Geographies of Energy and Sustainability

  • Week 1 (01/05 - 01/11)

    Meetings: Tuesday (01/07), Thursday (01/09)

    • 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:

    • Everyone has a Wikipedia account

      Milestone

    • Get started on Wikipedia

      Assignment

      Training

      Wikipedia policiesStart
      Sandboxes, talk pages, and watchlistsStart
      Communicating with others on WikipediaStart

      Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you.

      If you have trouble creating a Wikipedia account, consult this FAQ.

  • Week 2 (01/12 - 01/18)

    Meetings: Tuesday (01/14), Thursday (01/16)

    • Evaluate Wikipedia

      Assignment

      Training

      Evaluating articles and sourcesStart
      How to edit: Wikicode vs Visual EditorStart

      Exercise

      Evaluate WikipediaDue on Jan 18thView

    • Improving Representation

      Improving representation on WikipediaStart

  • Week 3 (01/19 - 01/25)

    Meetings: Tuesday (01/21), Thursday (01/23)

    • Keeping track of your work

      Assignment
      Keeping track of your work on the DashboardStart

    • Choose possible topics

      Assignment

      Training

      Finding your articleStart

      Exercise

      Find potential articlesDue on Jan 25thView

      Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

  • Week 4 (01/26 - 02/01)

    Meetings: Tuesday (01/28), Thursday (01/30)

    • Add a fact to Wikipedia

      Assignment

      Training

      Adding citationsStart
      Exercise: Add a fact to WikipediaStart

    • Copyedit an article

      Assignment
      Copyedit an articleDue on Feb 1stView

    • Everyone has finalized their article.

      Milestone

  • Week 5 (02/02 - 02/08)

    Meetings: Tuesday (02/04), Thursday (02/06)

  • Week 6 (02/09 - 02/15)

    Meetings: Tuesday (02/11), Thursday (02/13)

    • Everyone has started writing

      Milestone

  • Week 7 (02/16 - 02/22)

    Meetings: Tuesday (02/18), Thursday (02/20)

    • Peer reviews are complete

      Milestone

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

    • Peer review an article

      Assignment
      Guiding framework

  • Week 8 (02/23 - 03/01)

    Meetings: Tuesday (02/25), Thursday (02/27)

    • Respond to your peer review

      Assignment

      You probably have some feedback from other students and possibly other Wikipedians. Consider their suggestions, look for ways to make your work more accurate and complete, and edit your work to make those changes.

        Resources:

        • Editing Wikipedia, pages 12 and 14
        • Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.

    • Begin moving your work to Wikipedia

      Assignment
      Moving work out of the sandboxStart

      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 9 (03/02 - 03/08)

    Meetings: Tuesday (03/04), Thursday (03/06)

    • Continue improving your article

      Assignment

      Training

      Contributing images and media filesStart

      Exercise

      Continue improving your articleDue on Mar 8thView

      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 10 (03/09 - 03/15)

    Meetings: Tuesday (03/11), Thursday (03/13)

    • 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!

    • In-class presentation

      In Class
      In-class presentationDue on Mar 15thView

  • Week 11 (03/16 - 03/21)

    Meetings: Tuesday (03/18)

    • Reflective essay

      Assignment
      Reflective essayDue on Mar 22ndView

    • 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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