Wikipedia:Ambassadors/Courses/Cognitive Psychology44APSWI109/Timeline

Early Wikipedia Exercises

 * In class
 * Overview of the course
 * Introduction to how Wikipedia will be used in the course
 * Handout: Welcome to Wikipedia (available in print or online from the Wikimedia Foundation)

In class

 * Basics of editing
 * what makes a good article
 * how to distinguish between good & bad articles
 * Tips on finding the best articles to work on for class assignments
 * Handouts and videos: Video on creating an account, Talk pages tutorial video, Evaluating Wikipedia article quality brochure, Account and user page creation handout, Wikimarkup cheatsheet Referencing handout, Referencing: Wikicode handout, Plagiarism handout, Citing sources tutorial video, RefToolbar citation tool tutorial video

Writing Assignment (MANDATORY): Early Exercises
Due March 2, 2012 11:59:00 PM EST


 * Assignments objectives
 * Have all the students' wikipedia account set up and their accounts linked to the APS (Association for Psychological Science) Wikipedia Initiative Website.
 * To practice editing and communicating on Wikipedia, introduce yourself to one of the class's Online Ambassadors (via talk page) and write a few sentences on a Wikipedia article or Wikipedia Sandpage (find tutorials on the Wikipedia Course Webpage listed at the end of the page).
 * Narrow your choice of possible articles to edit as much as possible, ideally to only 1.
 * (See this and this for example assignments.)


 * Create a Wikipedia account, create a user page, and sign up on the list of students on the course page.
 * To practice editing and communicating on Wikipedia, introduce yourself to one of the class's Online Ambassadors (via talk page).
 * Handout: Advice for choosing articles


 * Show evidence of completing the assignment by providing the following information through BlackBoard
 * Wikipedia username
 * Wikipedia sentences edited so far (including Online Ambassador talk page)
 * Article chosen for editing and completing the writing requirement

In class

 * Discuss the range of topics students will be working on and strategies for researching and writing about them.
 * Q&A session with instructor and/or Online Ambassadors about interacting on Wikipedia and getting started with writing

Writing Assignment (OPTIONAL): Early Draft
Due March 23, 2012 11:59:00 PM EDT


 * Assignment objectives
 * Begin working with classmates and Online Ambassadors to polish your short starter article and fix any major transgressions of Wikipedia norms.
 * Continue research in preparation for expanding your article.
 * Video resource: Sandbox tutorial
 * Move sandbox articles into main space.
 * Handout: Moving into main space, Submitting articles to Did You Know
 * Begin expanding your article into a comprehensive treatment of the topic.

Submit early drafts of your Wikipedia article only IF YOU WANT FEEDBACK regarding whether or not your paper meets your professor's expectations and course standards. If you feel confident about you paper YOU MAY SKIP THIS STEP and submit the paper ready for peer-reviewing on the next deadline.
 * To complete the assignment

Writing Assignment (MANDATORY): Submit paper for review
Due March 30, 2012 11:59:00 PM EDT

This step is needed to provide a reasonable time frame for your peers to review your paper.
 * Assignment objectives

Submit your Wikipedia articles through BB. YOU MAY NOT SKIP THIS STEP. At this point you should have a draft of your paper that has a good structure and organization, and that includes all the elements you want to include in your paper. You can wait to polish it for language and style until after the peer review as been completed. You will soon receive a paper written by one of your peers to review as well.
 * To complete the assignment

Remember, by delaying this step you will negatively affect the performance and grades of your classmates.

Writing Assignment (MANDATORY): Peer review
Due April 4, 2012 11:59:00 PM EDT

Deadline for finishing work on the article and submitting to the review process. This step will introduce you to the concept of evaluating your peers work, a skill the your are expected to acquire in college.
 * Assignment objectives

Upload the comments you have made about your peer paper. In your review, please identify positives and negatives of the work and the paper, plus any suggestions for revisions.
 * To complete the assignment

As appropriate, you should discuss:
 * Paper organization
 * Clarity of writing
 * Appropriateness of topic and framing for Cognitive Psychology class
 * Breadth of interest for the Wikipedia audience

In class

 * Campus Ambassadors or instructor lead Wikipedia lab/workshop, covering:
 * Article ratings on Wikipedia & how to get there
 * Uploading images, and adding images to articles
 * Handouts and videos: Uploading images handout, Uploading files to Wikimedia Commons video, Evaluating Wikipedia article quality brochure (handed out originally in week 2), Article assessments video, Evolution of an article video
 * Students give in-class presentations about their experiences editing Wikipedia.
 * Students have finished all their work on Wikipedia that will be considered for grading.

Assignments

 * Assignment objectives
 * 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. (You don't need to start reviewing yet.)
 * Make edits to your article based on peers' feedback.
 * Nominate your article for Good Article status.
 * Prepare for an in-class presentation about your Wikipedia editing experience.

Upload your paper on Wikipedia and on Blackboard
 * To complete the assignment

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