in Google, it’s valid.” These are often the same students who insist they should be able to use Wikipedia as a source for research."

My thoughts:
This is a must-read post for all teachers at all levels. In the context of online resources and content, I have concluded that too many teachers are not up to date with effective research practice and are in dire need of a learning program in the area of information literacy and skills for effective searching.

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