73:
93:
181:
students, as a number reported the deletion of the images they had uploaded (in one case, multiple times). For many, it was a challenge to find an uncovered topic in the first place (and some only found an available title for a topic covered under another name—resulting in the removal of duplicated content). Though some students were excited that strangers had contributed to their articles, others were upset by the changes to their prose.
241:
185:
a few came away more confident in
Knowledge (XXG)'s reliability. "Although perhaps there is some inaccurate information somewhere on the site," said one, "I am sure that before long it will be removed and replaced by more factual information." This student also found an instance of vandalism "kind of flattering"; the only other student to mention vandalism also found it more interesting and amusing than troubling.
53:
357:
see how this wouldn't be deleted but, it's at least interesting. It's always odd to hear 'outsiders' talk about
Knowledge (XXG) process because they always make weird assumptions. I had a professor talk to me about his article which was being vandalized and he conceived my status as a long time editor could make the vandalism magically stop. Hope this interests someone. Oh, and here is Mills on
83:
103:
63:
113:
356:
of the girl who wrote it. Her internal though processes for using
Knowledge (XXG) were interesting... although a little odd. You will notice her first edits have his date of birth but, she felt it was important to remove that because of identity theft. And, she used a personal interview. I can't
184:
Students typically came away with more skepticism about
Knowledge (XXG) content. One student wrote, "my views have very much changed about using this website as a real creditable source to get information. I say this because I had no real knowledge about the article that I had written..." However,
640:
several articles were created in the wrong place, or duplicate existing content. These problems all seem to have been resolved here, but a particular problem seems to be that several of the articles were created in user space, on the user page or the user talk page. How common is this? How many
188:
The assignment itself was generally well-received. Students found it useful and in many cases enjoyable, and Kelly was confident that it would be educationally relevant as well: "The
Knowledge (XXG) assignments I’ve been giving over the past year have certainly made a dent in my students’ belief
180:
The fates of the students' entries varied widely. Most students reported at least limited contributions from other editors, ranging from copy-editing and formatting to bot edits and categorization to substantive editing to deletion. Image policy was a particular source of frustration for the
644:
All of them seem to have had problems with images, which have universally been tagged as having an incorrect copyright status and then removed. This is clearly a difficult area for new contributors to deal with. Is there anything here we can do to make it
164:, Kelly decided to make Knowledge (XXG) a central resource. According to Kelly, most of the traditional alternatives "are largely one fact after another and so they tend to reinforce students’ beliefs that history is just a big pile of facts to memorize."
170:
Early in the course, students created short new entries on
Knowledge (XXG). They kept track of the changes over the past few months. This week the students posted about the Knowledge (XXG) experience in the course blog,
326:
270:
203:
295:
223:
300:
227:
641:
editors only make contributions to their user space which are actually articles in the wrong place? Are they spottted and moved into article space, or are there lots of articles left in user space?
290:
219:
39:
275:
207:
349:
285:
215:
280:
252:
211:
56:
759:
189:
that the
Knowledge (XXG) is the best possible source for historical information and have taught them how to use this resource in appropriately critical ways."
21:
735:
730:
725:
704:
595:
397:
258:
720:
393:
652:
But well done, students, for finding so many interesting areas to add your contributions. There are plenty more redlinks left - see
715:
240:
17:
653:
161:
695:
663:
619:
575:
508:
489:
368:
167:
For such facts, Kelly reasoned, "Since they are going to use
Knowledge (XXG) anyway, why not go ahead and assign it?"
472:
551:
536:
517:
457:
741:
498:
387:
135:
556:
630:
677:
561:
522:
365:
672:
541:
418:
648:
Almost all have been improved by other editors wikifying, adding categories, etc - well done us :)
353:
692:
546:
66:
478:
and a few more that are hard to identify (one has something to do with the the lifecycle of a
322:
86:
157:
152:
podcast, has been experimenting with
Knowledge (XXG) assignments for several semesters. For
439:
408:
173:
96:
34:
Students in
Western Civilization course find editing Knowledge (XXG) frustrating, rewarding
660:
616:
591:
572:
486:
467:
382:
362:
358:
116:
601:
530:
753:
688:
625:
526:
505:
451:
126:
682:
606:
412:
106:
76:
657:
613:
569:
483:
443:
139:
403:
461:
134:
Knowledge (XXG) was the "textbook" in a Western Civilization course at
361:
about Knowledge (XXG). The part about Knowledge (XXG) is halfway in.
