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Yes check.svg Done — xaosflux Talk 05:39, 15 December 2015 (UTC)

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Online Ambassador application: Josve05a[edit]

Josve05a[edit]

Josve05a (talk · contribs)

  1. Why do you want to be a Wikipedia Ambassador?
    I am currently a campus ambassador at Nacka Gymnasium, Sweden for the SvWP-education projects, I believe I can help out online forthe English EDU-program as well.
  2. In three sentences or less, summarize your involvement with Wikimedia projects.
    I am currently an editor on multiple of Wikimedia's different wikis. I am a hardworking wikignome, article reviewer, anti-vandal-fighter, co-dev of Huggle 3 and an helper on IRC.
  3. Please indicate a few articles to which you have made significant content contributions. (e.g. DYK, GA, FA, major revisions/expansions/copyedits).
    Oh this one is hard, I've done so much during my time here. I have reviewed hundreds, if not thousands of AfC's, including scanning for copyright infringements etc. However content wise I have created over a hundred articles on SvWP, but one of my last articles I wrote on enWP was Ingela Agardh. I have in the past reviewed some DYKS and submitted a few, I've also translated articles from English to Swedish, but as I said most of my time goes to help others write articles and assisting them with help.
  4. How have you been involved with welcoming and helping new users on Wikipedia?
    Yes I have. Both in real life as a campus ambasadour and in the IRC help channel #wikipedia-en-help connect (just press connect, or read the disclaimer first).
  5. What do you see as the most important ways we could welcome newcomers or help new users become active contributors?
    Make them feel welcome. If they not not feel welcome upon first contact users most likely turn the other way. Instead of telling users off, we should explain how to do things better.
  6. Have you had major conflicts with other editors? Blocks or bans? Involvement in arbitration? Feel free to offer context, if necessary.
    I have not had any major conlicts with any editors. I've had one or two altrications regarding if it is okay or not to revert a banned users edits, but nothing major or specifically related to me. I've also been blocked on SvWP two times. The first time for editing to fast (a rule to maximum edit 1 edit/30 secs) and the second time after an involved admin blocked me for using the words "copyright infringement", which was lifted almost immediately.
  7. How often do you edit Wikipedia and check in on ongoing discussions? Will you be available regularly for at least two hours per week, in your role as a mentor?
    I edit Wikipedia almost 24/7. I am avalible during most of the day and way over two hours per week.
  8. How would you make sure your students were not violating copyright laws?
    I am knowledgeble withing most of the relevent copyright laws and rules which may factor in while writing an article, as I said I am an AfC-reviewer. I would be able to offer consultation with users regarding with what is, and isn't a copyvio and what is allowed on WIkipedia. I would also be able to explain in detail for the teachers if wanted how to identify violations. I have multiple copyvio-check tools to my disposal and a few users to consult when here are discrepencies which requies a second pair of eyes and opinion of the laws.
  9. If one of your students had an issue with copyright violation how would you resolve it?
    I would first talk with the student and expain that their might be a problem with their article. I would also notify the teacher/course leader. I would describe exacly what was rong and how it could be fixed without it being to much work for the student. After the problem had been cleared up would as for an RD1.
  10. In your _own_ words describe what copyright violation is.
    A copyright violation is a violation of a copyright law or local rule on Wikipedia. It is were a user have copied content and pasted it in the article. If it is a quotation it is alright if within quotation marks an not to much. There is also the problem of images, which is a different aspect where it comes to copyirght violations. If you uploaded an image which you do not own it is a violation, unless it is under fair use or properly attributed.
  11. What else should we know about you that is relevant to being a Wikipedia Ambassador?
    I already am an ambassador. Not here on ENwp, however I have compleated all relevant training, and have, in my opinion, enough knowledge to be one here too.

(t) Josve05a (c) 21:31, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

Endorsements[edit]

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  • Endorse- Josve is incredibly clueful, already involved in the EDUP, and intimately familiar with copyright law as a prolific member of WikiProject Articles for Creation. L235 (t / c / ping in reply) 21:37, 16 June 2015 (UTC)
  • Endorse Is it too late for me to endorse this wonderful editor? Josve05a is a great helper on #wikipedia-en-help and incredibly competent. He is definitely a positive. (And everything else L235 said...) — kikichugirl oh hello! 04:08, 15 December 2015 (UTC)
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Yes check.svg Done by Bluerasberry. — xaosflux Talk 17:35, 26 November 2015 (UTC)>

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Online Ambassador application: Elee[edit]

Elee[edit]

Elee (talk · contribs)

