You might have heard from teachers and professors never to use Wikipedia. However, if we use it well, Wikipedia can be a powerful starting place in research. It can be especially helpful when reading laterally about sources. In the following video, Professor Mike Caulfield introduces how to use Wikipedia to read laterally:
This video was produced by the CTRL-F project, a project by CIVIX Canada. Mike Caulfield is a digital literacy expert and a faculty member at University of Washington.