Strategy: Wikipedia and Wikiversity for references
8 Keywords: Wiki, Wikis, Wikipedia, Wikiversity, Google Search, Research, Complex Vocabulary, References
"I use Google all the time, actually I tend to use Wikipedia before Google, now, because for the first three you get Wikipedia anyway. You are more likely to get a definition of something if that is what you are looking for and Google can throw you in weird directions and then Wikiversity. I don't know - it’s quite new. I think it’s more they've ‘tightened up’ – who can write in it."
"NASA is always good, but then again, it can be found through Wikipedia." The screen flash animation below shows the differences between Wikipedia and Wikiversity when searching for information on 'jet propulsion'. (Flash animation download 5.63MB)
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I have an interesting one for you! A management lecture started this week. We were 5 minutes in. He said, "Use Wikipedia as much as you like, but don’t reference it – ever."
- Andy JTip
Worried about wikis? It may be worth looking at the YouTube video called 'Wikis in plain English' and Educause have two documents: 7 things you should know about wikis and 7 things you should know about Wikipedia
