Archive for February 26th, 2007

Why Attend BarCamp?

Monday, February 26th, 2007

Shimon wrote a personal summary about attending BarCamp because he, like me, had someone ask him why s/he should go. I agree with most of what Shimon wrote, but I want to add that it’s equally valuable to connect to people you already know. One of the fun aspects of BarCamp for me is learning [...]

Academic Coursework in Wikipedia

Monday, February 26th, 2007

Noam Cohen uses the Middlebury College history department ban on Wikipedia in a New York Times article to frame a discussion about academic coursework contributing either directly or indirectly to Wikipedia’s contents. Cohen includes a quote by Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales that relates to other discussions people have had about college students citing encyclopedias: “Basically, [...]


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