HSC students to get Wikipedia course
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia -19 minutes ago
Weight of the World Wide Web ... NSW HSC students will soon be able to study how Wikipedia works. In an Australian first, NSW HSC students will from next ...
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Finally, a uni course I could pass with ease! 
And privatemusings, they spelt your name wrong
And privatemusings, they spelt your name wrong
QUOTE(privatemusings @ Sun 25th May 2008, 7:05pm) 
Careful, you're one step closer to your own Wikipedia article!
QUOTE
The move was also welcomed by a local Wikipedia editor who writes under the pen name name of Privatemusing.
A long-time volunteer Wikipedia editor and a member of its soon-to-be formed local chapter, he said that the best way to learn about new media such as Wikipedia was to "plug in".
Wikipedia should be seen as a first port of call that can "point you in the direction of more authoritative resources".
"Because of that, I have high hopes that it will be a very valuable experience for high school students," he said, one that would expose them to the "good, bad and ugly sides" of Wikipedia.
A long-time volunteer Wikipedia editor and a member of its soon-to-be formed local chapter, he said that the best way to learn about new media such as Wikipedia was to "plug in".
Wikipedia should be seen as a first port of call that can "point you in the direction of more authoritative resources".
"Because of that, I have high hopes that it will be a very valuable experience for high school students," he said, one that would expose them to the "good, bad and ugly sides" of Wikipedia.
QUOTE
The move was also welcomed by a local Wikipedia editor who writes under the pen name name of Privatemusing.
A long-time volunteer Wikipedia editor and a member of its soon-to-be formed local chapter, he said that the best way to learn about new media such as Wikipedia was to "plug in".
Wikipedia should be seen as a first port of call that can "point you in the direction of more authoritative resources".
"Because of that, I have high hopes that it will be a very valuable experience for high school students," he said, one that would expose them to the "good, bad and ugly sides" of Wikipedia.
A long-time volunteer Wikipedia editor and a member of its soon-to-be formed local chapter, he said that the best way to learn about new media such as Wikipedia was to "plug in".
Wikipedia should be seen as a first port of call that can "point you in the direction of more authoritative resources".
"Because of that, I have high hopes that it will be a very valuable experience for high school students," he said, one that would expose them to the "good, bad and ugly sides" of Wikipedia.
You're saying there's a good side?
QUOTE(Derktar @ Mon 26th May 2008, 12:34pm)
Careful, you're one step closer to your own Wikipedia article!
User:Dihydrogen Monoxide/Mattinbgn article
Unlike Wikipedia, universities do not live in a fantasy world ruled by the unrule of No One Is Responsible (WP:NOIR). Students and their parents can and will sue, accrediting bodies and governmental boards can and will censure universities over the adverse consequences of inadequately safeguarded and poorly supervised experimental courses, field experiences, and practica.
Jon
Jon
just a little clarification - 'cos it's come up a couple of times above;
The Board of Studies here in NSW is responsible for the curriculum for the 'HSC' (Higher School Certificate) - which is secondary (ie. High School) education - so that's 16-18 year old folk....
Students who elect to study English at the 'Standard Level', can elect to study Wikipedia as part of 'Module C - Texts and Society - Elective : The Global Village'. It's all here;
- Page 13.
"In this elective students explore a variety of texts that deal with the ways in which individuals
and communities experience and live in a global context. Students consider the positive and
negative aspects of the global village and the consequences of these on attitudes, values and
beliefs. Students also consider the role and uses of media and technology within the global
village and different attitudes people may have towards them. Students respond to and
compose a range of texts to investigate how and in what ways living in a global village has
changed and influenced the ways we communicate, engage and interact with each other."
cheers,
PM.
The Board of Studies here in NSW is responsible for the curriculum for the 'HSC' (Higher School Certificate) - which is secondary (ie. High School) education - so that's 16-18 year old folk....
Students who elect to study English at the 'Standard Level', can elect to study Wikipedia as part of 'Module C - Texts and Society - Elective : The Global Village'. It's all here;
- Page 13.
"In this elective students explore a variety of texts that deal with the ways in which individuals
and communities experience and live in a global context. Students consider the positive and
negative aspects of the global village and the consequences of these on attitudes, values and
beliefs. Students also consider the role and uses of media and technology within the global
village and different attitudes people may have towards them. Students respond to and
compose a range of texts to investigate how and in what ways living in a global village has
changed and influenced the ways we communicate, engage and interact with each other."
cheers,
PM.
Blah³ …
The point remains that educators who assign a field experience are responsible for certain kinds of consequences that due diligence on their part would reasonably lead them to anticipate.
I sincerely doubt that the educators in question have taken the trouble to anticipate certain likely consequences.
The wisdom of hindsight can be painful.
Jon
The point remains that educators who assign a field experience are responsible for certain kinds of consequences that due diligence on their part would reasonably lead them to anticipate.
I sincerely doubt that the educators in question have taken the trouble to anticipate certain likely consequences.
The wisdom of hindsight can be painful.
Jon
QUOTE(privatemusings @ Mon 26th May 2008, 1:42pm)
just a little clarification - 'cos it's come up a couple of times above;
The Board of Studies here in NSW is responsible for the curriculum for the 'HSC' (Higher School Certificate) - which is secondary (ie. High School) education - so that's 16-18 year old folk....
Students who elect to study English at the 'Standard Level', can elect to study Wikipedia as part of 'Module C - Texts and Society - Elective : The Global Village'. It's all here;
- Page 13.
"In this elective students explore a variety of texts that deal with the ways in which individuals
and communities experience and live in a global context. Students consider the positive and
negative aspects of the global village and the consequences of these on attitudes, values and
beliefs. Students also consider the role and uses of media and technology within the global
village and different attitudes people may have towards them. Students respond to and
compose a range of texts to investigate how and in what ways living in a global village has
changed and influenced the ways we communicate, engage and interact with each other."
cheers,
PM.
Was going to point this one out PM.
QUOTE(Newsfeed @ Mon 26th May 2008, 1:42am)
HSC students to get Wikipedia course
Sydney Morning Herald, Australia -19 minutes ago
Weight of the World Wide Web ... NSW HSC students will soon be able to study how Wikipedia works. In an Australian first, NSW HSC students will from next ...
View the article
Next: How, coming soon, NSW HSC students will be able to help Tom Sawyer whitewash a fence, AND earn credit for it.
PM; so from my reading it won't be like the recent UBC MMM project, rather an external study of the pros and cons of WP?
yeah - it's actually pretty well framed, I think - I know there's been a letter from the chapter / aussie wikipedians to the board of studies fostering closer links - which has gotta be a good thing too - it'll be interesting to see how many HSC students plug in - and their take on what they find - it's very much a study of wikipedia rather than using wikipedia in study in general.
Ps the (london) times article today is pretty funny - take a look!
Ps the (london) times article today is pretty funny - take a look!
Hahah! That article is great. Thanks PM.
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