Well, this should be a GREAT reason for me to start blogging. It's been a very busy month for me: move from Beijing to the bay area, try to adapt to new environment and know more people. Most importantly, start my new journey in instructional technology.
There are many interesting projects going on right now, but the most exciting one is that WE WILL RUN A USABILITY TESTING PROJECT WITH WIKIPEDIA!!! YAYYYY!!!!!
Wikipedia launched a new program "Wikipedia Education" last year, to help college students better use wikipedia as a tool to collaborate with each other editting one research topic. They call it "the end of throwaway of assignments and the beginning of real-world impact for student editors. Whether students are writing a new article or improving an existing one, they will develop many writing and researching skills as in the traditional classroom. The biggest difference is they're writing to a more broad audience on the platform of Wikipedia (Not just for their professors). Doesn't this sound cool?
We had a meeting with the project manager at Wikipedia education last week and there are so many interesting areas that we may step into. For example: How to help professors to create their own course page on Wikipedia before writing tasks are assigned? Is the tutorial helping students learn wiki editing rules effective? Is there a format (text, video, audio, etc) students prefer/more effective? Hmmm..., I cannot be too aggressive but it's really hard to hold my curiosity.
Well, I will keep on blogging our progress on this project. Please check the wikipedia education website and offer me your opinion. Everything will be deeply valued!
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