Week 2 Blog:  Hot Topic...Wikipedia as a resource...

Should wikipedia be used as a resource? Yes.

Should wikipedia be the ONLY resource? Absolutely NOT!

Wikipedia is a good starting point for students to get general information about a subject and to engage the student.  Is is trustworthy? usually - but the idea is that students get a start on learning and then verify the information with further research.  One of the ideas I try to get across to my science students is to never take anything at face value.  For data to be valid, it must be verified and repeatable - one-off results are not verified.