  1. Why do you want to be a Wikipedia Ambassador?
    Please see my Campus Ambassador application.
  2. In three sentences or less, summarize your involvement with Wikimedia projects.
    Please see my Campus Ambassador application.
  3. Please indicate a few articles to which you have made significant content contributions. (e.g. DYK, GA, FA, major revisions/expansions/copyedits).
    A difficult question! I'm not engaged in pure content creation, but I do gnome here and there. What I really do is expand and copyedit AfCs.
  4. How have you been involved with welcoming and helping new users on Wikipedia?
    I've gone from editing a typical "here are cookies!" template to handholding editors on AfCs to helping on -en-help.
  5. What do you see as the most important ways we could welcome newcomers or help new users become active contributors?
    Being able to provide real-time support in a multi-editor system on article drafts from start to finish. The easiest part is the ride - the hard part is getting up to speed.
  6. Have you had major conflicts with other editors? Blocks or bans? Involvement in arbitration? Feel free to offer context, if necessary.
    No, thankfully. I hate confrontation and do my best to maintain a civil (talk page) environment :^). No blocks or bans, and no RfArbs.
  7. How often do you edit Wikipedia and check in on ongoing discussions? Will you be available regularly for at least two hours per week, in your role as a mentor?
    I am able to provide 1 to 2 hours a day for the foreseeable future.
  8. How would you make sure your students were not violating copyright laws?
    I'd do my best to teach them how to write good articles without running into cv, as well as show them how to use tools such as copyvios.
  9. If one of your students had an issue with copyright violation how would you resolve it?
    Unsure what you mean by violation, but if you mean my student has an article with cv, then I'd blank the page, and hand hold them in rewriting the article.
  10. In your _own_ words describe what copyright violation is.
    Use of works without permission.
  11. What else should we know about you that is relevant to being a Wikipedia Ambassador?
    Please see my Campus Ambassador application.

Respectfully, E. Lee (talk) 21:43, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

Endorsements[edit]

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  • Endorse- although new, this MIT student is smart, clueful, and would make a good online ambassador. L235 (t / c / ping in reply) 23:02, 16 June 2015 (UTC)
  • Question When you say "Please see my Campus Ambassador application" is this self-referential to this application, or is there something more elsewhere? Blue Rasberry (talk) 17:55, 24 June 2015 (UTC)
    • Sure thing, I also applied for Campus Ambassador approximately a section or two above on this noticeboard. I was thinking of volunteering over the summer to gain a better grasp of what the Education Program does, and thereby have more knowledge to work off of when proposing that MIT have coursework involving Wikipedia. Cheers, E. Lee (talk) 17:58, 24 June 2015 (UTC)
Ah - I see. Yes you meet all of the expected standards. If you have questions about the education program then ask. I am granting the tools. Blue Rasberry (talk) 18:01, 24 June 2015 (UTC)
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Online Ambassador application: Samtar[edit]

Samtar[edit]

Samtar (talk · contribs)

  1. Why do you want to be a Wikipedia Ambassador?
    I'd like to help encourage future editors to take on the task of improving and maintaining Wikipedia.
  2. In three sentences or less, summarize your involvement with Wikimedia projects.
    I spend a lot of time welcoming and helping new users, adopting aspiring editors and general maintainance.
  3. Please indicate a few articles to which you have made significant content contributions. (e.g. DYK, GA, FA, major revisions/expansions/copyedits).
    Michael Rosen, Pink
  4. How have you been involved with welcoming and helping new users on Wikipedia?
    Firstly by welcoming them on their talkpages, helping steer new article creators towards complying with policies and answering questions from new users.
  5. What do you see as the most important ways we could welcome newcomers or help new users become active contributors?
    I think the most important way we can help new users is by providing them with the resources to learn about the policies and procedures of contributing to Wikipedia.
  6. Have you had major conflicts with other editors? Blocks or bans? Involvement in arbitration? Feel free to offer context, if necessary.
    I like to pride myself in the ability to resolve issues, so no.
  7. How often do you edit Wikipedia and check in on ongoing discussions? Will you be available regularly for at least two hours per week, in your role as a mentor?
    Daily for at least two hours.
  8. How would you make sure your students were not violating copyright laws?
    By monitoring contributions and ensuring my students fully understood not only the Wikipedia policies regarding Copyright infringement, but their local laws.
  9. If one of your students had an issue with copyright violation how would you resolve it?
    Firstly by removing the violating content, and then by re-educating the student on the polices and laws.
  10. In your _own_ words describe what copyright violation is.
    A Copyright violation is using copyrighted material (images/text etc) on Wikipedia.

Samuel Tarling (talk) 16:04, 13 August 2015 (UTC)

Endorsements[edit]

(Two endorsements are needed for online ambassador approval.)

  • Endorse. I'm familiar with Samtar and they do solid work, so they're someone that can be trusted in this position. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡) 14:55, 28 December 2015 (UTC)

Wikicology[edit]

Wikicology[edit]

Wikicology (talk · contribs)

  1. Why do you want to be a Wikipedia Ambassador?
    I want to work with educators and student editors from Nigeria in the Wikipedia Education Program to improve Wikipedia and its sister's projects.
  2. In three sentences or less, summarize your involvement with Wikimedia projects.
    I've been an active editor for over 1 year and I've created over 500 articles with 5 DYK to my credit. In addition to that, I'm an Outreach Coordinator of The Wikipedia Library. I've also been involved in an Education Outreach Program and currently, I'm the Secretary of the Wikimedia User Group Nigeria (WUGN).
  3. Please indicate a few articles to which you have made significant content contributions. (e.g. DYK, GA, FA, major revisions/expansions/copyedits).
    Below are articles I created, expanded and promoted to DYK:

I intend to promote Nitrogen dioxide poisoning among others to GA status.

