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Student | Assigned | Reviewing |
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Mjwatcho | Wetlands | Off-road vehicle, Wetlands, UW Bothell Wetland Restoration Project |
Welcome to your Wikipedia project's course timeline. This page will guide you through the Wikipedia project for your course. Be sure to check with your instructor to see if there are other pages you should be following as well.
This page breaks down writing a Wikipedia article into a series of steps, or milestones. These steps include online trainings to help you get started on Wikipedia.
Your course has also been assigned a Wikipedia Content Expert. Check your Talk page for notes from them. You can also reach them through the "Get Help" button on this page.
To get started, please review the following handouts:
Due Wednesday, Feb 8th.
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
By Monday, Feb 13th.
It's time to think critically about Wikipedia articles. You'll evaluate a Wikipedia article, and leave suggestions for improving it on the article's Talk page.
By Monday, Feb 20th.
It's time to choose an article and assign it to yourself.
By Monday, Feb 27th.
You've picked a topic and found your sources. Now it's time to start writing. To start, take the new training modules linked below.
Creating a new article?
Improving an existing article?
Keep reading your sources, too, as you prepare to write the body of the article.
Resources: Editing Wikipedia pages 7–9
By Monday, March 6th.
Resources: Editing Wikipedia
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
By Monday, March 13th.
You probably have some feedback from your instructor and possibly other Wikipedians. It's time to work with that feedback to improve your article!
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
By Monday, March 20th.
Once you've made improvements to your article based on your instructor feedback, it's time to move your work to Wikipedia proper - the "mainspace."
Editing an existing article?
Creating a new article?
By Monday, March 27th.
First: Do additional research and writing to make further improvements to your article, based on suggestions and your own critique.
Second: Now that it's live, you'll want to find or create an appropriate photo, illustration, or piece of video/audio to add to your article.
By Monday, April 3rd.
It's the final week to develop your article.
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.
By Monday, April 10th.
Write a reflective essay (2–5 pages) on your Wikipedia contributions.
Consider the following questions as you reflect on your Wikipedia assignment:
This Course
|
Wikipedia Resources
|
Connect
Questions? Ask us:
contactwikiedu.org |
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. |
Student | Assigned | Reviewing |
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Mjwatcho | Wetlands | Off-road vehicle, Wetlands, UW Bothell Wetland Restoration Project |
Welcome to your Wikipedia project's course timeline. This page will guide you through the Wikipedia project for your course. Be sure to check with your instructor to see if there are other pages you should be following as well.
This page breaks down writing a Wikipedia article into a series of steps, or milestones. These steps include online trainings to help you get started on Wikipedia.
Your course has also been assigned a Wikipedia Content Expert. Check your Talk page for notes from them. You can also reach them through the "Get Help" button on this page.
To get started, please review the following handouts:
Due Wednesday, Feb 8th.
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
By Monday, Feb 13th.
It's time to think critically about Wikipedia articles. You'll evaluate a Wikipedia article, and leave suggestions for improving it on the article's Talk page.
By Monday, Feb 20th.
It's time to choose an article and assign it to yourself.
By Monday, Feb 27th.
You've picked a topic and found your sources. Now it's time to start writing. To start, take the new training modules linked below.
Creating a new article?
Improving an existing article?
Keep reading your sources, too, as you prepare to write the body of the article.
Resources: Editing Wikipedia pages 7–9
By Monday, March 6th.
Resources: Editing Wikipedia
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
By Monday, March 13th.
You probably have some feedback from your instructor and possibly other Wikipedians. It's time to work with that feedback to improve your article!
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
By Monday, March 20th.
Once you've made improvements to your article based on your instructor feedback, it's time to move your work to Wikipedia proper - the "mainspace."
Editing an existing article?
Creating a new article?
By Monday, March 27th.
First: Do additional research and writing to make further improvements to your article, based on suggestions and your own critique.
Second: Now that it's live, you'll want to find or create an appropriate photo, illustration, or piece of video/audio to add to your article.
By Monday, April 3rd.
It's the final week to develop your article.
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.
By Monday, April 10th.
Write a reflective essay (2–5 pages) on your Wikipedia contributions.
Consider the following questions as you reflect on your Wikipedia assignment: