Wikipedia talk:Education program archive/Davidson College/Issues in Psychology section C (2013 Q1)/Timeline
Timeline
edit- Complete student training by 3/28
- Topics declared by 4/11
- Move work to main space (content evaluated) by 4/25
- Peer reviews (each student does two) by 5/2
- "Final" wikipedia article & reflective essay by 5/13
Getting Started: Wikipedia essentials
edit- Introduction to how Wikipedia will be used in the course
- Handout: Welcome to Wikipedia (available in print or online from the Wikimedia Foundation)
- Assignment
- Start the online student orientation. During this training, you will create an account, make edits in a sandbox, and learn the basic rules of Wikipedia.
Editing basics
edit- Anatomy of Wikipedia articles, what makes a good article, how to distinguish between good and bad articles
- Tips on finding the best articles to work on for class assignments
- Handouts: Using talk pages, Evaluating Wikipedia article quality, Wikimarkup cheatsheet
- Assignments
- To practice editing and communicating on Wikipedia, introduce yourself to any Wikipedians helping your class (such as a Wikipedia Ambassador), and leave a message for a classmate on their user talk page.
Exploring the topic area
edit- Handouts: Advice for choosing articles and How to get help
- Critically evaluate an existing Wikipedia article related to the class, and leave suggestions for improving it on the article’s talk page.
- Research and list 3–5 articles on your Wikipedia user page that you will consider working on as your main project. Ask your instructor for comment.
Using sources
edit- Handouts: “Referencing on Wikipedia” and “Understanding Wikipedia’s copyright policy”
- Add 1–2 sentences of new information, backed up with a citation to an appropriate source, to a Wikipedia article related to the class.
Choosing articles
edit- Discuss the range of topics students will be working on and strategies for researching and writing about them.
- Select an article to work on, removing the rest from your user page. Add your article to the class’s course page.
- Compile a bibliography of relevant research and post it to the talk page of the article you are working on. Begin reading the sources.
Drafting starter articles
edit- If you are starting a new article, write a 3–4 paragraph summary version of your article—with citations—in your Wikipedia sandbox. If you are improving an existing article, write a summary version reflecting the content the article will have after it's been improved, and post this along with a brief description of your plans on the article’s talk page.
- Begin working with classmates and other editors to polish your short starter article and fix any major issues.
- Continue research in preparation for expanding your article.
Moving articles to the main space
edit- Handout: Moving out of your sandbox
Building articles
edit- Handouts: “Uploading images” and “Evaluating Wikipedia article quality”
Getting and giving feedback
edit- Select two classmates’ articles that you will peer review and copy-edit. (You don’t need to start reviewing yet.)
Responding to feedback
edit- Make edits to your article based on peers’ feedback.
- Add final touches to your Wikipedia article.
- Write a reflective essay (2-5 pages) on your Wikipedia contributions.
Summing it up
editYou made it!
- Students have finished all their work on Wikipedia that will be considered for grading, and have submitted reflective essays.