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CHAPTER 4


LEARNING DESIGN TO EMBED DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP SKILLS IN THE UNDERGRADUATE CLASSROOM: A COLLABORATION AMONG INSTRUCTOR, ACADEMIC LIBRARIAN, AND WIKIPEDIAN


Crystal Fulton,1 Rebecca O’Neill,2 and Marta Bustillo1

1 University College Dublin2 Wikimedia Community Ireland


Abstract

A collaboration among an instructor, librarian, and Wikipedia was initiated to help second-year undergraduate students at University College Dublin, Ireland, increase their digital citizenship skills through publishing in Wikipedia. The collaboration brought together diverse relevant expertise to design and deliver an effective learning experience. Integrating Wikipedia into the classroom experience gave students firsthand involvement with the research and scholarly communication process.

The chapter is divided among three perspectives, reflecting academic, library, and Wikipedia perspectives on the implementation of the collaborative authorship project: