Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Mesa Community College/American Indian Religions (Spring 2017)

Week 3
Welcome to your Wikipedia project's course timeline. This page will guide you through the Wikipedia project for our course. Be sure to check with your instructor to see if there are other pages you should be following as well.

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.

Each online training is expected to be completed individually. You can track your status on the Students tab above.

All other assignments have been clearly denoted as either individual or group assignments.

Our 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.

To get started, please review the following handouts:


 * Editing Wikipedia pages 1–5
 * Evaluating Wikipedia

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

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 4
Take the &quot;Wikipedia Essentials&quot; training, linked below.

Take the &quot;Editing Basics&quot; training, linked below.

Week 6
Take the &quot;Evaluating Articles and Sources&quot; training, linked below.

'''INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT ''' It's time to think critically about Wikipedia articles. You'll evaluate a Wikipedia article, and leave suggestions for improving it on the article's Talk page.


 * Read the Wikipedia article about the 13 grandmothers.
 * During your review, consider the following questions (but don't feel limited to these):
 * Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference?
 * Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?
 * Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * Check a few citations. Do the links work? Is there any close paraphrasing or plagiarism in the article?
 * Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?
 * Read and compare the citations to the information from the article. What new information could you add using the citations and references already provided? Draft up some of your ideas.
 * Leave notes in your sandbox about what you learn during the critique. Specifically, what information seems to be missing and what new sections or content could we add as a class?

Week 7
Take the &quot;Sources &amp; Citations&quot; training, as linked below.

'''INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT '''


 * Use the library, google scholar, or another scholarly search forum to find at least ONE additional reference that we could use to update the article about the 13 grandmothers on Wikipedia.
 * Read your reference and write up 1-3 sentences summarizing the reference in your sandbox.
 * Come to class ready to discuss on Tuesday.

Week 8
'''INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT '''


 * Make sure that your group as identified one group member whose sandbox space you will all work in. Leave a note on your userpage listing your group members and including a link to the sandbox space your group will be working in.
 * On the talk page of your group sandbox space, write a few sentences about what you plan to contribute to the selected article.
 * What new sources are available to help write new content? Using those sources, what do you think you can you add? Post some of your ideas to the article's talk page.

As a class, we will use the article evaluations we did and the references we found to map out 2-3 new sections that we want to add to the article and 1-2 other existing sections that we wan to update. We will split into groups to help draft the content to be added to those sections.

By the end of class, you will be put into groups to start drafting the new content for your group section.


 * Each group should select one group member whose Sandbox space you'll all share to draft your article. Each person should link to that shared Sandbox from their own Sandbox page.
 * Remember: A sandbox is like any other page on Wikipedia, and anyone can edit it, but Wikipedia doesn't allow multiple people to edit from different devices at the same time. If you're working together in person, one person should add the work to the Sandbox. If you are all working independently, make small edits and save often to avoid &quot;editing conflicts&quot; with classmates. Make sure that you're logged in under your own Wikipedia account while editing in your classmate's sandbox to ensure your edits are recorded.

Week 10

 * Review the Illustrating Wikipedia handbook, or see Editing Wikipedia pages 10–11.
 * When you've reviewed those pages, take the training linked below.

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 11
GROUP ASSIGNMENT


 * Think back to the skills you each learned while critiquing an article.
 * Review the notes each of you left on your groups talk page.
 * Keep reading the sources and finding new ones if possible.
 * As a group, start working on compiling your ideas into a complete first draft.

Resources: Editing Wikipedia pages 7–9

Take the &quot;Peer Review&quot; training, as linked below.

Today in class we will interview Mona Polacca.

As a class we can take a photo of Mona and include it in her Wikipedia article or the article about the 13 grandmothers.

Together, we will upload the photo of Mona and include it in her Wikipedia article.


 * We can't just upload an image straight to Wikipedia. Instead, we will need to upload it to Wikipedia's sister site for images, Wikimedia Commons.
 * For instructions, we will read through the Illustrating Wikipedia handbook.

Week 12
INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT


 * Select TWO other groups drafts that you will peer review.
 * Find the sandbox space where both drafts are held, and peer review the drafts.
 * Leave suggestions on the Talk page of the article, or sandbox, that your fellow students are working in.
 * As you review, make spelling, grammar, and other adjustments. Pay attention to the tone of the article. Is it encyclopedic?

GROUP ASSIGNMENT

Your group should have some feedback from other students and possibly your instructor. It's time to work with that feedback to improve your article!


 * Read Editing Wikipedia pages 12 and 14.
 * Return to your draft or article and think about the suggestions. Decide which ones to start implementing. Reach out to your instructor or your Content Expert if you have any questions.

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

Week 13
GROUP ASSIGNMENT

Once you've made improvements to your draft based on peer review feedback, it's time to move your work to Wikipedia proper - the &quot;mainspace.&quot;

Creating a new section?


 * If your group is in charge of creating a new section in the article, select &quot;edit' then add the new section header using the &quot;paragraph&quot; then &quot;heading&quot; buttons.
 * Once you have your heading, copy and paste your draft over into the article. Make sure you are in &quot;Edit&quot; on the draft space too when you copy.
 * Make sure you save your edit and leave an edit summary.
 * Review your edit to make sure it looks okay and make any additional changes as necessary.

'''Updating an existing section? '''


 * NEVER copy and paste your draft of an article over what exists. Instead, edit small sections at a time.
 * Select &quot;edit&quot; next to the existing section.
 * Copy your edits into the article.
 * Make many small edits, saving each time, and leaving an edit summary.
 * Never replace more than one to two sentences without saving!

'''Warning! If we all try to make our edits at the same time (aka 10pm on Wednesday night) we might run into edit conflicts and have trouble saving. Work with your group to find a unique time throughout the week to move your draft live. '''

'''GROUP ASSIGNMENT ''' Do additional research and writing to make further improvements to your section - now that it's live, based on suggestions and your own critique.


 * Remember to contact your Content Expert at any time if you need further help!
 * Read Editing Wikipedia page 12 to see how to create links from your article to others, and from other articles to your own. Try to link to 1 other Wikipedia articles, and link to your article from 1 other article on Wikipedia.

Week 14
GROUP ASSIGNMENT


 * Prepare for an in-class presentation about your Wikipedia editing experience.

GROUP ASSIGNMENT

It's the final week to develop your article section.


 * 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 Content Expert at any time!

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

This week each group will present about their Wikipedia editing experience.

Your group should consider the following questions as you reflect on the Wikipedia assignment:


 * Critiquing articles: What did you learn about Wikipedia during the article evaluation? How did you approach critiquing the article you selected for this assignment? How did you decide what to add to your chosen article?
 * Summarizing your contributions: include a summary of your edits and why you felt they were a valuable addition to the article. How does your article compare to earlier versions?
 * Peer Review: If your class did peer review, include information about the peer review process. What did you contribute in your review of your peers article? What did your peers recommend you change on your article?
 * Feedback: Did you receive feedback from other Wikipedia editors, and if so, how did you respond to and handle that feedback?
 * Wikipedia generally: What did you learn from contributing to Wikipedia? How does a Wikipedia assignment compare to other assignments you've done in the past? How can Wikipedia be used to improve public understanding of our field/your topic? Why is this important?