Open educational practices with Wikipedia: a scoping review [r-libre/3533]

Pudelko, Béatrice, Simard-Tozzi, Geneviève, Régnier, Dominique, Croteau, Sophie, Léonard, Naomie et Bousquet, Nathalie-Eve (2024). Open educational practices with Wikipedia: a scoping review. In Leading the Future of Learning - Overview of papers as presented during the Innovating Higher Education Conference 2024 23-25 october. (p. 297-310). Limassol, Chypre : European Association of Distance Teaching Universities & Open University of Cyprus. ISBN 9789079730506

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Item Type:	Papers in Conference Proceedings
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Abstract:	Context: Over the last two decades, there has been a growing recognition of Wikipedia's role in education, transitioning from a debated information source to an accepted educational tool. The current study systematically examines the existing body of research on Wikipedia's role as an Open Educational Resource (OER) and an open educational practice (OEP) in higher education. Method: A scoping review methodology was adopted. A comprehensive search was conducted across English and French language databases, covering literature from 2006 to 2023. The review followed the PCC (Participants, Concept, Context) criteria and involved a two-stage iterative process of data extraction and analysis. A total of 322 publications were selected for detailed analysis. Results: More than three quarters (77.3%) of the corpus present empirical research, while 22.5% consist of theoretical or conceptual studies on the role of Wikipedia in higher education. Literature reviews account for only 2.2% of the total corpus. The main empirical approaches used are narrative research (23.7%) and surveys (23.3%). Other approaches include evaluation research (10.8%), development research (10%), case studies (9.2%) and qualitative description (9.2%).The analysis of the empirical papers revealed that research on Wikipedia's use as OEP has increased significantly since 2015, surpassing studies focused on its use as OER. Undergraduate students are the most frequent participants, with 55% of OEP-related research targeting this group. The study identified trends across academic disciplines, with Humanities and Social Sciences most frequently engaging with Wikipedia as OEP, while STEM fields showed lower engagement. Conclusion: This scoping review is the first to provide a comprehensive overview of peer-reviewed publications on the utilisation of Wikipedia as an (OER) and as (OEP) in higher education. It can serve as a foundation for more in-depth and specialised investigations into both aspects of Wikipedia as a tool for open pedagogy in higher education.
Official URL:	https://zenodo.org/records/14220974
Depositor:	Pudelko, Béatrice
Owner / Manager:	Béatrice Pudelko
Deposited:	11 Dec 2024 14:51
Last Modified:	11 Dec 2024 14:51

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