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Complete the introductory training modules. During this training, you will make edits in a sandbox and learn the basic rules of Wikipedia.
Create a User page.
To practice editing and communicating on Wikipedia, introduce yourself to another student on their user talk page.
Explore topics related to your topic area to get a feel for how Wikipedia is organized. What areas seem to be missing? As you explore, make a mental note of articles that seem like good candidates for improvement.
Milestones
All students have Wikipedia user accounts and are listed on the course page.
Week 2
Course meetings
Monday, 15 February 2016 | Wednesday, 17 February 2016 | Friday, 19 February 2016
Assignment - Exploring the topic area
Read the handouts "Editing Wikipedia" (don't worry about the details; just read to get an overview) and "Choosing an article" (see below).
Supplementary training: [[../../../training/students/sources|Sources and Citations]]
Add to an article
OPTIONAL:
Add 1–2 sentences of new information, backed up with a citation to an appropriate source, to a Wikipedia article related to the class.
Choosing your article
START THINKING ABOUT (BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAND IN YET):
Research and list 3–5 articles on your Wikipedia user page that you will consider working on as your main project. Look at the talk page for existing topics for a sense of who else is working on it and what they're doing. Describe your choices to your instructor for feedback.
Week 4
Course meetings
Monday, 29 February 2016 | Wednesday, 2 March 2016 | Friday, 4 March 2016
Assignment - Finalize your topic and start researching
See Homework #4 in LearnUW.
Assignment - Drafting starter articles
IGNORE THIS FOR NOW
If you are starting a new article, write a 3–4 paragraph summary version of your article—with citations—in your Wikipedia sandbox. If you are improving an existing article, create a detailed outline reflecting your proposed changes, and post this for community feedback, along with a brief description of your plans, on the article’s talk page. Make sure to check back on the talk page often and engage with any responses.
Begin working with classmates and other editors to polish your short starter article and fix any major issues.
Continue research in preparation for expanding your article.
Week 5
Course meetings
Monday, 7 March 2016 | Wednesday, 9 March 2016 | Friday, 11 March 2016
Week 6
Course meetings
Monday, 14 March 2016 | Wednesday, 16 March 2016 | Friday, 18 March 2016
Monday, 28 March 2016 | Wednesday, 30 March 2016 | Friday, 1 April 2016
Assignment - Moving articles to mainspace
Move your sandbox articles into main space.
If you are expanding an existing article, copy your edit into the article. If you are making many small edits, save after each edit before you make the next one. Do NOT paste over the entire existing article, or large sections of the existing article.
If you are creating a new article, do NOT copy and paste your text, or there will be no record of your work history. Follow the instructions in the "Moving out of your sandbox" handout.
Begin expanding your article into a comprehensive treatment of the topic.
In class - Moving articles to mainspace
We'll discuss moving your article out of your sandboxes and into Wikipedia's main space.
A general reminder: Don't panic if your contribution disappears, and don't try to force it back in.
Check to see if there is an explanation of the edit on the article's talk page. If not, (politely) ask why it was removed.
Contact your instructor or Wikipedia Content Expert and let them know.
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
Week 9
Course meetings
Monday, 11 April 2016 | Wednesday, 13 April 2016 | Friday, 15 April 2016
In class - Media literacy discussion
Open discussion of the concepts of neutrality, media literacy, and the impact and limits of Wikipedia.
Assignment - Address peer review suggestions
Make edits to your article based on peers’ feedback. If you disagree with a suggestion, use talk pages to politely discuss and come to a consensus on your edit.
Week 10
Course meetings
Monday, 18 April 2016 | Wednesday, 20 April 2016 | Friday, 22 April 2016
In class - Discuss further article improvements
Continue discussing how the articles can be further improved. Come up with improvement goals for each article for next week.
Assignment - Continue improving articles
Return to your classmates' articles you previously reviewed, and provide more suggestions for further improvement. If there is a disagreement, suggest a compromise.
Do additional research and writing to make further improvements to your article, based on your classmates' suggestions and any additional areas for improvement you can identify.
Assignment - Prepare for in-class presentation
Prepare for an in-class presentation about your Wikipedia editing experience.
Week 11
Course meetings
Monday, 25 April 2016 | Wednesday, 27 April 2016 | Friday, 29 April 2016
In class - In-class presentation
Prepare for an in-class presentation about your Wikipedia editing experience.
