In the Digital history course[1], academic year 2021-2022, held by professor Federico Mazzini, the students will create and improve Wikipedia articles about history. The course aims at giving students the basic notions of digital history, with a particular attention to the management of historical data online, the nature and problems of historical sources on the Web and historical communication in a digital and multimedia environment.
An important part of the class revolves around the technical and conceptual notions that are needed to successfully interact with Wikipedia. The writing of an article following both the Wikipedia community rules and historical methodology will be an important part of the final grade for attending students.
This project is a part of it:Progetto:Coordinamento/Università we are leading in the Wikipedia in Italian, fully supported by the community. The same university had other courses running with Wikipedia (in English, in Italian).
See the project page in Italian.
What we do
editDuring this workshop, we introduce Wikipedia as a learning tool and its essential guidelines.
- Presentation of the project and of the specific activity;
- How to respect the copyright for all contents (text and images)
- 5 pillars
- How to cite cite sources (Help:Footnotes and Help:Find sources)
- How to edit a Wikipedia page:
- How to use the test page (Sandbox)
- How to structure an article (Help:Section)
The students will then be required to:
- Translate Wikipedia articles from other languages under the tutors' supervision.
- Create or substantially modify an article on the English Wikipedia. The article will have an historical focus, will be evaluated as part of the final grade and its title will have to be discussed with the professor in advance.
Tutor
edit- Marco Chemello (Unipd) (msg) (Wikimedian in residence at Unipd, he leads three live workshops)
- Ignazio Ligotti (Unipd) (msg) (Wikimedian in residence at Unipd, online tutor)
- Cinzia Ferranti --Cferranti (msg)
Resources for students
editParticipants
editStudents are invited to register an individual account and add their own signature using only the wikisyntax (Help:Signature) below.
It is also necessary to create your userpage writing essential information on your activities during this course, and adding a link to this page.
(Add you signature here, one per row):
- --Angela Tiozzo Pagio (talk) 09:24, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
- --Stef Campa (talk) 09:26, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
- --Bianca.bucharest (talk) 09:25, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
- --Nambrilia (talk) 09:26, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
- --Tora smith (talk) 09:26, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
- --Beham12 (talk) 09:27, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
- --PolinaSedova (talk) 09:27, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
- --YOpaoloyang (talk) 09:28, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
- ----Ilaria Panarotto (talk) 16:09, 15 May 2022 (UTC)
- --Emeline Liège (talk) 09:28, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
- --Ludo98 (talk) 09:27, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
- --Bibibefri (talk) 09:29, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
- --Francesca Crispi (talk) 09:29, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
- --WisteriaF (talk) 09:30, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
- --Catelyn10 (talk) 09:30, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
- --Alberto Santomauro (talk) 09:31, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
- --Katya aga (talk) 09:47, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
- --Selenophil90 (talk) 09:33, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
- --LorenzoGar (talk) 09:33, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
- --Meomeo14 (talk) 09:33, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
- --Acrobata12 (talk) 09:34, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
- --Snesman19 | Ivan Tocchetto (talk) 09:42, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
- --RiccardoAramini (talk) 09:36, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
- --Arpi15 (talk) 09:37, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
- --Sonia.A.Ibrahim (talk) 09:50, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
- --Lebronleonald (talk) 09:40, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
- --LAtoItaly (talk) 09:47, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
- --Letizia Poretto (talk) 09:43, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
- --FeithRikya (talk) 09:46, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
- ----Radish Pancake (talk) 09:49, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
- --The ogre of fairy tales (talk) 09:45, 8 May 2022 (UTC)
- --Maleevna (talk) 10:42, 8 May 2022 (UTC)
- --LucaSimone (Unipd) (talk) 16:27, 8 May 2022 (UTC)
- --Gretaan (talk) 23:11, 8 May 2022 (UTC)
- --ZY-mina (talk) 23:53, 8 May 2022 (UTC)
- --Evangelistas (talk) 12:52, 9 May 2022 (UTC)
- --Lorenzo Mazzon (talk) 17:35, 12 May 2022 (UTC)
- ----Celeste Granziera (talk) 09:14, 23 May 2022 (UTC)
- --Anabpelicioni (talk) 09:47, 5 June 2022 (UTC)
Articles
editArticles need to be developed collectively in the sandbox of one of the members ("group leader") before publishing it into Wikipedia.
