Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Liberty University/HIST 306 (Spring 2020)

Introduces the use of digital tools and sources to collect, analyze, organize, and present historical material in digital form. Students will gain hands-on experience by creating public digital history projects such as museum websites, digital archives, and online publications. Students will collaborate on a Wikipedia entries for local history sites related to historic New London, Virginia.

All dates and assignment descriptions are subject to change. Additional information provided on the syllabus, in Blackboard, and/or in class.

Week 2
This is the Wikipedia project course timeline. Due dates, deadlines, and assignments will be based on  the syllabus and in-class instruction . Assignment dates are also reflected in the title of each block.

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.

To get started, read the following handouts and be prepared for an in-class quiz :


 * 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.)

Complete the training modules for this week.

After completing the training modules, go to your Talk page and write a sentence indicating that you have found the Talk page and you know how to add content to it. Remember to &quot;sign&quot; your contribution by ending your note with dddonald (talk) 00:50, 19 February 2020 (UTC).

Draft a blog post about what you expect from the Wikipedia project.

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 4
History

Week 5
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6
Guiding framework

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

Week 7
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.

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

Week 8
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.