479:
427:
581:
160:), one of two history courses students may take to fulfill a
239:
165:
148:
447:
435:
431:
423:
338:
331:
311:
143:
568:
And another is something to do with martial arts. --
434:by an IP user as not relevant to the article, then
336:If your comment has not appeared here, you can try
513:I didn't do a very good job: here are a few more:
8:
703:Explore Knowledge (XXG) history by browsing
596:All Saints Resplendent in the Russian Land
504:There may be more posts that trickle in.--
494:One of the new posts identifies this one:
398:Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia
378:From the blog, the articles appear to be:
760:Knowledge (XXG) Signpost archives 2007-04
18:Knowledge (XXG):Knowledge (XXG) Signpost
339:
315:
33:
636:There are a few common factors here:
394:Princess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia
7:
654:Knowledge (XXG):Requested articles
28:
442:as poorly sourced; also added to
321:These comments are automatically
144:Center for History and New Media
111:
101:
91:
81:
71:
61:
51:
154:History of Western Civilization
332:add the page to your watchlist
1:
348:Well, one of them is on AfD (
162:general education requirement
776:
473:David and Catherine Birnie
444:Gladiator#Dwarf_gladiators
518:Indian termination policy
458:The Ancient Greek Hoplite
174:Western Civ As We Know It
537:Hugh Mercer's apothecary
138:this spring. Historian
696:10:14, 5 May 2007 (UTC)
664:10:37, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
620:10:30, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
576:11:52, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
509:04:25, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
490:16:55, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
369:08:13, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
146:and contributor to the
136:George Mason University
557:Wage-Labor and Capital
552:Juvénal Uwilingiyimana
424:Dwarfs in ancient Rome
388:George Dewey Moore Jr.
329:. To follow comments,
244:
200:Knowledge (XXG) course
390:(AfD mentioned above)
243:
678:Hallmarking Act 1973
631:Castner's Cutthroats
562:Battle of Stalingrad
523:Hermann of Luxemburg
499:Castañeda v. Pickard
426:(a section added to
325:from this article's
271:Statistical profiles
204:Statistical profiles
673:Cap of invisibility
542:Zelma Watson George
296:Features and admins
224:Features and admins
547:The Fencing Master
316:Discuss this story
301:Arbitration report
245:
142:, a member of the
340:purging the cache
231:
198:Also this week:
767:
744:
587:And a few more:
454:as "irrelevant")
409:The Sacred Chest
374:Student articles
352:). You can see
343:
341:
335:
314:
266:Western Civ blog
263:
255:
248:
196:
129:
115:
114:
105:
104:
95:
94:
85:
84:
75:
74:
65:
64:
55:
54:
31:Western Civ blog
775:
774:
770:
769:
768:
766:
765:
764:
750:
749:
748:
747:
746:
745:
740:
738:
733:
728:
723:
718:
711:
700:
699:
592:Church on Blood
468:Henry S. Graves
430:, twice; first
383:Richard Connell
376:
345:
337:
330:
319:
318:
312:+ Add a comment
310:
306:
305:
304:
256:
251:
249:
246:
234:
233:
232:
131:
130:
124:
