Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Liberty University/HIST 306 Digital History (Spring 2019)

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 breaks down writing a Wikipedia article into a series of steps, or milestones. These steps include online trainings to help you get started on Wikipedia.



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 1–6
 * 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 Rlair (talk) 16:54, 21 February 2019 (UTC).

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Exercise
Evaluate an article - see Bb for additional instructions

Choose your topic / Find your sources

Thinking about sources and plagiarism

Week 4
Editing Wikipedia Articles about History

Be prepared for in-class quiz/discussion on this material.

Exercise
Add a citation

What's a content gap?

Week 5
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6
Peer Review Guidelines

Thinking about Wikipedia

Peer reviews are complete

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 7
Now that you've improved your draft based on others' feedback, it's time to move your work live - to the &quot;mainspace.&quot;

The tutorial with this module includes vital information for moving your work to the mainspace.

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

Exercise
Add links to your article

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

Week 8
Nominating your article for Did You Know

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!

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.