  1. How have you been involved with welcoming and helping new users on Wikipedia?
    supportive, constructive, civil, and respectful. Although, I'm sometimes blunt with spammers per my essay entitled WP:MOSQUITOES.
  2. What do you see as the most important ways we could welcome newcomers or help new users become active contributors?
    Mentoring, supportive, constructive, civil, and respectful.
  3. Have you had major conflicts with other editors? Blocks or bans? Involvement in arbitration? Feel free to offer context, if necessary.
    I have Zero blocked history and I've not been involved in major conflicts with other editors.
  4. How often do you edit Wikipedia and check in on ongoing discussions? Will you be available regularly for at least two hours per week, in your role as a mentor?
    I often spend at least 3 hours editing Wikipedia per day
  5. How would you make sure your students were not violating copyright laws?
    Having understood the legal consequence of Copyright infringement, I will guild them to respect our policy on copyvio. I will introduce them to various tools such as this one. In addition to that, I will often check their contributions on a daily basis.
  6. If one of your students had an issue with copyright violation how would you resolve it?
    If the added content has not raise a legal issue, I will remove the content immediately on spotted and if its a serious one, I will relay it to our legal team after a dialogue with the concern party (I mean the copyright owner of the work).
  7. In your _own_ words describe what copyright violation is.
    Copyright violation in my own language is the illegal "Reuse or re-distributions of a non-free content or material"
  8. What else should we know about you that is relevant to being a Wikipedia Ambassador?
    I've disclosed my identity to the WMF as Secretary. Of the WUGN and coordinator of The Wikipedia Library but if you required additional information about me, feel free to let me know.

Wikic¤l¤gyt@lk to M£ 10:53, 22 October 2015 (UTC)

Endorsements[edit]

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X mark.svg Not done You failed to gain endorsements, suggest retrying after gaining more wikipedia experience. — xaosflux Talk 18:15, 28 December 2015 (UTC)

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Online Ambassador application: Mhhossein[edit]

Mhhossein[edit]

Mhhossein (talk · contribs)

  1. Why do you want to be a Wikipedia Ambassador?
    To share my experience with new editors. By the way, I'm a university lecturer so I can help in this regard to students.
  2. In three sentences or less, summarize your involvement with Wikimedia projects.
    My major contribution had been in English Wikipedia while I have some edits and articles in Persian project. I'm also familiar with the rules in Commons and have uploaded some pictures.
  3. Please indicate a few articles to which you have made significant content contributions. (e.g. DYK, GA, FA, major revisions/expansions/copyedits).
    One may find all of these information on my user page.
  4. How have you been involved with welcoming and helping new users on Wikipedia?
    YOUR ANSWER (OPTIONAL)
  5. What do you see as the most important ways we could welcome newcomers or help new users become active contributors?
    YOUR ANSWER (OPTIONAL)
  6. Have you had major conflicts with other editors? Blocks or bans? Involvement in arbitration? Feel free to offer context, if necessary.
    Not actually, but I have experienced some ANI conflicts.
  7. How often do you edit Wikipedia and check in on ongoing discussions? Will you be available regularly for at least two hours per week, in your role as a mentor?
    I try to edit almost every day.
  8. How would you make sure your students were not violating copyright laws?
    By investigating Google results.
  9. If one of your students had an issue with copyright violation how would you resolve it?
    Letting him know about those rules and how to avoid them.
  10. In your _own_ words describe what copyright violation is.
    Well, copying materials which are not free or licensed or using the texts while they are very similar with the original one (are closed paraphrased), are deemed as the violation of copy rights.
  11. What else should we know about you that is relevant to being a Wikipedia Ambassador?
    YOUR ANSWER (OPTIONAL)

Mhhossein (talk) 12:39, 21 November 2015 (UTC)

Endorsements[edit]

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X mark.svg Not done You failed to gain endorsements, suggest retrying after gaining more wikipedia experience. — xaosflux Talk 05:43, 15 December 2015 (UTC)

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Online Ambassador application: Mdgalibhasan[edit]

Mdgalibhasan[edit]

Mdgalibhasan (talk · contribs)

