Wikipedia:United States Education Program/Courses/Environmental Law (Aaron Frank)/Timeline

Wikipedia Assignment #1
Due session 1, March 24th See the Getting Started page for how to create an account, username, sandbox and the basics of editing==Timeline==
 * Read about WikiProject US Public Policy and see what other Universities are involved in the project
 * Review the "Five Pillars" of Wikipedia
 * Read at the introductory sections of following articles:
 * Neutral Point of View Policy
 * No Original Research Policy
 * Verifiability Policy
 * Create a user account and username
 * Create your user page
 * Create a sandbox and add some sample text in it to get a feel for the wiki code
 * Begin thinking about topics for articles
 * Make five edits to Wikipedia articles (this can be adding a reference, fixing a typo, cleaning up a convoluted sentence, adding a sentence, etc.)

Session 1
March 24, 2011


 * In class
 * Overview of the course
 * Introduction to the Wikipedia part of the course
 * Campus Ambassador introduces Wikipedia and Wikipedia culture/etiquette
 * Basics of editing and how to reference articles
 * Anatomy of Wikipedia articles, what makes a good article, how to distinguish between good & bad articles
 * Tips & recommendations for best articles to work on for the class assignments
 * HANDOUT: "Welcome to Wikipedia" brochure (see resources tab for PDF versions of Wikipedia Help Handouts)


 * Wikipedia Assignment #2 (due session 2, April 14th)
 * Add your name to the course page's list of students (on the WikiProject)
 * To practice the editing features of Wikipedia, leave a message for a few classmates on their user talk pages.
 * Research and list 5 articles on your Wikipedia user page that you will consider working on as your main project. Ask your Online Ambassador mentor for comments.


 * Help with finding stub or starter articles


 * For starters, you can look through this category and all of its subcategories:


 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Environment_stubs


 * Here's another way to search: go to this category, and look for any links that are colored dark red. You can adjust the threshold size at which links to articles appear dark red in your preferences (under "Appearance", "Threshold for stub link formatting (bytes)").


 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Environmental_law


 * Here's another way, through the assessment scheme of Wikiproject Environment:


 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Start-Class_Environment_articles

Session 2
April 14, 2011
 * In class
 * Be prepared to discuss a couple of topic ideas in class. You will have an opportunity to discuss your topics with other classmates and pair up with a project partner.  Bring some potential sources to class.
 * HANDOUT: "Moving article from sandbox into main space" handout, "Did You Know nominations" handout (see handouts below).
 * Wikipedia Assignment #3
 * Submit article topic on Wikipedia course page by midnight April 17th.
 * Begin working on your article in your user sandbox or user sub page.
 * Continue research in preparation for expanding your article (due session 3).
 * Begin working with Online Ambassador mentor to polish your short starter article (due session 3).

Session 3
April 28, 2011
 * In class
 * Campus Ambassador leads Wikipedia lab/workshop.
 * Uploading images onto Wikipedia articles and introduction to free licenses (see handouts below).
 * Q&A session.

Due by May 12th (Session 4)
 * Wikipedia Assignment #4
 * Submit outline/starter article by May 1st at midnight.
 * Move your sandbox article into Wikipedia's main space (live articles). Due by May 9th
 * Begin expanding your article into a comprehensive treatment of the topic.
 * Expand your article into an a comprehensive treatment of the topic.
 * Peer-review and copy-edit another team's articles:
 * Leave suggestions and comments on those classmates' article discussion pages.
 * Revise your article based on peers' feedback.
 * Prepare for in-class presentation about your Wikipedia-editing experiences and the content of your article.

Session 4
May 12, 2012
 * In class
 * Students give 12 minute in-class presentations about their article topic and their experiences editing Wikipedia.


 *  Final Assignments for students
 * FINAL VERSION OF ARTICLE DUE MIDNIGHT MAY 17.

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