Professional Development Training Modules
This set of modules covers the basics of contributing to Wikipedia.
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How Wikipedia works
These modules cover the rules and norms of Wikipedia.
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Wikipedia policies
An overview of Wikipedia's main rules
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Sandboxes, talk pages, and watchlists
The different types of pages found on Wikipedia and how to interact with each of them
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Evaluating articles and sources
How to read Wikipedia articles, and potential sources, with a critical eye
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Editing health and psychology topics
Special rules and advice for working on content related to medicine or human health (including psychology topics)
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How to edit
These modules offer how-to instructions for contributing content to Wikipedia.
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How to edit: Wikicode vs Visual Editor
An introduction to editing Wikipedia pages
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Finding your article
How to find a good article to work on
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Drafting in the sandbox
Practical steps for working in a sandbox, and beginning to draft an article
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Moving work out of the sandbox
Practical steps for moving your work to Wikipedia
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Exercises
These are exercises that are part of course work.