  1. Why do you want to be a Wikipedia Ambassador?
    To help the first user of wikipedia.
  2. In three sentences or less, summarize your involvement with Wikimedia projects.
    Research new information, creating new articles & edit some content.
  3. Please indicate a few articles to which you have made significant content contributions. (e.g. DYK, GA, FA, major revisions/expansions/copyedits).
    About aviation technology, new technology tricks.
  4. How have you been involved with welcoming and helping new users on Wikipedia?
    Because i believed that only spread of news will smart our world that's why i encourage people to join wikipedia.
  5. What do you see as the most important ways we could welcome newcomers or help new users become active contributors?
    20 steps interactive tutorial at the beginning.
  6. Have you had major conflicts with other editors? Blocks or bans? Involvement in arbitration? Feel free to offer context, if necessary.
    No.
  7. How often do you edit Wikipedia and check in on ongoing discussions? Will you be available regularly for at least two hours per week, in your role as a mentor?
    Yes of course i can.
  8. How would you make sure your students were not violating copyright laws?
    YOUR ANSWER
  9. If one of your students had an issue with copyright violation how would you resolve it?
    YOUR ANSWER
  10. In your _own_ words describe what copyright violation is.
    YOUR ANSWER
  11. What else should we know about you that is relevant to being a Wikipedia Ambassador?
    YOUR ANSWER (OPTIONAL)

Mdgalibhasan (talk) 11:24, 26 November 2015 (UTC)

Endorsements[edit]

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Online Ambassador application: Tokyogirl79[edit]

(non-admin closure) Yes check.svg Done Two endorsements, additionally user is an administrator and can apply the relevant permissions to themselves. Please create your online volunteer profile -- samtar whisper 16:40, 28 December 2015 (UTC)

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Tokyogirl79[edit]

Tokyogirl79 (talk · contribs)

  1. Why do you want to be a Wikipedia Ambassador?
    I've helped out with some of the educational courses and I may as well make it official, so that people can find me on the list if they need me.
  2. In three sentences or less, summarize your involvement with Wikimedia projects.
    I'm an admin and I've been editing since 2006, although heavily in the past few years. I tend to focus on article creation and I've helped save many articles, including some made by students.
  3. Please indicate a few articles to which you have made significant content contributions. (e.g. DYK, GA, FA, major revisions/expansions/copyedits).
    Strange Fruit (novel) (expansion, DYK), helped with the recent Chaney-related materials
  4. How have you been involved with welcoming and helping new users on Wikipedia?
    I've tried to welcome new students as I find them, as many of them tend to exhibit the same editing patterns and mannerisms, and direct them towards the appropriate pages and offer explanation if their pages have been tagged for deletion (usually the main way I come across them).
  5. What do you see as the most important ways we could welcome newcomers or help new users become active contributors?
    Assume good faith is the number one answer, as many students are just completely unaware of policy and what they're doing wrong. The most common issues with student editors tends to be OR and sourcing, as they tend to write their articles like a student paper rather than an encyclopedia article. IE, students can and should insert OR with a paper since it encourages creativity and learning (and aren't expected to source every single claim), but this isn't as good on an encyclopedia article.
  6. Have you had major conflicts with other editors? Blocks or bans? Involvement in arbitration? Feel free to offer context, if necessary.
    Myself personally? I've never really been involved with anything myself. I've had the inevitable squabble with other editors over content, mostly over sourcing and notability. In most cases, but not all, it was because I'd reverted or removed an edit that was against policy. I've never been involved with arbitration or blocked.
  7. How often do you edit Wikipedia and check in on ongoing discussions? Will you be available regularly for at least two hours per week, in your role as a mentor?
    I tend to do most of my editing while I'm at work since I have a lot of downtime, so I'm not as regularly on when I have a day off. However I'm almost always on at least 2-3 times a week.
  8. How would you make sure your students were not violating copyright laws?
    I'd first try to make sure that they had a good understanding of what copyvio was, since prevention is the best way to ensure that it doesn't happen. If assigned to a student, I'd monitor their work to see if there's anything that seems out of the ordinary with their writing style, including doing Google searches for prose.
  9. If one of your students had an issue with copyright violation how would you resolve it?
    I'd remove the copyvio. Depending on the amount of copyvio in the article, this could range from reverting the addition, removing the specific portion, or even deletion of the edit history or page. I'd also approach the student and explain why I did this, giving careful explanation as to what is or isn't considered to be acceptable. In most cases the copyvio wasn't done to be malicious, just carelessness or because they didn't think they could sum it up any differently.
  10. In your _own_ words describe what copyright violation is.
    A copyright violation is typically the use of material in a way that infers that you are the original author of the work in question, without proper attribution. Copyvio can also happen when someone uses a larger portion of a work than is permitted via current copyright law, even if properly attributed.
  11. What else should we know about you that is relevant to being a Wikipedia Ambassador?
    I am a current student myself, so there may be some limitations here and there as the semester grows more hectic. Ideally I don't think that this would interfere with my duties here.

Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡) 11:08, 28 December 2015 (UTC)

Endorsements[edit]

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  • Endorse - Kind of a no-brainer endorsement. Very experienced, active, helpful, etc. @Tokyogirl79: I don't know how active the online ambassador program is, but if you think it would enable you to help in certain ways, I say go for it :) — Rhododendrites talk \\ 14:08, 28 December 2015 (UTC)
  • I'm not sure either, but I figured that I could get added to the list and if that makes me more easily visible to incoming teachers and students so I can help them, then that's worth it in and of itself. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡) 14:39, 28 December 2015 (UTC)
  • @Tokyogirl79 and Rhododendrites: apparently WikiEd has discontinued the online ambassador role in preference for paid employees (see this noticeboard's talk for my post). However, I would wholeheartedly agree that anything which assists teachers and students is a good thing as it'll help curb the ongoing issue we have with good faith but bad quality editing caused from misunderstandings. I too have an application from a while back pending somewhere up there ^ - would either of you consider having a look and endorsing? -- samtar whisper 14:53, 28 December 2015 (UTC)
  • Certainly! Endorsed! It'd be a shame if they discontinued this in favor of paid positions. I can understand that they'd want someone who could devote more time to the cause since they'd be more of an investment (more quality control too, I suppose) but that puts a huge amount of work on the shoulders of a very few people. There should be some way for them to outsource work to vetted editors. (Oh man, where do I sign up for a job with Wikipedia? I can't code beyond the basics we all know here, but still...) Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡) 14:58, 28 December 2015 (UTC)
  • Don't get me wrong, I understand the reasoning :) But I'd rather we had a large list of 'ambassadors' which students can turn to (and then we can in turn direct to a WikiEd employee if needs be) than the current "WikiEd will deal with it, in the meantime we'll revert this edit, warn and ultimately ban" some poor student who's trying to pass an assignment and could grow into a constructive editor. I could write an essay here but it'll clutter up the noticeboard. Thanks for the endorsement :) -- samtar whisper 15:03, 28 December 2015 (UTC)
  • No problem! (Sneaking in under my volunteer account.) I think that the way you've described is the best way to go. Maybe we could create some sort of structure and a good argument to help organize this a little? If we can get a good list together of core people who could help run things, we could make a good argument for the retaining of online ambassadors. That's something to discuss in another thread, though. Tokyogirl79LVA (talk) 16:33, 28 December 2015 (UTC)
  • Endorse - for the reasons I've posted above, also, I believe Administrators can assign the permission to themselves without going through this process -- samtar whisper 14:53, 28 December 2015 (UTC)
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Online Ambassador application: USERNAME[edit]

X mark.svg Not done Procedural close: IP addresses cannot be assigned permissions -- samtar whisper 17:55, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

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202.134.13.137[edit]

202.134.13.137 (talk · contribs)

  1. Why do you want to be a Wikipedia Ambassador?
    YOUR ANSWER
  2. In three sentences or less, summarize your involvement with Wikimedia projects.
    YOUR ANSWER (OPTIONAL)
  3. Please indicate a few articles to which you have made significant content contributions. (e.g. DYK, GA, FA, major revisions/expansions/copyedits).
    YOUR ANSWER
  4. How have you been involved with welcoming and helping new users on Wikipedia?
    YOUR ANSWER (OPTIONAL)
  5. What do you see as the most important ways we could welcome newcomers or help new users become active contributors?
    YOUR ANSWER (OPTIONAL)
  6. Have you had major conflicts with other editors? Blocks or bans? Involvement in arbitration? Feel free to offer context, if necessary.
    YOUR ANSWER
  7. How often do you edit Wikipedia and check in on ongoing discussions? Will you be available regularly for at least two hours per week, in your role as a mentor?
    YOUR ANSWER
  8. How would you make sure your students were not violating copyright laws?
    YOUR ANSWER
  9. If one of your students had an issue with copyright violation how would you resolve it?
    YOUR ANSWER
  10. In your _own_ words describe what copyright violation is.
    YOUR ANSWER
  11. What else should we know about you that is relevant to being a Wikipedia Ambassador?
    YOUR ANSWER (OPTIONAL)

202.134.13.137 (talk) 16:49, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

Endorsements[edit]

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New course announcement: Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/James_Madison_University/Critical_Reading_and_Writing_(Spring_2016) (instructor: User:DeerJerky)[edit]

I have created a new course — Critical Reading and Writing — at dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/James_Madison_University/Critical_Reading_and_Writing_(Spring_2016). If you'd like to see more details about my course, check out my course page.--DeerJerky (talk) 20:23, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

New course announcement: Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/Louisiana_State_University/Biology_4125:_Prokaryotic_Diversity_(Spring_2016) (instructor: User:Jcammm)[edit]

I have created a new course — Biology 4125: Prokaryotic Diversity — at dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/Louisiana_State_University/Biology_4125:_Prokaryotic_Diversity_(Spring_2016). If you'd like to see more details about my course, check out my course page.--Jcammm (talk) 20:55, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

New course announcement: Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/UC_Berkeley/Ethnic_Studies_21AC_(Spring_2016) (instructor: User:Victoriarobbi)[edit]

I have created a new course — Ethnic Studies 21AC — at dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/UC_Berkeley/Ethnic_Studies_21AC_(Spring_2016). If you'd like to see more details about my course, check out my course page.--Victoriarobbi (talk) 22:09, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

New course announcement: Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/University_of_Houston_-_Downtown/Federal_Government_(Spring_2016) (instructor: User:Wathena)[edit]

I have created a new course — Federal Government — at dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/University_of_Houston_-_Downtown/Federal_Government_(Spring_2016). If you'd like to see more details about my course, check out my course page.--Wathena (talk) 00:01, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

