Wikipedia:United States Education Program/Courses/Reality Check (John Farquhar)/Timeline

Introduction to Wikipedia

 * Prior to the first class meeting:
 * Create a Wikipedia account (Need Help?)
 * Create a user page
 * Briefly describe yourself on your user page
 * Add your account name to the list of students near the bottom of this course page.
 * Read the Welcome to Wikipedia

Wikipedia Essentials

 * For class on September 27, 2011:
 * Read about the Five pillars of Wikipedia

Article Review

 * For class on October 4, 2011:
 * Read Advice for choosing articles
 * Read Evaluating Wikipedia article quality brochure
 * Begin reading possible articles for selection

Article Selection

 * For class on October 6, 2011:
 * Read and view: Referencing handout, Referencing: Wikicode handout, Plagiarism handout, Citing sources tutorial video, RefToolbar citation tool tutorial video
 * Select an article for editing and add your username to our list of articles

Article Review Continued

 * For class on October 18, 2011:
 * Submit (as a group) Article Baseline Report which includes a summary of:
 * Major and minor disagreements about article
 * Weaknesses and areas for improvement
 * Historical modifications and utilization

Article Improvements

 * For class on October 20, 2011:
 * Add (individually) at least one properly-sourced fact to your article

Article Completion

 * For class on November 15, 2011:
 * Complete all improvements to article
 * Nominate (as a group) article for Good Article status and "Did you know"
 * Begin monitoring and responding to all feedback on submission

Project Reflection

 * For final on December 5, 2011:
 * Give (as a group) final presentation discussing challenges and successes editing Wikipedia

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