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  • Week 12 (03/30 - 04/05)

    Meetings: Tuesday (04/01), Thursday (04/03)
    • Introduction to the Wikipedia assignment

      In Class

      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:

    • Get started on Wikipedia

      Assignment

      Training

      Wikipedia policies
      Sandboxes, talk pages, and watchlists
      Communicating with others on Wikipedia

      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

      Milestone
      This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
  • Week 13 (04/06 - 04/12)

    Meetings: Tuesday (04/08), Thursday (04/10)
    • Evaluate Wikipedia

      Assignment

      Training

      Evaluating articles and sources
      How to edit: Wikicode vs Visual Editor

      Exercise

      Evaluate WikipediaDue on Apr 12th
    • Keeping track of work

      Assignment
      Keeping track of your work on the Dashboard
    • Discussion

      In Class
  • Week 14 (04/13 - 04/19)

    Meetings: Tuesday (04/15), Thursday (04/17)
  • Week 15 (04/20 - 04/26)

    Meetings: Tuesday (04/22), Thursday (04/24)
    • Add to an article

      Assignment

      Training

      Adding citations
      Exercise: Add a fact to Wikipedia
    • Exercise

      Assignment
      Building your bibliographyDue on Apr 26th
  • Week 16 (04/27 - 05/02)

    Meetings: Tuesday (04/29), Thursday (05/01)
    • Start drafting your contributions

      Assignment

      Training

      Plagiarism
      Drafting in the sandbox

      Reach 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

      Milestone

      Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

  • Week 17 (Week of 05/04 — AFTER TIMELINE END DATE!)

    • Peer review two articles

      Assignment
    • Discussion

      In Class
    • Peer reviews are complete

      Milestone

      Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

  • Week 18 (Week of 05/11 — AFTER TIMELINE END DATE!)

    • Respond to your peer review

      Assignment

      You probably have some feedback from other students 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.

        Resources:

        • Editing Wikipedia, pages 12 and 14
        • Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.
  • Week 19 (Week of 05/18 — AFTER TIMELINE END DATE!)

    • Begin moving your work to Wikipedia

      Assignment
      Moving work out of the sandbox

      Now that you've improved your draft based on others' feedback, it's time to move your work live - to the "mainspace."

      Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

       

      Demo: moving work from a sandbox

       

      Demo: publishing a new article

       

  • Week 20 (Week of 05/25 — AFTER TIMELINE END DATE!)

    • Continue improving your article

      Assignment
      Contributing images and media files

      Exercise

      Add links to your article

      Now's the time to revisit your text and refine your work. 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.

    • Polish your work

      Assignment

      Continue to expand and improve your work, and format your article to match Wikipedia's tone and standards. Remember to contact your Wikipedia Expert at any time if you need further help!

  • Week 21 (Week of 06/01 — AFTER TIMELINE END DATE!)

    • Final article

      Assignment

      It's the final week to develop your article.

      • 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!
  • Week 22 (Week of 06/08 — AFTER TIMELINE END DATE!)

    • You've finished your Wikipedia assignment!

      Milestone

      Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.

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