New course announcement: Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/University_of_Houston_-_Downtown/Texas_Government_(Spring_2016) (instructor: User:Wathena)[edit]

I have created a new course — Texas Government — at dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/University_of_Houston_-_Downtown/Texas_Government_(Spring_2016). If you'd like to see more details about my course, check out my course page.--Wathena (talk) 00:07, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

New course announcement: Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/University_of_British_Columbia/FNH_200_102_(Term_2) (instructor: User:JudyCChan)[edit]

I have created a new course — FNH 200 102 — at dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/University_of_British_Columbia/FNH_200_102_(Term_2). If you'd like to see more details about my course, check out my course page.--JudyCChan (talk) 08:49, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

New course announcement: Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/University_of_Maryland/LGBT_200_(Spring_2016) (instructor: User:Apdame)[edit]

I have created a new course — LGBT 200 — at dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/University_of_Maryland/LGBT_200_(Spring_2016). If you'd like to see more details about my course, check out my course page.--Apdame (talk) 16:33, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

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I have created a new course — Climate Change and the Media — at dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/Castleton_University/Climate_Change_and_the_Media_(Spring_2016). If you'd like to see more details about my course, check out my course page.--Mad VT Professor (talk) 19:21, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

New course announcement: Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/University_of_Connecticut/Physiological_Ecology_of_Animals_(Spring_2016) (instructor: User:Rico.schultz)[edit]

I have created a new course — Physiological Ecology of Animals — at dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/University_of_Connecticut/Physiological_Ecology_of_Animals_(Spring_2016). If you'd like to see more details about my course, check out my course page.--Rico.schultz (talk) 21:48, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

New course announcement: Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/Carleton_University/Women_Directors_(Winter_2016) (instructor: User:Chronophoto)[edit]

I have created a new course — Women Directors — at dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/Carleton_University/Women_Directors_(Winter_2016). If you'd like to see more details about my course, check out my course page.--Chronophoto (talk) 21:52, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

New course announcement: Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/Marquette_University/Neurobiology_(Spring_2016) (instructor: User:MMBiology)[edit]

I have created a new course — Neurobiology — at dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/Marquette_University/Neurobiology_(Spring_2016). If you'd like to see more details about my course, check out my course page.--MMBiology (talk) 23:35, 8 January 2016 (UTC)

New course announcement: Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/Valparaiso_University/New_Literacies,_Technologies,_and_Cultures_of_Writing_(Spring_2016) (instructor: User:Aschuet1)[edit]

I have created a new course — New Literacies, Technologies, and Cultures of Writing — at dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/Valparaiso_University/New_Literacies,_Technologies,_and_Cultures_of_Writing_(Spring_2016). If you'd like to see more details about my course, check out my course page.--Aschuet1 (talk) 19:43, 9 January 2016 (UTC)

New course announcement: Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/University_of_North_Carolina,_Chapel_Hill/Developmental_Psychopathology_(PSYC_500)_(Spring_2016) (instructor: User:Eyoungstrom)[edit]

I have created a new course — Developmental Psychopathology (PSYC 500) — at dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/University_of_North_Carolina,_Chapel_Hill/Developmental_Psychopathology_(PSYC_500)_(Spring_2016). If you'd like to see more details about my course, check out my course page.--Prof. Eric A. Youngstrom (talk) 00:53, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

New course announcement: Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/Cal_State_San_Marcos/Sociology_of_Education_(Spring) (instructor: User:KSDark)[edit]

I have created a new course — Sociology of Education — at dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/Cal_State_San_Marcos/Sociology_of_Education_(Spring). If you'd like to see more details about my course, check out my course page.--KSDark (talk) 04:07, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

New course announcement: Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/Baylor_University/Introduction_to_Sociology_(Spring) (instructor: User:Kant66)[edit]

I have created a new course — Introduction to Sociology — at dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/Baylor_University/Introduction_to_Sociology_(Spring). If you'd like to see more details about my course, check out my course page.--Kant66 (talk) 04:54, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

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I have created a new course — Social Advocacy — at dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/Cal_State_San_Marcos/Social_Advocacy_(Spring). If you'd like to see more details about my course, check out my course page.--KSDark (talk) 07:40, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

New course announcement: Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/Rice_University/Poverty,_Justice,_and_Capabilities_(Spring_2015) (instructor: User:MoramayLA)[edit]

I have created a new course — Poverty, Justice, and Capabilities — at dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/Rice_University/Poverty,_Justice,_and_Capabilities_(Spring_2015). If you'd like to see more details about my course, check out my course page.--Helaine (Wiki Ed) (talk) 17:32, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

New course announcement: Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/College_of_DuPage/ENGLI1102-063_Argumentative_Writing_and_the_Meaning_of_Knowledge_(Spring_2016) (instructor: User:ProfTAH)[edit]

I have created a new course — ENGLI1102-063 Argumentative Writing and the Meaning of Knowledge — at dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/College_of_DuPage/ENGLI1102-063_Argumentative_Writing_and_the_Meaning_of_Knowledge_(Spring_2016). If you'd like to see more details about my course, check out my course page.--ProfTAH (talk) 19:22, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

