Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/BYUIdaho/Adult Development Winter 2022 (Winter)


 * 1) Evaluate theories related to adult development and aging
 * 2) Examine how research is conducted in adult development and aging
 * 3) Summarize neurological, physical, cognitive, and social aspects of aging
 * 4) Understand and appreciate the psychological experience of adulthood, aging, dying, and bereavement

Note: This course page is being used for two sections of the same course.

You can access all Wikipedia Trainings under the &quot;Resources Tab&quot; above.

Week 1
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account. Click on the link on the Canvas home page, where it says click here to enroll.

Week 3
Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link Brother Skalski posted on the Canvas home page and/or emailed you. (Because of Wikipedia's technical restraints, you may receive a message that you cannot create an account. To resolve this, please try again off campus or the next day.)

Welcome to your Wikipedia assignment's course timeline. This page guides you through the steps you'll need to complete for your Wikipedia assignment, with links to training modules and your classmates' work spaces.

Your course has been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. You can reach them through the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resources:


 * Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
 * Evaluating Wikipedia

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Exercise
Evaluate an Article- You will complete this assignment in Canvas.

Exercise
Add a Source- You will complete this assignment in Canvas

Reach out to your peers, teaching assistant(s), Brother Skalski, and Wikipedia Expert if you have questions. The Get Help button at the top of this page takes you to our Wikipedia Content Expert, but they have thousands of students.

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Psychology

Exercise
Add links to your articles

Now's the time to revisit your text and refine your work. You may do more research and find missing information; reorganize the text to communicate the information better; or add images and other media.

Week 10
Now that you've improved your draft based on others' feedback, it's time to move your work live - to the &quot;mainspace.&quot;

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

Continue to expand and improve your work, and format your article to match Wikipedia's tone and standards. Remember to contact your peers, teaching assistant(s), subject librarian, and Brother Skalski if you need further help! We can even reach out to Wikipedia content experts if

needed.

It's the final week to develop your contributions.


 * Read Editing Wikipedia page 15 to review a final check-list before completing your assignment.
 * Don't forget that you can ask for help from your Wikipedia Expert at any time!

Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.