Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/California State University, East Bay/HDEV 401 Applying Theories and Methods in Human Development (Summer 2020)

In this interdisciplinary social science course, students have the option to fulfill some or all of their service learning hours through contributions to Wikipedia (content related to human development).

Week 3
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

Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent 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.)

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 5
For those of you who have fluency in a second language, you may wish to translate an article from English into your second language of fluency. If you wish to do so, please take the above training module and be advised of the following:


 * Each language Wikipedia has its own community and sets of norms and policies. What may be acceptable on English Wikipedia may not be acceptable on a different language Wikipedia. Be sure to learn the basic rules of your chosen language Wikipedia.
 * The training modules on this page only apply to the English Wikipedia.
 * When you translate, be sure that sources are reliable, independent, and verifiable.
 * Be sure that the article you wish to translate either does not exist on the other language Wikipedia or is underdeveloped.
 * Remember that translation is not just an act of transcribing words, but involves cultural considerations as well. Consider why certain topics might be underdeveloped or missing in other language Wikipedias or why the same might be true of the English Wikipedia.

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 6
Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have questions using the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Biographies

Cultural Anthropology

History

LGBT+ Studies

Psychology

Sociology

Women's Studies

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 7
Guiding framework

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

You probably have some feedback from other students and possibly other Wikipedians. Consider their suggestions, decide whether it makes your work more accurate and complete, and edit your draft to make those changes.

Resources:


 * Editing Wikipedia, pages 12 and 14
 * Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.

Week 8
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

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

Continue to expand and improve your work, and format your article to match Wikipedia's tone and standards. Remember to contact your Wikipedia Expert at any time if you need further help!

Week 9
It's the final week to develop your article.


 * 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.