The Johnson County Library near Kansas City has taken a bold step that more educators, particularly at the university level, should take. The library is sponsoring a class on Wikipedia, a valuable step toward media literacy. According to an article in the Kansas City Star, the class will discuss the pros and cons of Wikipedia as well as examine how information is generated in a networked environment.

Universities should offer a similar first-year class rather than taking the drastic step of banning the use of resources like Wikipedia.

Relatedly, Educause has posted a podcast of a Henry Jenkins speech that uses Wikipedia as a case study of how media literacy should work.