Week 1 (01/06 - 01/12)
Meetings: Friday (01/11)Learn about the Wikipedia assignment
Welcome to your Wikipedia assignment's course timeline. This page guides you through the steps you'll need to complete for your Wikipedia assignment, with links to training modules and your classmates' work spaces.
Your course has been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. You can reach them through the Get Help button at the top of this page.
Resources:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
Week 2 (01/13 - 01/19)
Meetings: Monday (01/14), Tuesday (01/15), Wednesday (01/16), Thursday (01/17), Friday (01/18)Introduction module trainings
Assignment -Due: 2019-01-14
Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you. (Because of Wikipedia's technical restraints, you may receive a message that you cannot create an account. To resolve this, please try again off campus or the next day.)
Everyone has a Wikipedia account
MilestoneThis week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account and complete the first two trainings.
Week 3 (01/20 - 01/26)
Meetings: Tuesday (01/22), Wednesday (01/23), Thursday (01/24), Friday (01/25)Evaluate a Wikipedia article assignment
Assignment -Due: 2019-01-24
Assignment
Week 4 (01/27 - 02/02)
Meetings: Monday (01/28), Tuesday (01/29), Wednesday (01/30), Thursday (01/31), Friday (02/01)Choose your topic / find your sources assignment
Assignment -Due: 2019-01-29
Choose your topic / Find your sources assignmentReach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have questions using the Get Help button at the top of this page.
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
Everyone has started writing
MilestoneEveryone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 5 (02/03 - 02/09)
Meetings: Monday (02/04), Tuesday (02/05), Wednesday (02/06), Thursday (02/07), Friday (02/08)Add a citation to your article assignment
Assignment -Due: 2019-02-08
Adding citations Start Exercise
Week 6 (02/10 - 02/16)
Meetings: Monday (02/11), Tuesday (02/12), Wednesday (02/13), Thursday (02/14), Friday (02/15)Add links to your article assignment
Assignment -Due: 2019-02-13
Contributing images and media files Start Exercise
Add links to your articleAdd images and other media to your article.
Week 7 (02/17 - 02/23)
Meetings: Monday (02/18), Tuesday (02/19), Wednesday (02/20), Thursday (02/21), Friday (02/22)Complete first draft of your complete Wikipedia article
Assignment -Due: 2019-02-22
Complete your Wikipedia article draft
Week 8 (02/24 - 03/02)
Meetings: Monday (02/25), Tuesday (02/26), Wednesday (02/27), Thursday (02/28), Friday (03/01)Peer review assignment
Assignment -Due: 2019-03-01
Peer reviews are complete
MilestoneEvery student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
Week 9 (03/03 - 03/08)
Meetings: Monday (03/04), Tuesday (03/05), Wednesday (03/06), Thursday (03/07), Friday (03/08)Final draft of Wikipedia article - revised, edited, & polished
Assignment -Due: 2019-03-08
Now's the time to revisit your text and refine your work. You have received feedback from Dr. Becker, another student, and possibly other Wikipedians. Consider their suggestions, decide whether it makes your work more accurate and complete, and edit your draft to make those changes. You may do more research and find missing information; rewrite the lead section to represent all major points; reorganize the text to communicate the information better; or add images and other media. Finally, format your article to match Wikipedia's tone and standards.
Resources
- Read Editing Wikipedia, pages 12 and 14
- Read Editing Wikipedia page 15 to review a final check-list before completing your assignment.
- Don't forget that you can ask for help from your Wikipedia Expert at any time!
You've finished your Wikipedia assignment!
MilestoneEveryone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.