Podcast Reflection #5: Ed Tech Talk: EdTechTalkWeekly #180

These gentleman talked about Wikipedia on this podcast. They shared their opinions and some resources about encyclopedias, the internet, and where research is going. The question of wikipedia's credibility has been a point of concern since it has come about. They mentioned the strengths and weaknesses of this online research tool. Interestingly enough, the point was made that actually, wikipedia wasn't created too much differently than the Oxford Dictionary of English Language. I really thought that was intriguing. I never thought about the fact that nobody really ever used traditional encyclopedias as anything ever than a reference, so why should they expect anything more from wikipedia? For as much flack as wikipedia has caught, we sure set high expectations for something that never claimed to be anything more than what we already knew.