123:
122:
121:
112:
102:
92:
82:
72:
62:
52:
46:
43:
32:
26:
25:
24:
12:
11:
5:
773:
771:
763:
762:
752:
751:
739:
734:
729:
724:
719:
714:
713:
712:
702:
701:
698:
686:
685:
680:
675:
650:
649:
646:
642:
634:
633:
628:
610:
609:
604:
602:Aberedw Castle
599:
585:
584:
566:
565:
559:
554:
549:
544:
539:
534:
531:Herman of Salm
529:; merged with
520:
502:
501:
476:
475:
470:
465:
455:
421:
416:
406:
401:
391:
385:
375:
372:
320:
317:
309:
308:
307:
303:
298:
293:
291:News and notes
288:
283:
278:
273:
268:
262:
250:
238:
237:
236:
235:
220:News and notes
208:Featured lists
195:
194:
192:
149:Digital Campus
132:
120:
119:
109:
99:
89:
79:
69:
59:
48:
47:
44:
38:
37:
36:
35:
30:
29:
27:
15:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
772:
761:
758:
757:
755:
743:
737:
732:
727:
722:
717:
709:
707:
697:
694:
690:
684:
681:
679:
676:
674:
671:
670:
669:
666:
665:
662:
659:
655:
647:
643:
639:
638:
637:
632:
629:
627:
626:Scotty Cannon
624:
623:
622:
621:
618:
615:
608:
605:
603:
600:
597:
593:
590:
589:
588:
583:
580:
579:
578:
577:
574:
571:
563:
560:
558:
555:
553:
550:
548:
545:
543:
540:
538:
535:
532:
528:
527:User:Jscolese
524:
521:
519:
516:
515:
514:
511:
510:
507:
500:
497:
496:
495:
492:
491:
488:
485:
481:
474:
471:
469:
466:
463:
460:(merged with
459:
456:
453:
449:
445:
441:
437:
433:
429:
425:
422:
420:
419:Father Arseny
417:
414:
410:
407:
405:
402:
399:
396:(merged with
395:
392:
389:
386:
384:
381:
380:
379:
373:
371:
370:
367:
364:
360:
355:
351:
342:
333:
328:
324:
313:
302:
299:
297:
294:
292:
289:
287:
284:
282:
279:
277:
276:Featured list
274:
272:
269:
267:
264:
260:
254:
253:30 April 2007
247:In this issue
242:
230:
229:
225:
221:
217:
213:
209:
205:
201:
193:
190:
186:
182:
178:
176:
175:
168:
166:
163:
159:
155:
151:
150:
145:
141:
137:
128:
118:
110:
108:
100:
98:
90:
88:
80:
78:
70:
68:
60:
58:
50:
49:
41:
23:
19:
706:The Signpost
705:
683:Worrell 1000
667:
651:
635:
611:
607:Eliza Bryant
586:
567:
525:(created at
512:
503:
493:
477:
413:User:Dmaclin
411:(created at
377:
347:
265:
259:all comments
199:
197:
191:
187:
183:
179:
172:
169:
153:
147:
133:
57:PDF download
742:Suggestions
440:Buddhipriya
323:transcluded
228:Arbitration
140:Mills Kelly
107:X (Twitter)
668:Few more:
594:(moved to
346:== AfD ==
45:Share this
40:Contribute
22:2007-04-30
736:Subscribe
359:a podcast
327:talk page
286:WikiWorld
216:WikiWorld
127:Sage Ross
754:Category
731:Newsroom
726:Archives
708:archives
689:utcursch
506:ragesoss
482:...) --
452:Skysmith
404:Block 10
354:the post
281:Backlogs
212:Backlogs
158:syllabus
97:Facebook
87:LinkedIn
77:Mastodon
20: |
645:easier?
462:Hoplite
448:removed
436:removed
432:removed
661:(Talk)
617:(Talk)
573:(Talk)
487:(Talk)
480:pencil
117:Reddit
67:E-mail
721:About
658:ALoan
656:. --
614:ALoan
570:ALoan
484:ALoan
428:Dwarf
156:(see
16:<
716:Home
693:talk
582:UNMO
446:and
363:gren
350:link
687:--
612:--
564:(?)
450:by
438:by
366:グレン
125:By
42:—
756::
691:|
226:—
222:—
218:—
214:—
210:—
206:—
202:—
177:.
710:.
598:)
533:)
464:)
415:)
400:)
344:.
334:.
261:)
257:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
