User:AmyRuffusDoerr/draft course page/Timeline

Steps for Wikipedia assignment and necessary documents
 * Create an account and then complete the online training for students. During this training, you will make edits in a sandbox and learn the basic rules of Wikipedia.
 * Create a User page, and and click the "enroll" button on the top left of this course page.
 * 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
 * Handouts: Choosing an article and How to get help
 * 3/4 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.
 * Handout: Moving out of your sandbox
 * Move sandbox articles into main space.
 * Workshop in class or outside of class
 * Handouts: “Uploading images” and “Evaluating Wikipedia article quality” (handed out originally in week 2)
 * Expand your article into an initial draft of a comprehensive treatment of the topic.
 * Select two classmates’ articles that you will peer review and copy-edit. (we will do this in class)
 * As a group, have the students offer suggestions for improving one or two of the students' articles, setting the example for what is expected from a solid encyclopedia article.
 * All articles have been reviewed by others. All students have reviewed articles by their classmates.

3/18
''You made it! Final draft due by 11:59pm''


 * Milestone
 * Students have finished all their work on Wikipedia that will be considered for grading.

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