Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/McGill University/EDPE 208 (Winter 2018)

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Course name
EDPE 208
Institution
McGill University
Instructor
Marcela Isuster
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Education
Course dates
2018-01-08 00:00:00 UTC – 2018-04-16 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
60


Personality and Social Development

Student Assigned Reviewing
Eweber 24 Moral development
Andyszabo Stranger anxiety
TiffQ Social learning tools
Olivier Masson Social learning tools
Caitlin.mady Autonomy
Thierry Robillard-Martel Oppositional defiant disorder
Tdawoodjee Social learning tools
Taiki Miura Social learning tools
M.sansom Autonomy
Sarah.alani Moral development
Sydneyrguindon Autonomy
Alabenek Moral development
Lucas.spadafino Display rules
Michelleblair Display rules
Elaine.angelops Work–life balance
Y.l.j Moral development
MaiHoukiBoshi Frustration–aggression hypothesis
Katewalford Oppositional defiant disorder
MaximeRouyer Display rules
Dimitrimarinis Autonomy
Jacob berger mcgill Social learning tools
Matchapapi Autonomy
A.Goyette Social learning tools
Ameliegagnon Frustration–aggression hypothesis
CBeaulieu7 Self-awareness
Eugeniegiraldeau Oppositional defiant disorder
A.treffeisen Work–life balance
Kambakmk Display rules
Speedy911 Frustration–aggression hypothesis
Ayah Rajab Work–life balance
Genmeu Display rules
Amanelli1994 Work–life balance
Sarahlevy2
KikiHarb Work–life balance
Ceedol Anti-social behaviour
TheDolphinou Anti-social behaviour
Chloeblanchet Cupboard love
Alexandrapotvin Cupboard love
Kathlabelle Stranger anxiety
Camdymond Anti-social behaviour
Zainabmahmud97 Cupboard love
Pesto92 Social learning (social pedagogy)
Acefaloni Cupboard love
Natasha.gibbs Anti-social behaviour
Felicia416 Anti-social behaviour
MathieuMichaud Social learning (social pedagogy)
Qiangzhang0826 Frustration–aggression hypothesis
Csilotch Frustration–aggression hypothesis
Trsuzanne Moral development
Pogrenier Stranger anxiety
Lucien.Cornil Social learning (social pedagogy)
Lea.duguay Frustration–aggression hypothesis
ShermikaB Stranger anxiety
Philcarrier180494 Social learning (social pedagogy)
Sophie mandrile Stranger anxiety
Ctremblayjoncas Social learning (social pedagogy)
Justinelacoste Anti-social behaviour
GeraldineCabillo Oppositional defiant disorder
Jonedpe208 Self-awareness
Jacob9395 Self-awareness
JerryCurl91 Cupboard love
Rachelabelle Self-awareness
Tristan510 Oppositional defiant disorder
Fr.Wi.Th Self-awareness
Britarricone Self-awareness
Rutylicious35 Cupboard love
Chadbourdages Stranger anxiety
Philcarrier1804 Social learning (social pedagogy)

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 15 January 2018
In class - SURVEY

Please help McGill Library assess the effectiveness of Wikipedia assignments in the Faculty of Education and the role librarians play in facilitating these types of assignments.


Our results will guide future library instruction and programming, both within the Faculty of Education and the University as a whole.


In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia project

Welcome to your Wikipedia project's course timeline. This page will guide you through the Wikipedia project for your course. Be sure to check with your instructor to see if there are other pages you should be following as well.

This page breaks down writing a Wikipedia article into a series of steps, or milestones. These steps include online trainings to help you get started on Wikipedia.

Your course has also been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. Check your Talk page for notes from them. You can also reach them through the "Get Help" button on this page.

To get started, please review the following handouts:


Assignment - Get started on Wikipedia
  • Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you. (To avoid hitting Wikipedia's account creation limits, this is best done outside of class. Only 6 new accounts may be created per day from the same IP address.)
  • It's time to dive into Wikipedia. Below, you'll find the first set of online trainings you'll need to take. New modules will appear on this timeline as you get to new milestones. Be sure to check back and complete them! Incomplete trainings will be reflected in your grade.
  • When you finish the trainings, practice by introducing yourself to a classmate on that classmate’s Talk page.
Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

It's time to think critically about Wikipedia articles. You'll evaluate a Wikipedia article related to the course and leave suggestions for improving it on the article's Talk page.

  • Complete the "Evaluating Articles and Sources" training (linked below).
  • Create a section in your sandbox titled "Article evaluation" where you'll leave notes about your observations and learnings.
  • Choose an article on Wikipedia related to your course to read and evaluate. As you read, consider the following questions (but don't feel limited to these):
    • Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?
    • Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
    • Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
    • Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article?
    • Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?
    • Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?
    • Check out the Talk page of the article. What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
    • How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
    • How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
  • Optional: Choose at least 1 question relevant to the article you're evaluating and leave your evaluation on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback with four tildes — ~~~~.

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 22 January 2018

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 29 January 2018
Assignment - Add to an article

Familiarize yourself with editing Wikipedia by adding a citation to an article. There are two ways you can do this:

  • Add 1-2 sentences to a course-related article, and cite that statement to a reliable source, as you learned in the online training.
  • The Citation Hunt tool shows unreferenced statements from articles. First, evaluate whether the statement in question is true! An uncited statement could just be lacking a reference or it could be inaccurate or misleading. Reliable sources on the subject will help you choose whether to add it or correct the statement.


