Tag: critical thinking

Leona Whitcombe

Building Wikipedia Literacy: Teaching Students to Be Critical Consumers

Teach students to use Wikipedia as a starting point-not a final source. Learn how to check citations, read edit histories, and trace claims back to reliable sources to build real research skills.

Leona Whitcombe

Using Wikipedia Articles on Controversial Topics to Teach Critical Thinking

Wikipedia articles on controversial topics offer a real-world classroom for teaching critical thinking. Students learn to evaluate sources, spot bias, and understand how knowledge is constructed through debate and evidence.