![]() ![]() Every Wikipedia entry has a "talk" page, where editors discuss changes, and a "view history" page that shows additions and deletions over time. There's another learning opportunity too. Anthony, was "the most meaningful assignment she had" as an undergraduate. She says a former student recently emailed her to say that her Wikipedia entry on Mary Stafford Anthony, the suffragist and sister of Susan B. Some professors, like Tamar Carroll, an assistant professor of history at the Rochester Institute of Technology, see Wikipedia as a way to make previously neglected areas of knowledge more visible. ![]() "If you're writing something millions of people are going to read, it's a reason to do a really good job, to go into a library and get a deep understanding of the topic." Malkowski will be leading a workshop to help her colleagues, some of whom are less technically minded, learn how to make Wikipedia assignments in their own classes as well.ĭavis says many professors report a greater level of effort from their students on Wikipedia assignments. ![]() NPR Ed A Nobel Laureate's Education Plea: Revolutionize Teaching ![]()
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