Dr. Mike Sosteric |

Recently I decided to do some work on Wikipedia. The Wikipedia is of course an “open” knowledge commons, but there are still difficulties getting involved. I found the Wiki community, for example, to be quite resistant to scholarly intervention. This article is a research note submitted to IRRODL stating my intent to research the possibility of scholars getting involved with Wikipedia in their areas of specialization. When I’ve collated and processed my experiences on the Wiki I’ll write it up into a proper research article.

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I have a general reputation for writing awesome distance (now MOOC) courses. I know how to engage students, I know how to keep them interested, and I know how to introduce challenging concepts without sending people scrambling for the inquisition. This article was written for Nelson Canada upon their request that I might provide some guidance to other writers in Sociology. It is a bit playful and creative but I think useful and informative nonetheless. Tell me what you think and please visit the original article site.

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