Translations
edit- Sant'Apollinare, Rovigo from it:Sant'Apollinare (Rovigo) --Francesca Crispi (talk) 09:14, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
- Michele Sambin from it:Michele Sambin--Angela Tiozzo Pagio (talk) 09:16, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
- Renato Castellani from it:Renato Castellani (to be expanded) --Tora smith (talk) 09:18, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
- Alleghe case from it:Misteri di Alleghe --Catelyn10 (talk) 09:22, 10 May 2022 (UTC)Catelyn10
- San Trovaso, Preganziol from it:San Trovaso --Ludo98 (talk) 09:19, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
- San Martino, Chioggia from it:Tempietto di San Martino (Chioggia) --Letizia Poretto (talk) 09:20, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
- Novosibirsk Regional Special Library for the Blind and Visually Impaired People from ru:Новосибирская областная специальная библиотека для незрячих и слабовидящих -- PolinaSedova (talk) 09:22, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
- Carlo Mazzacurati from it:Carlo Mazzacurati (to be expanded) --Stef Campa (talk) 09:26, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
- Doamna Chiajna from ro:Doamna Chiajna (to be expanded) --Bianca.bucharest (talk) 09:27, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
- Simulman from it:Simulman --Snesman19 | Ivan Tocchetto (talk) 09:29, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
- Favij from it:Favij --The ogre of fairy tales (talk) 09:30, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
- Antonio Manciolino from it:Antonio Manciolino (only existing as a redirect)--RiccardoAramini (talk) 09:31, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
- Little Sister Thuy from vi:Em Thúy--Meomeo14 (talk) 21:32, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
- Abbey of Santa Maria in Sylvis from it:Abbazia di Santa Maria in Silvis (to be expanded) --Bibibefri (talk) 09:39, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
- Lotus Lantern(Animated feature film) from zh:宝莲灯(动画电影)--YOpaoloyang (talk) 09:42, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
- Nur al-Din Bimaristan from ar:البيمارستان_النوري (to be expanded) --Sonia.A.Ibrahim (talk) 09:45, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
- Palazzo del Lavoro from it:Palazzo del Lavoro --Alberto Santomauro (talk) 09:47, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
- Akram Al-Olabi from ar:أكرم_العلبي --Sonia.A.Ibrahim (talk) 09:55, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
- Domenico Rossi (painter) from it:Domenico Rossi (pittore) --Ilaria Panarotto (talk) 09:58, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
- Irina Kraeva from ru:Краева, Ирина Аркадьевна --Arpi15 (talk) 10:00, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
- Vincent Engel from fr:Vincent Engel --Emeline Liège (talk) 10:03, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
- Gaetano Moretti from it:Gaetano Moretti --Acrobata12 (talk) 10:05, 10 May 2022 (UTC)
- Laurent Demoulin from fr:Laurent Demoulin --Lebronleonald (talk) 13:27, 12 May 2022 (UTC)
- Mercenario from Monteverde from it:Mercenario da Monteverde--LucaSimone (Unipd) (talk) 15:30, 15 May 2022 (UTC)
- Alexander Kunitsyn from ru:Куницын, Александр Петрович--WisteriaF (talk) 12:42, 16 May 2022 (UTC)
- Enzo D'Alò from it:Enzo D'Alò--FeithRikya (talk) 18:41, 16 May 2022 (UTC)
- Lucca Sicula from it:Lucca Sicula-- Selenophil90 (Selenophil90|talk) 11:20, 17 May 2022 (UTC)
- lebronleonald from fr:Laurent Demoulin --Lebronleonald (talk) 09:32, 17 May 2022 (UTC)
- Zugliano from it:Zugliano --Radish Pancake (talk) 09:38, 17 May 2022 (UTC)
- Emidio Clementi from it:Emidio Clementi --Evangelistas (talk) 10:16, 2 June 2022 (UTC)
New/Improved articles
edit- Eddie Alcazar--Tora smith (talk) 08:38, 16 May 2022 (UTC)
- The Vandal--Tora smith --Tora smith (talk) 10:19, 4 June 2022 (UTC)
- Brit HaKanaim --The ogre of fairy tales (talk) 08:40, 16 May 2022 (UTC)
- Social security system in Russia-- PolinaSedova (talk) 08:58, 16 May 2022 (UTC)
- Pierangela Allegro--Angela Tiozzo Pagio (talk) 09:02, 16 May 2022 (UTC)
- Pistolerismo --Alberto Santomauro (talk) 19:08, 16 May 2022 (UTC)
- ''The End of the Romanovs'' (Victor Alexandrov) --Ludo98 (talk) 08:16, 24 May 2022 (UTC)
- ''Mark Duffett'' (Federica Pinna) --FeithRikya (talk) 15:10, 30 May 2022 (UTC)
- ''Matt Hills'' (Federica Pinna) --FeithRikya (talk) 15:10, 30 May 2022 (UTC)
- Rital Literature --Emeline Liège (talk) 11:16, 9 June 2022 (UTC)
- Medici giraffe -- Meomeo14 (talk) 21:07, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
- Laura Solera Mantegazza --Acrobata12 (talk) 20:30, 27 June 2022 (UTC)
- Giorgio Riello -- Selenophil90 (talk) 16:49, 7 July 2023 (UTC)
Please note: if you want to expand an existing article, please copy first the source (wiki code) of the article into your sandbox, then work on it safely.
Tips and guidelines
editNotes
edit- Always use the "cite" template to insert notes
- Cited books should include at least: Author - Title - Place - Publisher - Date (year) - Pages (if you are quoting a particular passage)
- Cited scientific articles should include at least: Author - Title - Journal Title - Volume (if present) - Number - Pages (page range of the entire article) - Date
- Cited book chapters should include at least: Author - Editor- Title of the chapter - Title of the book - Page range - Place - Publisher - Date (year)
- Cited websites should include at least: Author (if present) - Title (if present) - Website title - Date (of publishing, if present) - Last access - URL - Archived URL
Structure
editFurther information
editPlease start reading these pages:
- Wikipedia:Copyrights (how to avoid copyright infringments)
- Wikipedia:Notability (what to put into Wikipedia and what not, and how to choose the right topics for your article)
- Wikipedia:Tutorial (how to learn to contribute to Wikipedia)
- Wikipedia:VisualEditor - how to enable and use visual editor mode (easiest way to edit a page, and for inserting footnotes with sources)
- Help:Wikitext and Wikipedia:Manual of Style (correct format and conventions to be used)
- Wikipedia:Finding images tutorial (not all images are allowed!)
- Wikipedia:Content translation tool (may help)
- Wikipedia:GLAM (how cultural institutions can collaborate with Wikipedia)
- Wikipedia:GLAM/UNIPD and it:Progetto:Coordinamento/Università/UNIPD (Italian) - other courses using Wikipedia of the same university
Questions?
editIf you have questions you can use the talk page (clicking on "new discussion" and putting your signature at the end.