tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post7514045603760580860..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-56590874388312257312014-02-03T17:01:34.677-05:002014-02-03T17:01:34.677-05:00I teach my students to use it as a resource for na...I teach my students to use it as a resource for narrowing down a topic, and as Alan from Apex points out above, the references at the bottom are often useful.<br /><br />But that's where the usefulness ends. I tell my students in no uncertain terms that a Wiki entry on their works cited page is a clear indicator of a lack of thought/effort, and that most professors, on seeing it, will judge BurntChromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06055976331443607569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-14903544776129231442014-02-01T17:01:25.987-05:002014-02-01T17:01:25.987-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-67646079335487686182014-02-01T15:01:27.226-05:002014-02-01T15:01:27.226-05:00From the penalty (s)he received (when we report pl...From the penalty (s)he received (when we report plagiarists, we have to specify preferred penalties for a first and second or later offense), I deduce that the student I caught plagiarizing from wikipedia last semester had done it at least once before. Some, apparently, are slow learners. I found the sources using one of the plagiarism detection services (which pick up wikip et al. very nicely),Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-80495066535084329542014-02-01T13:03:09.320-05:002014-02-01T13:03:09.320-05:00Ah, an authoritative source speaks of another.Ah, an authoritative source speaks of another.Ogre Proctor Hephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17428431147495287413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-4537991663167343622014-02-01T08:00:16.579-05:002014-02-01T08:00:16.579-05:00"Wikipedia is the best thing ever. Anyone in..."Wikipedia is the best thing ever. Anyone in the world can write anything they want about any subject. So you know you're getting the best possible information." Michael Scott, "The Office"Surly Templehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05057191570792423261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-8057704859436963922014-01-31T20:58:51.525-05:002014-01-31T20:58:51.525-05:00Wikipedia is a great source for plagiarists and th...Wikipedia is a great source for plagiarists and therefore an easy way to detect them. It's far easier than googling random sentences or uploading to Turn It In. I fully embrace Wikipedia as a source for student essays and reports. I wish plagiarists would do so as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-39464237404668104572014-01-31T19:12:11.763-05:002014-01-31T19:12:11.763-05:00I whole-heatedly embrace wikipedia. Especially th...I whole-heatedly embrace wikipedia. Especially the sources listed at the bottom. It's a great way to scratch the surface of a subject!Alan From Apexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01366176105581248496noreply@blogger.com