New course announcement: Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/College_of_DuPage/ENGLI1102-078_Argumentative_Writing_and_the_Meaning_of_Knowledge_(Spring_2016) (instructor: User:ProfTAH)[edit]

I have created a new course — ENGLI1102-078 Argumentative Writing and the Meaning of Knowledge — at dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/College_of_DuPage/ENGLI1102-078_Argumentative_Writing_and_the_Meaning_of_Knowledge_(Spring_2016). If you'd like to see more details about my course, check out my course page.--ProfTAH (talk) 19:24, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

New course announcement: Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/College_of_DuPage/ENGLI1102-132_Argumentative_Writing_and_the_Meaning_of_Knowledge_(Spring_2016) (instructor: User:ProfTAH)[edit]

I have created a new course — ENGLI1102-132 Argumentative Writing and the Meaning of Knowledge — at dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/College_of_DuPage/ENGLI1102-132_Argumentative_Writing_and_the_Meaning_of_Knowledge_(Spring_2016). If you'd like to see more details about my course, check out my course page.--ProfTAH (talk) 19:26, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

New course announcement: Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/College_of_DuPage/ENGLI1102-140_Argumentative_Writing_and_the_Meaning_of_Knowledge_(Spring_2016) (instructor: User:ProfTAH)[edit]

I have created a new course — ENGLI1102-140 Argumentative Writing and the Meaning of Knowledge — at dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/College_of_DuPage/ENGLI1102-140_Argumentative_Writing_and_the_Meaning_of_Knowledge_(Spring_2016). If you'd like to see more details about my course, check out my course page.--ProfTAH (talk) 19:27, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

Request for course instructor right: Shkoda69 (talk) (course page draft)[edit]

Name

Victoria Somoff

Institution

Dartmouth College

Title
Masterpieces of Russian Fiction

Description: This course is devoted to Russian literature of the 19th century. It was during the 19th century that a Russian national literature emerged, developed, and acquired that international reputation which has since given it a prominent place in world literary history. As we read some of the most celebrated works from the Golden Age of Russian literature – by Pushkin, Lermontov, Gogol, Turgenev, Goncharov, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, and Chekhov – we will attempt to account for the distinct character of Russian literature and its unique role in Russian history and culture. The course is conducted in a seminar format with an emphasis on student research and discussion.

Level: Advanced undergraduate The Wikipedia project: Writing a Wikipedia article about a work of 19th century Russian literature Students will be working in groups of 3 to edit, or to create from scratch, a Wikipedia article devoted to one of the Russian literary works that we study in class. The goal of the project is to compose an article that will be of service to the general Wikipedia community. Students will be advised to use the standards of a “good article” per Wikipedia’s standards when editing an article (or preparing a new article) and, ideally, aim for the quality of a Wikipedia “featured article”. We plan to nominate all of the articles that we produce this term for Wikipedia “good articles” at the end of the term. Thus far, only 3 articles on Russian literature have earned “good article” status on Wikipedia and not a single article has received the “featured article” status. The ultimate aim of this project – ambitious yet worth reaching for – is to somewhat rectify this imbalance.

Other components of the project include an essay (about 3 pages) documenting the steps of the group’s work on their article; a peer review process; and, in-class presentation at the end of the term.

Number of students

35

Start and end dates

January 4, 2016 - March 11, 2016

@Helaine (Wiki Ed), Ryan (Wiki Ed), and Pharos: @Jami (Wiki Ed), Bluerasberry, and Kevin Gorman: --Shkoda69 (talk) 22:10, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

@Shkoda69: My colleague Samantha will be contacting you shortly. Thanks. Helaine (Wiki Ed) (talk) 22:20, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

New course announcement: Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/University_of_Southern_California/Ecological_Factors_in_Design_(Spring_2016) (instructor: User:Urbanature)[edit]

I have created a new course — Ecological Factors in Design — at dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/University_of_Southern_California/Ecological_Factors_in_Design_(Spring_2016). If you'd like to see more details about my course, check out my course page.--Urbanature (talk) 01:27, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

New course announcement: Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/UW_Bothell/Biodiversity_Conservation_(Winter_2016) (instructor: User:Bothell130)[edit]

I have created a new course — Biodiversity Conservation — at dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/UW_Bothell/Biodiversity_Conservation_(Winter_2016). If you'd like to see more details about my course, check out my course page.--Bothell130 (talk) 05:23, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

New course announcement: Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/University_of_Miami/Women_In_Warfare_(Spring_2016) (instructor: User:Bellicist)[edit]

I have created a new course — Women In Warfare — at dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/University_of_Miami/Women_In_Warfare_(Spring_2016). If you'd like to see more details about my course, check out my course page.--Bellicist (talk) 16:18, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

New course announcement: Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/California_Polytechnic_State_University/BIO_475_(Winter_2016) (instructor: User:Slclemen)[edit]

