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Timeline[edit]

Week 1: Wikipedia essentials[edit]

In class
  • Overview of the course
  • Introduction to how Wikipedia will be used in the course
  • Handout: Editing Wikipedia (available in print or online from the Wiki Education Foundation)
  • Basics of editing
  • Anatomy of Wikipedia articles, what makes a good article, how to distinguish between good and bad articles
  • Tips on finding the best articles to work on for class assignments
  • Compare the biographies written about Carl Woese and Rita Colwell on Wikipedia
  • Handouts: Using Talk Pages handout and Evaluating Wikipedia brochure


Assignments (due Week 2)
  • Create an account and then complete the online training for students. During this training, you will make edits in a sandbox and learn the basic rules of Wikipedia.
  • Create a User page, and click the "enroll" button on the top left of this course page.
  • To practice editing and communicating on Wikipedia, write a summary of the differences between the biographies on Rita Colwell and Carl Woese, two very important microbiologists.


Week 2: Exploring the topic area[edit]

In class
Assignment (due Week 3)
  • Add 1–2 sentences of information about a woman scientist, backed up with a citation to an appropriate source, to your sandbox.
  • I will respond to you and assign topics to each person by week 3.


Week 3: Bibliographies & Reading Assignments[edit]

In class
  • Discuss the women we will be researching on how their research is related to each other.
  • Finalize choices and schedule for readings and discussion of each women's research.
Assignments (due Week 4 & 5)
  • Compile a bibliography of relevant research and post it your talk page. Begin reading the sources and selecting the ones that the whole class will read.
  • Continue research in preparation for writing your article, read and discuss everyone's topics.


Week 5: Drafting starter articles[edit]

In class
  • Talk about Wikipedia culture and etiquette, and (optionally) revisit the concept of sandboxes and how to use them.
  • Q&A session with instructor and/or Wikipedia Ambassadors about

interacting on Wikipedia and getting started with writing.

Assignments (due Week 6)
  • If you are starting a new article, write 3–4 paragraphs and set up the structure of your article. If you are improving an existing article, write a summary version reflecting the content the article will have after it's been improved, and post this along with a brief description of your plans on the article’s talk page.
  • Begin working with classmates and other editors.
Milestone
  • All students have started editing articles or drafts on Wikipedia.


Week 6: Moving articles to the main space[edit]

In class
Assignments (due Week 7)
  • Move sandbox articles into main space.
  • Optional: For new articles or qualifying expansions of stubs, compose a one-sentence “hook,” nominate it for “Did you know,” and monitor the nomination for any issues identified by other editors.
  • Begin expanding your article into a comprehensive treatment of the topic.


Week 7: Building articles[edit]

Workshop in class or outside of class
Assignments (due Week 8)
  • Expand your article into an initial draft of a comprehensive treatment of the topic.
  • Select two classmates’ articles that you will peer review and copy-edit. (You don’t need to start reviewing yet.)


Week 8: Getting and giving feedback[edit]

In class
  • As a group, have the students offer suggestions for improving one or two of the students' articles, setting the example for what is expected from a solid encyclopedia article.
Assignments (due Week 9 - Midterm Week)
  • Peer review two of your classmates' articles. Leave suggestions on the article talk pages.
  • Copy-edit the two reviewed articles.
Milestone
  • All articles have been reviewed by others. All students have reviewed articles by their classmates.


Week 9 (Midterm Week): Responding to feedback[edit]

In class
  • Open discussion of the concepts of neutrality, media literacy,

and the impact and limits of Wikipedia.

Assignments (due Week 10)
  • Make edits to your article based on peers’ feedback. Prepare for an in-class presentation about your Wikipedia editing experience.


Week 10: Class discussion[edit]

In class
  • Students discuss their experiences editing Wikipedia.
  • Add final touches to your Wikipedia article.
  • Write a reflective self assessment



(Click to return to your main course page and continue.)

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