Wikipedia:United States Education Program/Courses/Poverty, Justice, and Human Capabilities (Kim Hoang)/Timeline

Wednesday, January 25: Create Account, User Page, & Sandbox

 * In class
 * Basics of Editing
 * Anatomy of Wikipedia articles
 * Tips on finding the best article
 * Handout: Video on creating an account, Talk pages tutorial video, Evaluating Wikipedia article quality brochure, Account and user page creation handout, Wikimarkup cheatsheet
 * Assignments (due September 20th)
 * Create a Wikipedia account
 * Create User page
 * Create Sandbox

Friday, February 10: Propose Topics

 * In class
 * Handout: Advice for choosing articles
 * Assignments (due September 26th):
 * Create a User page
 * Research and list 2–3 potential topics that you will consider working on as your main project. Support each proposed topic with references.

Wednesday, February 22: Proposal

 * In class
 * Handouts and videos: Sandbox tutorial,Referencing handout, Referencing: Wikicode handout,Plagiarism handout, Citing sources tutorial video,RefToolbar citation tool tutorial video


 * Assignment (due week 5)
 * Add 1–2 sentences of new information to a Wikipedia article related to course material. Cite new information with an appropriate source.


 * For next week
 * Instructor evaluates student's article selections, by week 5.

Wednesday, March 7: WikiProject Contribution & Article Discussion Contribution

 * In class
 * Discuss the range of topics students will be working on and strategies for researching and writing about them.


 * Assignments (due week 6)
 * Select an article to work on, removing the rest from the course page.
 * Compile a bibliography of relevant research and post it to the talk page of the article you are working on. Begin reading the sources.

Friday, March 16: Initial Contribution to Sandbox for Workshop

 * In class
 * Instructor and/or Campus Ambassadors talk about Wikipedia culture & etiquette, and [optionally] introduce the concept of sandboxes and how to use them.
 * Q&A session with instructor and/or Campus Ambassadors about interacting on Wikipedia and getting started with writing
 * Video resource: Sandbox tutorial
 * Assignments (due week 7)
 * If you are starting a new article, write a 3–4 paragraph summary version of your article (with citations) in your Wikipedia sandbox. If you are improving an existing article, write a summary version reflecting the content the article will have after it's been improved, and post this along with a brief description of your plans on the article's talk page.
 * 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.


 * Milestone
 * All students have started editing articles or drafts on Wikipedia.

Tuesday, March 20: Workshop-Required Class

 * In class
 * Handout: Moving into main space, Submitting articles to Did You Know


 * Wiki assignments (due week 8)
 * Move sandbox articles into main space.
 * For new articles or qualifying expansions of stubs, compose a one-sentence "hook," nominate it for "Did you know," and monitor the nomination for any issues identified by other editors.
 * Begin expanding your article into a comprehensive treatment of the topic.

Monday, April 2: Revised Contribution

 * In class
 * Instructor and/or Campus Ambassadors talk about Wikipedia culture & etiquette, and [optionally] introduce the concept of sandboxes and how to use them.
 * Q&A session with instructor and/or Campus Ambassadors about interacting on Wikipedia and getting started with writing
 * Video resource: Sandbox tutorial
 * Assignments (due week 7)
 * If you are starting a new article, write a 3–4 paragraph summary version of your article (with citations) in your Wikipedia sandbox. If you are improving an existing article, write a summary version reflecting the content the article will have after it's been improved, and post this along with a brief description of your plans on the article's talk page.
 * 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.


 * Milestone
 * All students have started editing articles or drafts on Wikipedia.

Monday, April 9: Additional Contributions

 * In class
 * As a group, have the students offer suggestions for improving one or two of the students' articles, setting the example for what is expected from a solid encyclopedia article.


 * Wiki assignments (due week 10)
 * Peer review two of your classmates' articles. Leave suggestions on the article talk pages.
 * Copy-edit the two reviewed articles.


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

Friday, April 13: Final Contribution

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


 * Wiki assignments (due week 11)
 * 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.

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