I have created a new course — BIO 475 — at dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/California_Polytechnic_State_University/BIO_475_(Winter_2016). If you'd like to see more details about my course, check out my course page.--Slclemen (talk) 18:57, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

New course announcement: Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/University_of_Wisconsin-Madison/Health_Outcomes_Measurement_(Spring_2016) (instructor: User:Eva.dugoff)[edit]

I have created a new course — Health Outcomes Measurement — at dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/University_of_Wisconsin-Madison/Health_Outcomes_Measurement_(Spring_2016). If you'd like to see more details about my course, check out my course page.--Eva.dugoff (talk) 00:28, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

New course announcement: Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/NSU_University_School/East-West_Heritage_9H_(2015-16) (instructor: User:Sa703)[edit]

I have created a new course — East-West Heritage 9H — at dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/NSU_University_School/East-West_Heritage_9H_(2015-16). If you'd like to see more details about my course, check out my course page.--Sa703 (talk) 14:28, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

New course announcement: Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/Oregon_State_University/Biogeochemical_Earth_OEAS540_(Winter_2016) (instructor: User:Gwaldbusser)[edit]

I have created a new course — Biogeochemical Earth OEAS540 — at dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/Oregon_State_University/Biogeochemical_Earth_OEAS540_(Winter_2016). If you'd like to see more details about my course, check out my course page.--Gwaldbusser (talk) 20:16, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

New course announcement: Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/University_of_New_England/WGST_200_Intro_to_Women's_and_Gender_Studies_(Spring_2016) (instructor: User:Edw04005)[edit]

I have created a new course — WGST 200 Intro to Women's and Gender Studies — at dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/University_of_New_England/WGST_200_Intro_to_Women's_and_Gender_Studies_(Spring_2016). If you'd like to see more details about my course, check out my course page.--Edw04005 (talk) 20:31, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

New course announcement: Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/Dartmouth_College/Masterpieces_of_Russian_Fiction_(Winter_2016) (instructor: User:Shkoda69)[edit]

I have created a new course — Masterpieces of Russian Fiction — at dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/Dartmouth_College/Masterpieces_of_Russian_Fiction_(Winter_2016). If you'd like to see more details about my course, check out my course page.--Shkoda69 (talk) 20:46, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

New course announcement: Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/Carroll_College/PO_241_Democracy_and_Autocracy_(Spring_2016) (instructor: User:Street.alex)[edit]

I have created a new course — PO 241 Democracy and Autocracy — at dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/Carroll_College/PO_241_Democracy_and_Autocracy_(Spring_2016). If you'd like to see more details about my course, check out my course page.--Street.alex (talk) 22:27, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

New course announcement: Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/SUNY_New_Paltz/Gender_and_Sexuality_in_Hip_Hop_Culture_(Spring_2016) (instructor: User:JustJess PhD)[edit]

I have created a new course — Gender and Sexuality in Hip Hop Culture — at dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/SUNY_New_Paltz/Gender_and_Sexuality_in_Hip_Hop_Culture_(Spring_2016). If you'd like to see more details about my course, check out my course page.--JustJess PhD (talk) 18:07, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

New course announcement: Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/University_of_Massachusetts,_Amherst/UNIV_190L_-_Demystifying_Library_Research_(Spring_2016) (instructor: User:Thea.atwood)[edit]

I have created a new course — UNIV 190L - Demystifying Library Research — at dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/University_of_Massachusetts,_Amherst/UNIV_190L_-_Demystifying_Library_Research_(Spring_2016). If you'd like to see more details about my course, check out my course page.--Thea.atwood (talk) 19:17, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

New course announcement: Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/University_of_British_Columbia/FNH_200_102_Teams_09_to_16_(Term_2) (instructor: User:JudyCChan)[edit]

I have created a new course — FNH 200 102 Teams 09 to 16 — at dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/University_of_British_Columbia/FNH_200_102_Teams_09_to_16_(Term_2). If you'd like to see more details about my course, check out my course page.--JudyCChan (talk) 08:10, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

New course announcement: Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/University_of_British_Columbia/FNH_200_102_Teams_17_to_24_(Term_2) (instructor: User:JudyCChan)[edit]

I have created a new course — FNH 200 102 Teams 17 to 24 — at dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/University_of_British_Columbia/FNH_200_102_Teams_17_to_24_(Term_2). If you'd like to see more details about my course, check out my course page.--JudyCChan (talk) 08:14, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

New course announcement: Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/University_of_Arkansas_--_Little_Rock/HIST_7355_(Spring_2016) (instructor: User:Dutchermann)[edit]

I have created a new course — HIST 7355 — at dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/University_of_Arkansas_--_Little_Rock/HIST_7355_(Spring_2016). If you'd like to see more details about my course, check out my course page.--Dutchermann (talk) 15:02, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

New course announcement: Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/Carleton_University/English_2108_(Winter) (instructor: User:Lady Oddly)[edit]

I have created a new course — English 2108 — at dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/Carleton_University/English_2108_(Winter). If you'd like to see more details about my course, check out my course page.--Lady Oddly (talk) 16:32, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

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