Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Linn-Benton Community College/Destination Graduation (Fall 2015)

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Course name
Destination Graduation
Institution
Linn-Benton Community College
Instructor
Jane Sandberg
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
HD
Course dates
2015-09-28 00:00:00 UTC – 2015-12-07 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
25


Student Assigned Reviewing
Sandbergja
Jakekneelandknows
Elisiasummer rose
Harley4200
Toki Bear13
Ndumble
Thoooom
Robdoesitall

Timeline

Week 3

Course meetings
Wednesday, 21 October 2015
In class - Wikipedia essentials
  • Introduction to how Wikipedia will be used in the course
  • How citations facilitate scholarly conversations
  • Identifying gaps in an article
  • Primary, secondary, and tertiary sources



Handout: Editing Wikipedia


Assignment - Contribute to a scholarly conversation
  • Uncover a novel fact that is missing from the article you identified last week. Add your fact and a citation you feel is appropriate, authoritative, and accessible to a Wikipedia Talk Page. Your instructor will evaluate your submission and may add it to Wikipedia proper.



Resources: Online Training for Students

Week 4

Course meetings
Wednesday, 28 October 2015