Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Lecture 25 : Wikipedia and Reliability

Here are the slides for Lecture 25. Please come to lecture with ANY questions you have about the Wikipedia assignment and I will try to answer them.
Just a reminder that you DO NOT need to add a photo to your Wikipedia page, but you DO need a photo on your blog post.
Lecture 25: Wikipedia and Reliability
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4 comments:

  1. Erica PosteraroMarch 22, 2012 at 11:20 AM

    I never really thought of how Wikipedia or social media sites got started before this class. I think it is very beneficial to be aware of such things, as it puts into perspective all the effort required to maintain these sites. I didn't know the term "wiki" even existed! Everyone knows that Wikipedia is not an extremely credible website to get factual information from, but now having slightly experienced the time and effort it takes to create a page on a topic, I think Wikipedia deserves more credit than it gets, especially now that I know of all the precautions Wikipedia takes to ensure people are not posting completely inaccurate information. This was an interesting topic!

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  2. Dr. Jessica LaccettiMarch 22, 2012 at 4:52 PM

    Thanks for your comment Erica! Glad you found the topic interesting.

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  3. RFisherApril 11, 2012 at 11:21 AM

    I never knew there were so many people that contribute to Wikipedia. I just assumed that people went on and edited pages when they had relevant information, not that people 'performed', 'vandalized', and 'gardened' edits. I found this presentation extremely interesting as I have always been weary about using Wikipedia. It is great to know that it is actually a pretty reliable source that is continually 'policed' and regulated.

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  4. JanessaApril 13, 2012 at 12:56 PM

    I am definitely on the same page as you Rheon! We've always been told in school to never use Wikipedia since it's "public" and this drills it into the brains of the students that Wikipedia is bad and should never be used. But this site can definitely be beneficial as you can get many different opinions and brains giving different information, which can be good and bad. It's also great to know that the sites are monitored though.

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