This course page is an automatically-updated version of the main course page at dashboard.wikiedu.org. Please do not edit this page directly; any changes will be overwritten the next time the main course page gets updated.
Complete the introductory training modules. During this training, you will make edits in a sandbox and learn the basic rules of Wikipedia.
Create a User page.
To practice editing and communicating on Wikipedia, introduce yourself to another student on their user talk page.
Explore topics related to your topic area to get a feel for how Wikipedia is organized. What areas seem to be missing? As you explore, make a mental note of articles that seem like good candidates for improvement.
Milestones
All students have Wikipedia user accounts and are listed on the course page.
Week 2
Course meetings
Monday, 15 February 2016 | Wednesday, 17 February 2016 | Friday, 19 February 2016
Assignment - Exploring the topic area
Read the handouts "Editing Wikipedia" (don't worry about the details; just read to get an overview) and "Choosing an article" (see below).
Supplementary training: [[../../../training/students/sources|Sources and Citations]]
Add to an article
OPTIONAL:
Add 1–2 sentences of new information, backed up with a citation to an appropriate source, to a Wikipedia article related to the class.
Choosing your article
START THINKING ABOUT (BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAND IN YET):
Research and list 3–5 articles on your Wikipedia user page that you will consider working on as your main project. Look at the talk page for existing topics for a sense of who else is working on it and what they're doing. Describe your choices to your instructor for feedback.
Week 4
Course meetings
Monday, 29 February 2016 | Wednesday, 2 March 2016 | Friday, 4 March 2016
Assignment - Finalize your topic and start researching
See Homework #4 in LearnUW.
Assignment - Drafting starter articles
IGNORE THIS FOR NOW
If you are starting a new article, write a 3–4 paragraph summary version of your article—with citations—in your Wikipedia sandbox. If you are improving an existing article, create a detailed outline reflecting your proposed changes, and post this for community feedback, along with a brief description of your plans, on the article’s talk page. Make sure to check back on the talk page often and engage with any responses.
Begin working with classmates and other editors to polish your short starter article and fix any major issues.
Continue research in preparation for expanding your article.
Week 5
Course meetings
Monday, 7 March 2016 | Wednesday, 9 March 2016 | Friday, 11 March 2016
Week 6
Course meetings
Monday, 14 March 2016 | Wednesday, 16 March 2016 | Friday, 18 March 2016
Monday, 28 March 2016 | Wednesday, 30 March 2016 | Friday, 1 April 2016
Assignment - Moving articles to mainspace
Move your sandbox articles into main space.
If you are expanding an existing article, copy your edit into the article. If you are making many small edits, save after each edit before you make the next one. Do NOT paste over the entire existing article, or large sections of the existing article.
If you are creating a new article, do NOT copy and paste your text, or there will be no record of your work history. Follow the instructions in the "Moving out of your sandbox" handout.
Begin expanding your article into a comprehensive treatment of the topic.
In class - Moving articles to mainspace
We'll discuss moving your article out of your sandboxes and into Wikipedia's main space.
A general reminder: Don't panic if your contribution disappears, and don't try to force it back in.
Check to see if there is an explanation of the edit on the article's talk page. If not, (politely) ask why it was removed.
Contact your instructor or Wikipedia Content Expert and let them know.
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
Week 9
Course meetings
Monday, 11 April 2016 | Wednesday, 13 April 2016 | Friday, 15 April 2016
In class - Media literacy discussion
Open discussion of the concepts of neutrality, media literacy, and the impact and limits of Wikipedia.
Assignment - Address peer review suggestions
Make edits to your article based on peers’ feedback. If you disagree with a suggestion, use talk pages to politely discuss and come to a consensus on your edit.
Week 10
Course meetings
Monday, 18 April 2016 | Wednesday, 20 April 2016 | Friday, 22 April 2016
In class - Discuss further article improvements
Continue discussing how the articles can be further improved. Come up with improvement goals for each article for next week.
Assignment - Continue improving articles
Return to your classmates' articles you previously reviewed, and provide more suggestions for further improvement. If there is a disagreement, suggest a compromise.
Do additional research and writing to make further improvements to your article, based on your classmates' suggestions and any additional areas for improvement you can identify.
Assignment - Prepare for in-class presentation
Prepare for an in-class presentation about your Wikipedia editing experience.
Week 11
Course meetings
Monday, 25 April 2016 | Wednesday, 27 April 2016 | Friday, 29 April 2016
In class - In-class presentation
Prepare for an in-class presentation about your Wikipedia editing experience.