Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/College of Western Idaho/Engl 102-048H (Fall 2017)

This is the Wikiedu course page for English 102-048H. Here you'll find the resources necessary for completing the Wikipedia stage of your research essay.

Week 7
Welcome to your Wikipedia project's course timeline. This page will guide you through the Wikipedia project for your course.

Your course has also been assigned a Wikipedia Content Expert. Check your Talk page for notes from them. You can also reach them through the &quot;Get Help&quot; button on this page.

Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you. (To avoid hitting Wikipedia's account creation limits, this is best done outside of class. Only 6 new accounts may be created per day from the same IP address.). It's time to dive into Wikipedia.

Task (5 points): Below, you'll find the first set of online trainings you'll need to take. New modules will appear on this timeline as you get to new milestones. Be sure to check back and complete them! Incomplete trainings will be reflected in your grade.

Week 8
Task (5 points): To become familiar with what kinds of research is used for generating and editing Wikipedia articles, complete the training module below.

Intertwine is a platform where you you will be chatting with student editors enrolled in other Wiki Education courses. This week, the featured activities include:


 * Learning Wikipedia’s five pillars as evaluation criteria
 * Evaluating an existing Wikipedia article with your peers
 * Getting to know more Wikipedia editors and learning from each other's experiences

Sign up for a session here. If you haven’t logged in using your Wikipedia account, you will first be redirected to Wikipedia logging page. After logging in using your Wikipedia credentials, you will be able to sign up for our activity.

Week 9
Advanced Task (10 points): The following tasks are more advanced and require higher levels of technical proficiency. Completing these modules will be worth 10 points extra credit in our class.

Week 10
The following task is more advanced and requires higher levels of technical proficiency. Any editing you do will be worth 15 points extra credit in our class.

Advanced Task (15 points): Familiarize yourself with editing Wikipedia by adding a citation to an article. There are two ways you can do this:


 * 1) Add 1-2 sentences to a course-related article, and cite that statement to a reliable source, as you learned in the Week 10 online training.
 * 2) The Citation Hunt tool shows unreferenced statements from articles. First, evaluate whether the statement in question is true! An uncited statement could just be lacking a reference or it could be inaccurate or misleading. Reliable sources on the subject will help you choose whether to add it or correct the statement.

Related materials:


 * Editing Wikipedia Brochure