Wikipedia:United States Education Program/Courses/Adv. Media Studies (Jennifer Geigel Mikulay)/Timeline

Week 1: Introduction

 * In class
 * Overview of the course
 * Introduction to how Wikipedia will be used course final assignment

Week 4: How Wikipedia Works

 * In class
 * Introduce:
 * Basics of editing
 * Anatomy of Wikipedia articles, what makes good content, 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


 * Assignments (due Week 5)
 * 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), and leave a message for a classmate on their user talk page.


 * Milestone:
 * All students have Wikipedia user accounts and are listed on the course page by Week 5.
 * Students select articles to improve with video content by Week 5.

Week 5: Digital Video Project Planning

 * In class
 * Review Wikipedia culture & etiquette.
 * Q&A session with instructor and/or Campus Ambassadors about interacting on Wikipedia and getting started with adding video content.

Week 6: Video Production

 * In class
 * Open discussion of the concepts of neutrality, media literacy, and the impact and limits of Wikipedia

Week 7: Video Post-Production and Feedback

 * In class
 * Students will preview storyboards, 5x10s and other draft material to offer suggestions for improving videos in a peer feedback session.


 * Milestone
 * All draft videos have been reviewed by others. All students have reviewed videos by their classmates.

Week 8: Final Project Deadline

 * Milestone
 * Students have finished all their work on Wikipedia.

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