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What is Henry Jenkins main arguments about Wikipedia?
That Wikipedia can be used to teach students “social skills and cultural competencies” needed for the participatory culture that is part of the 21st century world (and 21st century workplace). He also argues Wikipedia is one source to become New Media Literate, and identified several skills that could be enhanced via student interaction with Wikipedia: Collective Intelligence, Judgement, Networking and Negotiation.
What is "participatory culture"?
A culture of few obstacles of artistic expression and civic dialogue, and srong encouragement of sharing of knowledge, ideas and creative products. Members feel their “contributions matter” and a where there is a sense of “social connection.”
What is the relationship between "old literacies" and "new media literacies".
Jenkins describes new media literacies as “a set of cultural competencies and social skills which young people need as they confront the new media landscape.” He describes “old literacies” as focusing on individual expression while new literacies focuses on the skills needed for social and community collaboration.
What are the reading and writing behaviors associated with "new media literacies".
According to Jenkins, reading and writing behaviors associated with new media literacies are “participatory, social, collaborative, constructive and conversational.” As a result, we think differently as we write and read then when we read and write individually.
According to Henry Jenkins why is it important to teach "new media literacies" in school?
New Media literacies teach skills that are used in the 21st Century Workplace, and skills that can be applied to Civic Engagement. His four key skills of Collective Intelligence, Judgement, Networking and Negotiation, are all skills necessary for student’s future success.
What can young people learn through contributing or even consuming Wikipedia?
By contributing to and using Wikipedia students learn (among others):
What is "participatory culture"?
A culture of few obstacles of artistic expression and civic dialogue, and srong encouragement of sharing of knowledge, ideas and creative products. Members feel their “contributions matter” and a where there is a sense of “social connection.”
What is the relationship between "old literacies" and "new media literacies".
Jenkins describes new media literacies as “a set of cultural competencies and social skills which young people need as they confront the new media landscape.” He describes “old literacies” as focusing on individual expression while new literacies focuses on the skills needed for social and community collaboration.
What are the reading and writing behaviors associated with "new media literacies".
According to Jenkins, reading and writing behaviors associated with new media literacies are “participatory, social, collaborative, constructive and conversational.” As a result, we think differently as we write and read then when we read and write individually.
According to Henry Jenkins why is it important to teach "new media literacies" in school?
New Media literacies teach skills that are used in the 21st Century Workplace, and skills that can be applied to Civic Engagement. His four key skills of Collective Intelligence, Judgement, Networking and Negotiation, are all skills necessary for student’s future success.
What can young people learn through contributing or even consuming Wikipedia?
By contributing to and using Wikipedia students learn (among others):
- how to become more critical consumers
- how to research for accuracy
- how to write/produce for a specific audience
- they take responsibility to be accurate in what they produce
- how to identify and the importance of citing proper sources
- how to actively engage in group dialogue
How do you feel about Wikipedia after reading or listening to Henry Jenkins? Do agree or disagree with his arguments? Why?
Although I think Jenkins oversimplifies the definition of New Media Literacy, by over emphasizing “participatory culture” and leaving out other aspects, I agree with his arguments. I think Wikipedia is great source for teaching students about the importance and significance of participatory culture. I feel more convinced that Wikipedia is an established, guided by, and closely guarded, principles for knowledge sharing and collective intelligence.
Find an online resource that supports your position on using Wikipedia as a resource for learning in school. Summarize the argument being made in the resource and explain how it supports your position.
Teachers: Please stop prohibiting the use of Wikipedia
This article is a blog written in a personal manner. The author argues that Wikipedia shouldn’t be banned outright but should be used a way to help students learn “credibility, fact checking, verification, and crowd sourcing.” He argues that Wikipedia has what the majority of other online information sites do not: citations, references, links and primary sources. He think it makes more sense for teachers to encourage students to use Wikipedia while citing it appropriately, and finding more sources. He also argues that Wikipedia definitions are easy to understand and give foundational information that will help a student with further research.
I agree with this blog author, especially using Wikipedia to give a foundational understanding of a topic that will allow students to explore more in-depth research about a subject.
This article is a blog written in a personal manner. The author argues that Wikipedia shouldn’t be banned outright but should be used a way to help students learn “credibility, fact checking, verification, and crowd sourcing.” He argues that Wikipedia has what the majority of other online information sites do not: citations, references, links and primary sources. He think it makes more sense for teachers to encourage students to use Wikipedia while citing it appropriately, and finding more sources. He also argues that Wikipedia definitions are easy to understand and give foundational information that will help a student with further research.
I agree with this blog author, especially using Wikipedia to give a foundational understanding of a topic that will allow students to explore more in-depth research about a subject.
I agree with you with the article you chose. It should be used to help the students learn credibility and verification - not completely gone from schools.
ReplyDeleteI think this quote from your resource 'Teachers: Please Stop Prohibiting the Use of Wikipedia' is in the direction of where we are going with this lesson. "We don't need to teach our kids not to use Wikipedia. We need to teach them to make those extra few clicks and decide for themselves if the Wikipedia entry has merit." ~Christopher Dawson for ZDNet Education November 4, 2010
ReplyDeleteI agree with your points and Misty's, we don't need to keep shunning wikipedia. We need to teach our student HOW to use it, what ways it can be beneficial to good research.
ReplyDeleteI had a hard time reading your post because of the font style/size. I completely agree with the article you found. I never thought about using Wikipedia as a foundational resource. It gives students the opportunity to learn the basics about a subject and gain knowledge before researching more resources.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the heads-up about the font style/size. I hadn't realized that! I updated it... I hope its easier to read now.
DeleteThanks so much!
I agree that Wikipedia offers a good foundational starting point for students. As educators, we need to have an understanding of Wikipedia so we can share it with our students. So far, this course has opened my eyes to the merits of Wikipedia.
ReplyDeleteI like that you think Jenkins has oversimplified the definition of new media literacies by over emphasizing participatory culture. What aspects do you think he left out?
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