Here's an interesting resource: a wiki book devoted to the educational use of Web 2.0 and "emerging learning technologies".A quick look at it confirms some of my concerns about the the "wisdom of the crowd" mantra. It is difficult to get a sense of who is actually contributing to this work. The introduction indicates its origins and mentions at least one name (Curtis Bonk) but trying to find out who has added to or edited the contributions is impossible (at least I can't find a way). One of the ways we judge the reliability of information is by looking at the source. If the source is not available we lose critical information about the information.
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Judging the reliability of information -- especially among students who are novice researchers -- is a key issue being addressed in the "Web Evaluation Game," a TEK project currently in development at the Learning & Teaching Centre.
Students who play the game will be encouraged, among other things, to feel the same concern as you did when you couldn't locate the name of an editor in Web 2.0 and Emerging Learning Technologies. Websites whose authors are anonymous, and lacking authority & objectivity, among other criteria, will be passed over in favour of those with clearly identified, unbiased authors who have demonstrated their authority in their field of study.
This online game is due at the end of the year. Watch this site for more announcements closer to release date.
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