Wikipedia:Canada Education Program/Courses/Archaeological Ethics, Politics, and Law (Grant Aylesworth)/Timeline

When you have time: Wikipedia basics

 * Anatomy of Wikipedia articles, what makes a good article, how to distinguish between good & bad articles
 * "Handouts" and videos: Video on creating an account, Talk pages tutorial video, Evaluating Wikipedia article quality, Account and user page creation handout, Wikimarkup cheatsheet
 * Please note that "Handouts" will not be given out in class, the term "hadnout" is used on this course page to refer to a PDF that you can download and print if you like.

Week 7: Starting a Wikipedia account, practice
Referencing handout, Referencing: Wikicode handout, Plagiarism handout, Citing sources tutorial video, RefToolbar citation tool tutorial video
 * "Handouts" and videos: Welcome to Wikipedia (just a reminder - "handouts" are not given in class, they are here for you to download and print if you wish).


 * Create a Wikipedia account and create a user page. If you need help creating an account, see the video on creating an account. Consider how much you want to reveal about yourself - please consider NOT using your real name.
 * Practice: Make your first edit by adding yourself to the list of students on this course page - you will find the list at the bottom, with an "Edit" link on the right side of the page.


 * Milestone:
 * All students have Wikipedia user accounts and have listed their usernames on the course page.

Week 8: Create New Articles, Research, Writing (Week of Independent Study)

 * Select existing relevant articles or create new ones related to your topic area.


 * "Handout": Submitting articles to Did You Know. Review this for later consideration. You may wish to submit an article later.


 * Read Five pillars, an explanation of Wikipedia's basic rules and principles.


 * Begin compiling a bibliography of relevant research and post it to the talk page of the article you are working on. Begin reading the sources. You should be looking for at least 4-5 external sources.


 * Write a summary version reflecting the content the article will have and post this along with a brief description of your plans on the article's talk page.


 * "Handouts" and videos: Uploading images handout, Uploading files to Wikimedia Commons video, Evaluating Wikipedia article quality brochure, Article assessments video, Evolution of an article video


 * Milestone
 * All students have started writing articles on Wikipedia. Most of this will be done on the article's talk page until you figure out exactly what you want to put in the article.

Week 10: Getting and giving feedback

 * In class
 * Offer suggestions for improving one or two of the students' articles that you read last week. Help your colleagues to set the example for what is expected.


 * Wiki assignments
 * If you need to, take another look at Evaluating Wikipedia article quality.

Week 11: Responding to feedback

 * Wiki assignments
 * Make edits to your article based on peers' feedback.
 * "Handout": Submitting articles to Did You Know. Consider nominating your article, which is optional.
 * If you think your article is up to it, nominate your article for Good Article status.
 * Prepare for an in-class discussion about your Wikipedia editing experience.
 * Make sure your article links to other Wikipedia articles - add these links.
 * Make sure other articles and lists link to your article. Identify these and add the links.

Week 12: Implementing your final edits

 * In class
 * Students discuss their experiences editing Wikipedia.


 * Wiki assignments
 * Add final touches to you Wikipedia article. Try to address issues from Good Article reviews (based on your nomination last week), if any have been submitted. Address any remaining comments from your peer reviewers.
 * Write a reflective “One Minute Paper” for your own personal use about your Wikipedia contributions. This is not turned in or graded.

Week 13: Reflective Essay
Write 1-2 pages reflecting on your Wikipedia experience and evaluating the quality of your work and contribution to the Wikipedia activities of the class. This will be uploaded on Moodle as part of the evaluation of this assignment

Week 14: That's all, folks!
You made it!


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

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