Yu Xu, Xingji Ding, Wenhui Wang, Yazhuo Li, Min Nie
Analysis of ten-year teaching evaluation of oral microbiology lab curriculum
BMC medical education
wikipedia open crowdsourced encyclopedia anyone edit ranks among top ten mostvisited websites globally integration university curriculum innovative educational tool slowly growing trend however many higher education institutions yet fully grasp potential response specific optional module wikipedia editing designed selected undergraduate science courses school advanced studies russia implemented optional extra credit servicelearning activity teaching methodology combining meaningful service community curriculumbased learning students chose participate preferred participate activity invited participate research project explore perspectives experiences total five sessions focus group discussions conducted participants 12 females 2 males one set nonparticipants 5 females 4 males another identify students perspectives themes interest science reasons choices expectations activity postexperience focus group discussions used identify perspectives participant students themes encompassing contribution servicelearning activity acquisition new skills development prosocial behaviors students opinions integrating social responsibility topics curriculum also explored results extracted focus group discussions analyzed consensual coding revealed factors promoting student participation like interest subject novelty activity grade improvement opportunities well factors deterring participation concerns academic benefits workload time constraints furthermore results demonstrated wikipedia editing serves novel teaching methodology promoting student learning development digital literacy information literacy among twentyfirstcentury skills interestingly time students could address value contributing open crowdsourced knowledge public service interpret activity academic servicelearning suggest wikipedia editing innovative teaching approach fostering students learning development also indicating potential enhance students understanding responsible citizenship public service digital age