Create 2024/Social constructivism: reading and editing Wikipedia in an educational psychology course: Submissions:2023/WikiJournal

This submission has been accepted for WikiConference North America 2024.

In educational psychology, social constructivism is the theory that our understanding of reality is shaped by our social interactions. People's ways of knowing, thinking, and doing are influenced by the socio-cultural environment they are exposed to. Wikipedia is a salient example of how people's knowledge is shaped by negotiation, meaning-making, and consensus-building. I will present on a lesson I piloted in an undergraduate educational psychology course where I connected Wikipedia to earlier course content on constructivist theory, motivation, and bias. They then attempted to read and edit Wikipedia pages relevant to their interests. I will discuss successes and opportunities for improvement.