Wikipedia:United States Education Program/Courses/Digital Literacies Collaborative Projects (Webster Newbold)/Timeline

Week 1: Oct 6, 2011

 * Introduce concept of collaborative research and Wikipedia environment
 * Wikipedia essentials for editing; links to major Wikipedia introductory and editing principles

Week 2-4: Oct 10-28

 * Establishment of groups and pathfinders (group leaders)
 * Setting up of individual user accounts and sandboxes
 * Topic research and development: Developing content and references
 * Review of prior class articles
 * Introduction of History and Talk page functions
 * Post topic proposals in instructor user area for review

Week 5: Oct 31- Nov 4

 * Review and detailed comments by Online Ambassador
 * Revision or new topic generation as needed
 * Groups continue work on researching article content and gathering references

Week 6: Nov 7-11

 * Finalizing revised topics
 * Post overview of article intentions in Talk pages (where applicable)
 * Request additional comments from Online Ambassador
 * Writing articles in pathfinder's sandbox area

Week 7: Nov 14-18

 * Completion of articles in sandbox drafts
 * Checking and verification of references and proper use of source language (plagiarism avoidance)
 * Move article to Wikipedia

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