Tag: critical thinking

Leona Whitcombe

Teaching Media Literacy: How to Help Students Evaluate Wikipedia Articles

Stop treating Wikipedia as a black box. Learn practical strategies to teach students how to verify citations, spot bias, and use the platform as a tool for developing critical thinking skills.

Leona Whitcombe

How to Use Wikipedia in Class: A Practical Guide for Educators

Learn how to use Wikipedia as a teaching tool. This guide offers practical steps to improve student critical thinking and source evaluation skills without compromising academic rigor.

Leona Whitcombe

Building Digital Literacy With Wikipedia Editing Skills: A Practical Guide

Discover how editing Wikipedia builds essential digital literacy skills like critical thinking, source verification, and collaborative communication in the age of AI.

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.