Assignment - Review the rules for medical topics

Review Wikipedia's rules for topics related to medicine, human health, and psychology.


Best practices for working in groups
  • Once your group has a Wikipedia article to work on, make sure everyone in the group is assigned to that article on the Students tab of this course page.
  • Select one group member whose Sandbox space you'll all share to draft your article. (It will be titled something like User:Diderot/sandbox.) Each person should link to that shared Sandbox from their own Sandbox page. A sandbox is like any other page on Wikipedia, and anyone can edit it.
  • Wikipedia doesn't handle multiple people editing from different devices at the same time very well. If you're working together in person, one person should add the work to the Sandbox. If you are all working independently, make small edits and save often to avoid "editing conflicts" with classmates. Make sure that you're logged in under your own Wikipedia account while editing in your classmate's sandbox to ensure your edits are recorded.
  • Don't create a group account for your project. Group accounts are prohibited.


Assignment - Choose your topic / Find your sources

It's time to choose an article and assign it to yourself.

  • Review page 6 of your Editing Wikipedia guidebook.
  • Find an article from the list of "Available Articles" on the Articles tab on this course page. When you find the one you want to work on, click Select to assign it to yourself.
  • In your sandbox, write a few sentences about what you plan to contribute to the selected article.
    • Think back to when you did an article critique. What can you add? Post some of your ideas to the article's talk page.
    • Compile a list of relevant, reliable books, journal articles, or other sources. Post that bibliography to the talk page of the article you'll be working on, and in your sandbox. Make sure to check in on the Talk page to see if anyone has advice on your bibliography.


Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Psychology

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 5 February 2018

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 12 February 2018
Assignment - Draft your article

You've picked a topic and found your sources. Now it's time to start writing.

Creating a new article?

  • Write an outline of that topic in the form of a standard Wikipedia article's "lead section." Write it in your sandbox.
    • A "lead" section is not a traditional introduction. It should summarize, very briefly, what the rest of the article will say in detail. The first paragraph should include important, broad facts about the subject. A good example is Ada Lovelace. See Editing Wikipedia page 9 for more ideas.

Improving an existing article?

  • Identify what's missing from the current form of the article. Think back to the skills you learned while critiquing an article. Make notes for improvement in your sandbox.



Keep reading your sources, too, as you prepare to write the body of the article.

Resources: Editing Wikipedia pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.


Assignment - Expand your draft
  • Keep working on transforming your article into a complete first draft. Get draft ready for peer-review.
  • If you'd like a Wikipedia Expert to review your draft, now is the time! Click the "Get Help" button in your sandbox to request notes.


Assignment - Respond to your peer review

You probably have some feedback from other students and possibly other Wikipedians. It's time to work with that feedback to improve your article!

  • Read Editing Wikipedia pages 12 and 14.
  • Return to your draft or article and think about the suggestions. Decide which ones to start implementing. Reach out to your instructor or your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.
Milestones

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

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 19 February 2018

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 12 March 2018
Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia

Once you've made improvements to your article based on peer review feedback, it's time to move your work to Wikipedia proper - the "mainspace."

Editing an existing article?

  • NEVER copy and paste your draft of an article over the entire article. Instead, edit small sections at a time.
  • Copy your edits into the article. Make many small edits, saving each time, and leaving an edit summary. Never replace more than one to two sentences without saving!
  • Be sure to copy text from your sandbox while the sandbox page is in 'Edit' mode. This ensures that the formatting is transferred correctly.

Creating a new article?


Assignment - Continue improving your article

Do additional research and writing to make further improvements to your article, based on suggestions and your own critique.

  • Read Editing Wikipedia page 12 to see how to create links from your article to others, and from other articles to your own. Try to link to 3–5 articles, and link to your article from 2–3 other articles.
  • Consider adding an image to your article. Wikipedia has strict rules about what media can be added, so make sure to take Contributing Images and Media Files training before you upload an image.


Assignment - Polish your work

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 9

Course meetings
Monday, 19 March 2018

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 26 March 2018
Assignment - Final article

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!


Assignment - Reflective essay

Write a reflective essay (2–5 pages) on your Wikipedia contributions.

Consider the following questions as you reflect on your Wikipedia assignment:

  • Critiquing articles: What did you learn about Wikipedia during the article evaluation? How did you approach critiquing the article you selected for this assignment? How did you decide what to add to your chosen article?
  • Summarizing your contributions: include a summary of your edits and why you felt they were a valuable addition to the article. How does your article compare to earlier versions?
  • Peer Review: If your class did peer review, include information about the peer review process. What did you contribute in your review of your peers article? What did your peers recommend you change on your article?
  • Feedback: Did you receive feedback from other Wikipedia editors, and if so, how did you respond to and handle that feedback?
  • Wikipedia generally: What did you learn from contributing to Wikipedia? How does a Wikipedia assignment compare to other assignments you've done in the past? How can Wikipedia be used to improve public understanding of our field/your topic? Why is this important?
Milestones

Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.