Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Ohio State/Math for Teachers (Spring 2017)

This is the WikiEdu component of Math 1136, Measurement and Geometry for Teachers.

Week 1
Welcome to your Wikipedia project's course timeline. This page will guide you through the Wikipedia project for your course. Be sure to check with your instructor to see if there are other pages you should be following as well.

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.

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. FYI: you can be as anonymous as you want on Wikipedia. Feel free to review the username policyand read the Wikipedia is Anonymous essay for more info.
 * It's time to dive into Wikipedia. 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.
 * When you finish the trainings, practice by introducing yourself to a classmate on that classmate’s Talk page.

Week 2
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.


 * Complete the &quot;Evaluating Articles and Sources&quot; training (linked below).
 * Create a section in your sandbox  where you leave your full article evaluation.
 * Read 2 of the following Wikipedia articles:
 * History of Geometry
 * Mindset
 * Mathematics education
 * Problem solving
 * International System of Units
 * While you read, consider some 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 * Is any information out of date?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?
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses the topic differ from the way we are talking about these subjects in class?
 * Read the &quot;talk&quot; page of each article. What do you find there?
 * How is the article rated? Take a look at the Wikipedia quality scale and compare it to your article. Where do you think it falls? If the article has a rating assigned to it, do you think it is accurate?
 * Optional: Choose at least 1 questions relevant to ONE of the articles you're evaluating. Leave your evaluation on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback with four tildes — Colleena16 (talk) 18:55, 27 March 2017 (UTC).

Week 3
Familiarize yourself with editing Wikipedia by making a small improvement to an article.

First, choose an article. For help, review page 6 of your Editing Wikipedia handout. Then, browse the following article lists on Wikipedia and pick one you'd like to improve (don't forget to dive into the sub-categories as well). There is also a list of &quot;available articles&quot; on the Articles tab above that you can choose from. If you have a subject you think you'd like to work on, search for it on Wikipedia first and then decide if there is room for improvement (hint: try to find a start or stub class article. We should not be editing any Good or Featured articles.)


 * Category:Mathematics education
 * Category:Mathematics stubs

Once you have your article selected, head to the Students tab above and assign yourself your chosen article topic. (If you are choosing one from the list of &quot;available articles&quot; you can just assign it to yourself from there.)

Then, copyedit it: Read through it, thinking about ways to improve the language, such as fixing grammatical mistakes. Make the appropriate changes.

Finally, add new content. Try to add 1-2 new sentences and cite that statement to a reliable source, as you learned in the online training. If you like, you can draft your work in your sandbox  first before moving it live.

Don't forget to review the available support handouts as well:


 * Editing Wikipedia

You'll want to find or create an appropriate photo, illustration, or piece of video/audio to add to an article.


 * Before you start, review the Illustrating Wikipedia handbook, or see Editing Wikipedia pages 10–11.
 * When you've reviewed those pages, take the training linked below.
 * Peruse Wikipedia for an article that you may want to add an image, photo, graph or illustration to. You can pick a topic where a mathematical graph or drawing might help better illustrate the concepts.
 * See if there is already an image available to help illustrate the topic you've chosen. When you're ready to start finding images, remember: Never grab images you find through an image search, or those found on Instagram, Tumblr, Reddit, Imgur, or even so-called &quot;Free image&quot; or &quot;free stock photo&quot; websites. Instead, you'll want to find images with clear proof that the creator has given permission to use their work. Many of these images can be found on search.creativecommons.org or commons.wikimedia.org.
 * When you're ready to add an image, remember: don't just upload an image to Wikipedia. Instead, upload it to Wikipedia's sister site for images, Wikimedia Commons. For instructions, read through the Illustrating Wikipedia handbook.

Week 4
A 300-400 word reflection paper that includes:


 * thoughts on what you learned about Wikipedia during the article evaluation process. How might you talk with students about this resource in the future?;
 * a summary of your edits and why you felt they were a valuable contribution to the article you selected.