Wikipedia:Ambassadors/Courses/BrunellFeministThought/Timeline

Unit 1: Wikipedia Essentials

 * Introduction to how Wikipedia will be used in the course
 * Introduction to Wikipedia editing
 * Creating accounts
 * Etiquette of Wiki editing
 * Tips on finding Feminism articles and stubs
 * Evaluating articles
 * Handout: Welcome to Wikipedia, Video on creating an account, Evaluating Wikipedia article quality brochure, Article assessments video, Evolution of an article video
 * Read Five pillars, an explanation of Wikipedia's basic rules and principles

Unit 2: Editing basics

 * Basics of editing
 * Anatomy of Wikipedia articles
 * Uploading images, and adding images to articles
 * Using Sources
 * Create a user page
 * To practice editing and communicating on Wikipedia, create a sandbox as a subpage of your user page.
 * Handouts and videos: Talk pages tutorial video, Account and user page creation handout, Wikimarkup cheatsheet, Advice for choosing articles, Referencing handout, Referencing: Wikicode handout, Plagiarism handout, Citing sources tutorial video, RefToolbar citation tool tutorial video, Sandbox tutorial, Uploading images handout, Uploading files to Wikimedia Commons video

The Nitty Gritty

 * If you're making changes to an existing stub or article, always include an edit summary with each edit.
 * You can move up to 3 paragraphs with references from your sandbox into an existing stub or article.
 * If you're creating your first article, use the Article Wizard. This will help guide you through the process. The Article Wizard will help you to
 * determine if your new article is notable, neutral, and does not present a conflict of interest.
 * move your article from your sandbox to the main space
 * evaluate your sources and references
 * Cite your sources!
 * Handouts & Links: Moving into main space, Referencing For Beginners, Submitting articles to Did You Know

Continuing the Conversation

 * Add links between your article and other articles. These act like cross-references in other encyclopedias.
 * Get feedback
 * from the Help Desk
 * on the talk pages of other editors active in your field
 * on the talk pages of related WikiProjects, like WikiProject Feminism.
 * and remember that if you make an edit that's questioned or deleted by another editor, don't be ashamed!
 * Nominations (Note: all these nomination queues are backlogged! It can take as long as three months for your article to be reviewed.)
 * Did you know?: For brand-new articles or qualifying expansions of stubs, you can compose a one-sentence "hook," nominate it for "Did You Know?" and monitor the nomination for any issues identified by other editors.
 * Good Article nominations: This is a great source of feedback and constructive criticism on your article!
 * Featured article nominations: When your article's the best of the best.

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