My Learning Outcome of the Britannica Vs Wikipedia Debate

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Albert Ip[Edit][Delete]: My Learning Outcome of the Britannica Vs Wikipedia Debate, Random Walk in E-Learning [Edit][Delete]Random Walk in E-Learning [Edit][Delete] December 28, 2005

Some good comments on the Wikipedia debate. Albert Ip writes, "The days when only a selected few can author have long gone. Reputation is likely to be a good indicator of the authority status in a subject domain. However, reputation is NOT citation count." Noting that "when there is no SINGLE best manifestation of any knowledge, the next best thing we can have is a dynamic manifestation of that knowledge domain," Ip argues that teachers should reconsider allowing students to cite Wikipedia. More...