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Hello! ProfDavis,
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Roger (Dodger67) ( talk) 22:25, 15 April 2013 (UTC)
Hi:
I created your page at West Wetlands Park (Yuma, AZ). NB there's still significant work to do on this page, above all to make it more like an encyclopedia article and less like a series of lists.
It would also be good if you could document this class project more. At present, it seems that there is just one editor involved apart from you: User:InezAguirre. Is that so? It's good to have some kind of course page, on which you can describe the aims and parameters of the project and its constituent assignments. There are various ways that this can be done, but one is via the Educational Program. -- jbmurray ( talk • contribs) 17:08, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
I want to thank you again for helping us out so that we can continue working on the page. I and the class are certainly aware that we have a lot of work to do to have a quality Wikipedia article. The contents that are on the page now are a result of a couple of processes. The class as a group worked on the activities section based upon research that each student had done into various types of activities. I posted that material toward the end of last month. Groups of students had also researched and discussed three different aspects of the park 1) the original development of the park, 2) habitat restoration and plant life, and 3) animal species. Inez Aguirre, who is the most technically proficient student in the class, posted the notes from each of those groups into the article. Virtually every student in the class has contributed to the project, but it was hard to have each student individually post material. Now that we have the page up and running, I am hoping that students will be able to make contributions to the page on their own time so that all the students will be listed as editing it.
I should add that I am a 65-year-old English professor who is most definitely not tech savvy. Our department, however, has decided to renovate our freshman English courses, and I wanted to try a project that would interest students and be relevant to their world and our world as a whole. I realize that I have been flailing about sometimes over the course of the semester, but I do feel like the class has been a learning experience for all of us. I hope that we will finish the semester with an article worthy of Wikipedia.
ProfDavis ( talk) 22:25, 16 April 2013 (UTC) ProfDavis
I believe that the majority of the students already have (at least they should have) a Wikipedia account. I don't know their names in Wikipedia, however.
Let me know about setting up the class page. Unfortunately, we don't have much time left this semester and we have a ton of work to do to make our entry acceptable.
I have one additional question. Is it possible for one person to be editing one section of an entry and another person to be editing a different section, or can only one person be editing anywhere in the article at a time?
Thanks again,
ProfDavis ( talk) 20:21, 17 April 2013 (UTC)ProfDavis
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Hello! ProfDavis,
I noticed your article was declined at Articles for Creation, and that can be disappointing. If you are wondering or curious about why your article submission was declined please post a question at the
Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the
Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there!
|
Roger (Dodger67) ( talk) 22:25, 15 April 2013 (UTC)
Hi:
I created your page at West Wetlands Park (Yuma, AZ). NB there's still significant work to do on this page, above all to make it more like an encyclopedia article and less like a series of lists.
It would also be good if you could document this class project more. At present, it seems that there is just one editor involved apart from you: User:InezAguirre. Is that so? It's good to have some kind of course page, on which you can describe the aims and parameters of the project and its constituent assignments. There are various ways that this can be done, but one is via the Educational Program. -- jbmurray ( talk • contribs) 17:08, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
I want to thank you again for helping us out so that we can continue working on the page. I and the class are certainly aware that we have a lot of work to do to have a quality Wikipedia article. The contents that are on the page now are a result of a couple of processes. The class as a group worked on the activities section based upon research that each student had done into various types of activities. I posted that material toward the end of last month. Groups of students had also researched and discussed three different aspects of the park 1) the original development of the park, 2) habitat restoration and plant life, and 3) animal species. Inez Aguirre, who is the most technically proficient student in the class, posted the notes from each of those groups into the article. Virtually every student in the class has contributed to the project, but it was hard to have each student individually post material. Now that we have the page up and running, I am hoping that students will be able to make contributions to the page on their own time so that all the students will be listed as editing it.
I should add that I am a 65-year-old English professor who is most definitely not tech savvy. Our department, however, has decided to renovate our freshman English courses, and I wanted to try a project that would interest students and be relevant to their world and our world as a whole. I realize that I have been flailing about sometimes over the course of the semester, but I do feel like the class has been a learning experience for all of us. I hope that we will finish the semester with an article worthy of Wikipedia.
ProfDavis ( talk) 22:25, 16 April 2013 (UTC) ProfDavis
I believe that the majority of the students already have (at least they should have) a Wikipedia account. I don't know their names in Wikipedia, however.
Let me know about setting up the class page. Unfortunately, we don't have much time left this semester and we have a ton of work to do to make our entry acceptable.
I have one additional question. Is it possible for one person to be editing one section of an entry and another person to be editing a different section, or can only one person be editing anywhere in the article at a time?
Thanks again,
ProfDavis ( talk) 20:21, 17 April 2013 (UTC)ProfDavis