[ecrea] CFP: Academia and Wikipedia: Critical Perspectives in Education and Research

CFP is now open for this upcoming conference in Maynooth University. The 
deadline is February 28, 2018.
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_*Academia and Wikipedia: Critical Perspectives in Education and Research*_
*June 18, 2018, Maynooth University, Republic of Ireland*

Wikipedia offers sui generis opportunities for research and teaching. 
From datamining semantics to teaching students how to reference, to 
using Wikipedia as an example of the failure of the Enlightenment 
project, academics increasingly recognise the value of the data 
available through Wikipedia and the teaching opportunities it provides. 
Views of other academics range from indifference to disdain, potentially 
broadening the elitism-gap in knowledge production and consumption.

“Academia and Wikipedia: Critical Perspectives in Education and 
Research” is a one-day conference that aims to investigate how 
researchers and educators use and interrogate Wikipedia. The conference 
is an opportunity to present research into and from Wikipedia; research 
about Wikipedia, or research that uses Wikipedia as a data object.

We welcome proposals from scholars (advanced postgraduates, early career 
faculty, and senior faculty) in all fields who use Wikipedia in the 
classroom or tap it as a primary source.

Possible themes for panels and papers include:
• Using Wikipedia in the classroom: a means to an end?
• Wikipedia as a data object
• Student perceptions of Wikipedia; student use of Wikipedia
• Faculty perceptions of Wikipedia
• Research and Wikipedia: academic profit or contributing to its mission?
• Wikipedia and epistemology
• Ethnography of editors
• Wikipedia and systemic bias

Keynote speaker: Dr Bernie Hogan, Senior Research Fellow, Oxford 
Internet Institute

_Wikipedia in the classroom_
• Over 400 universities in the United States and Canada have used 
Wikipedia in the classroom.
• Universities in 94 countries outside of North America have used 
Wikipedia in the classroom.
• According to the Wikimedia Education Foundation, 94% of instructors 
reported that using Wikipedia was more effective than traditional 
assignments in teaching media/information literacy.
• Over 6,000 students contributed to Wikipedia as part of the 2016 “Year 
in Science” program.
• Research indicates that although student use of Wikipedia is endemic 
many faculty continue to follow an abstinence based approach.

_Submission guidelines_
We welcome submissions of individual papers, panels, and round tables. 
Submissions using the guidelines below should be sent to 
(wikiconference /at/ mu.ie) <mailto:(wikiconference /at/ mu.ie)> no later than 
February 28, 2018. Decisions on conference inclusion will be made by 
March 5.

_Individual papers_
Individual presentations should be twenty minutes long. Please email 
your paper title and a 150-word abstract to the contact address above.

_Panel presentations_
Panel proposals should consist of three papers. In addition to 
individual abstracts, please provide a panel title and a 150-word 
description of the panel’s theme. Please provide a single email address 
for communication.

_Round tables_
To submit a round table proposal please email with the names and 
institutional affiliation of participants, including the facilitator, 
and a 300-word description that includes: the topic and its 
significance; the potential of the topic to contribute to scholarly 
conversation and the goals of the discussion; data and evidence that 
will be used in the discussion. Please provide a single email address 
for communication.

_Conference website_
Please visit the conference website for information regarding 
accommodation, travel, and registration: 
https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/dean-teaching-learning/academia-and-wikipedia-conference

_Programme Committee_
Dr Alison Hood, Dean of Teaching and Learning, Maynooth University
Dr Denis Casey, Maynooth University
Dr Sharon Flynn, National University of Ireland, Galway
Dr Susan Giblin, Maynooth University
Dr Brian McKenzie, Maynooth University
Dr Maire Ni Mhordha, Maynooth University
Dr Rebecca O'Neill, Wikimedia Community Ireland


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