Instructor Orientation Modules
This page contains a variety of modules intended to help instructors get started with Wikipedia-based classroom assignments in higher education.
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Assignment Design and Best Practices
Guidance for building a great Wikipedia classroom assignment
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How to teach with Wikipedia
What to expect from your first Wikipedia project. New instructors should complete this module before creating their first course project.
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Designing a Wikipedia Writing and Research Assignment
A case study of the "classic" Wikipedia assignment
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Designing a Translation Assignment
A case study of an assignment to translate article from French Wikipedia to English Wikipedia
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Designing a Media Contribution Assignment
A case study of an assignment to illustrate Wikipedia with photos and other media contributions
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Assigning Medical and Psychology Topics
Special considerations for Wikipedia projects involving medicine- and health-related topics
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Finding Articles
If you'd like to find articles for your students to work on, this orientation offers some key information. It's a quick guide to help you find articles relevant to your course.
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Fixing bad articles
How to clean up major problems in articles that your students worked on
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