Episode #10: @saguaromelee on Teaching with Wikipedia for STEM Education

Kelee Pacion (@saguaromelee) works as a librarian in the Albert R. Mann Library at Cornell University. Her background is in STEM instruction, information literacy, and instructional design. She is the library liaison to Molecular Biology and Genetics, Neurobiology and Behavior, Microbiology, and the Cornell Institute for Public Affairs. Her primary focus as the instruction coordinator is on curriculum mapping, instruction planning, and working with Wikipedia as a means of teaching applied communication skills.Kelee did her undergraduate degree in Molecular Biosciences at Arizona State University.  Her first master’s in Curriculum and Instruction at Arizona State University, her second master’s in Information Resources and Library Science at the University of Arizona, and is currently working on a third master degree in public administration with a focus on science communication and policy. She is a self-proclaimed “life-long learner” who loves to collect masters degrees and be engaged in the education process. Here is more about her MPA degree program at Cornell University. Connect with her and learn more about her work here:Twitter: @saguaromeleeLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keleepacion/ LibGuides @ Cornell: http://guides.library.cornell.edu/prf.php?account_id=219 WikiEducator http://wikieducator.org/ WikiEdu https://wikiedu.org/ ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education http://www.ala.org/acrl/standards/ilframework “Authority is constructed and contextual.”Investigative Biology Teaching Laboratories (BIOG 1500 course @ Cornell) https://investigativebiology.cornell.edu/ SciComm: In this communication course, scientists are the storytellers https://investigativebiology.cornell.edu/scicomm/ How many women edit Wikipedia? https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/04/30/how-many-women-edit-wikipedia/ Why do so Few Women Edit Wikipedia? https://hbr.org/2016/06/why-do-so-few-women-edit-wikipedia Gender bias on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_bias_on_Wikipedia Wikipedia editing marathons add women's voices to online resource https://www.houstonchronicle.com/life/article/Adding-women-s-voices-to-Wikipedia-12344424.php “The fact that I’m writing for Wikipedia has more meaning for me. The fact that I’m going to get out there and communicate with more people, than if I wrote an academic paper.” ~Student Using Wikipedia for EducationWikiProject: Women Scientists: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women_scientists Wikipedia: Meetup https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup Edit-a-thon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edit-a-thon Wikipedia: How to run an edit-a-thon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_run_an_edit-a-thon Wikipedia: WikiProject https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject Want to get involved in Wikipedia even if you’re outside higher ed?Wikipedia: Community Portal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Community_portal Create a username and get involved!Check out the Training/For students for the “how to” edit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Training/For_students Ways to HELP: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents Cite sources/Appropriate sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Cite_sources/Appropriate_sources Editorial oversight and control https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Editorial_oversight_and_control “So why say don’t use it? Just teach people how to use it correctly, and then they can use it as a launch point.”  ~Kelee’s advice for Wikipedia as a starting point for research for higher ed learners.About Wikipedia in the news:The Decline of Wikipedia https://www.technologyreview.com/s/520446/the-decline-of-wikipedia/ Wikipedia at 15: in decline but condition isn’t terminal – so what may the future hold? https://theconversation.com/wikipedia-at-15-in-decline-but-condition-isnt-terminal-so-what-may-the-future-hold-53185Nearly All of Wikipedia is Written by Just 1% of Its Editors https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/7x47bb/wikipedia-editors-elite-diversity-foundation BONUS Listen: How I Built This Podcast episode with Wikipedia founder, Jimmy Wales https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/national-public-radio/how-i-built-this/e/53468668 Favorite drink = beer! Belgium style, pilsners, lagers, IPAs, pale ales, & session ales!As more of a craft beer drinker, so her go-to breweries nearby are:Ithaca Beer Co. https://www.ithacabeer.com/Lucky Hare Brewing https://www.luckyharebrewing.com/ Brewery Ommegang http://www.ommegang.com/ Hard cider class @ Cornell U http://hardcider.cals.cornell.edu/undergraduate-education/ Notable story and reads:GoodReads https://www.goodreads.com/  (yay!)Fan of science fiction! The Southern Reach Series (trilogy): Annihilation, Authority, and Acceptance: