tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017194617792273681.post7870558419472777466..comments2024-03-20T02:55:28.479-07:00Comments on Jimmy's House: An Idea Whose Time Had Long ComeJames O'Hearnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09403962558124511636noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017194617792273681.post-71162346192675029592009-04-21T03:14:00.000-07:002009-04-21T03:14:00.000-07:00It's a real conundrum, because on the one hand Wik...It's a real conundrum, because on the one hand Wikipedia can never be authoritative by any academic standard, yet the volume and general accuracy of information you get there is enough that it has become the de facto world encyclopedia. <br /><br />Out here in the Middle East, I find the situation even more pernicious, because the dearth of libraries results in students never having learned the concept of research, what constitutes an acceptable source, and why it is important not only to attribute information to a source, but to know where that source attributes its information from.<br /><br />Still, and I find this a real irony, having my students use Wikipedia as a source is a step up from what I encounter from them day to day... usually phrased as "Found on the Google."James O'Hearnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09403962558124511636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9017194617792273681.post-71965516304001854542009-04-21T02:09:00.000-07:002009-04-21T02:09:00.000-07:00The faith in Wikipedia is touching but mispaced in...The faith in Wikipedia is touching but mispaced in't it. I'm amazed that most people I've discussed it with don't realise it's not official, or necessarily even factual, information. Anyone can, and does, put anything on it.Seabeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06939892206726271433noreply@blogger.com