Martha Groom, an associate professor of Interdisciplinary Arts at UW Bothell, had her students write and publish their term papers as encycopedia-style entries in Wikipedia. Andreas Brockhaus worked with Martha to develop and carry out this project, which has received national attention.
Project Description
BIS 303 Environmental History and Globalization, Autumn 06: a minimum of 1500 words new Wikipedia article or edit relating to the course topic. This assignment was individual and counted as 60% of the course grade.
BIS 459 Conservation and Sustainable Development, Spring 07: a Wikipedia article or sub-article relating to the course topic. This assignment was completed in groups, so the minimum length was variable. It accounted for 40% of the course grade.
Project Showcase
BIS 303 Environmental History and Globalization, Autumn 06
BIS 459 Conservation and Sustainable Development, Spring 07
Student Feedback
"This assignment felt so Real! I had not thought that anything I wrote was worth others reading before, but now I think what I contributed was useful, and I'm glad other people can gain from my research."
"Although I was really scared by this assignment, I really appreciate a chance to write something that might help someone else beyond myself."
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