Critique an article (09/03 - 09/09)
Meetings: Tuesday (09/05), Thursday (09/07)Wikipedia overview
In ClassWikipedia policies Start - Introduction to how Wikipedia will be used in the course
Final assignment (09/10 - 09/16)
Meetings: Tuesday (09/12), Thursday (09/14)Create account and learn the basics
In Class- Create an account
- Complete the online training for students
Week 4 (09/17 - 09/23)
Meetings: Tuesday (09/19), Thursday (09/21)Browse Wikipedia articles
Assignment -Due: 2017-09-21
Finding Articles (for instructors) Start - Complete the training module below
- Browse Wikipedia for articles related to your topic
Week 5 (09/24 - 09/30)
Meetings: Tuesday (09/26), Thursday (09/28)Continue browsing
- Continue browsing Wikipedia for articles related to your topic
Week 6 (10/01 - 10/07)
Meetings: Tuesday (10/03), Thursday (10/05)Choose your article
- Select a final article
- This is the article you will be critiquing and editing for the remainder of the course
Resources: Choosing an article
Week 7 (10/08 - 10/14)
Meetings: Tuesday (10/10), Thursday (10/12)Assign your article
In Class- Bring a hard copy of your Wikipedia article to class
- The TA will link your article to your username and class dashboard page
Week 8 (10/15 - 10/21)
Meetings: Tuesday (10/17), Thursday (10/19)Prepare to critique your article
Assignment -Due: 2017-10-19
Evaluating articles and sources Start - Review the Evaluating Wikipedia brochure
- Complete the assigned training module below
Week 9 (10/22 - 10/28)
Meetings: Tuesday (10/24), Thursday (10/26)Critique your article
Assignment -Due: 2017-10-26
- Evaluate your article by following the guidelines in the Evaluating Wikipedia brochure
- Leave your critique on the article's talk page
- If you need a refresher, you can retake the Evaluating Articles and Sources module
Other resources: Using Talk Pages
Week 10 (10/29 - 11/04)
Meetings: Tuesday (10/31), Thursday (11/02)Editing basics
Assignment -Due: 2017-11-02
Editing Basics Start - Complete the training module below and
- Begin working on what you might want to edit or add to your article.
Week 11 (11/05 - 11/11)
Meetings: Tuesday (11/07), Thursday (11/09)Plagiarism
Assignment -Due: 2017-11-09
Plagiarism Start - Complete the training module below
- Continue working on possible additions (information and references) and edits to your article
Week 12 (11/12 - 11/18)
Meetings: Tuesday (11/14), Thursday (11/16)Adding images and media files
Assignment -Due: 2017-11-16
Contributing images and media files Start - Complete the training module below
- Continue editing applying the information from the training modules and the references you have found.
Week 13 (11/19 - 11/25)
Meetings: Tuesday (11/21), Thursday (11/23)Edit your article
- Finalize the edits your article by following the guidelines in the Evaluating Wikipedia brochure
- If you need a refresher, you can retake the Editing Basics training module