Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Oregon State University/Socio-technological Aspects of Water Resources (Fall)

Core curriculum, graduate-level course in the Water Resources Graduate Program focusing on an interdisciplinary approach to water resources research that integrates the human and the technological dimensions of water resource issues. It is comprised of lecture and discussion sessions with guest lectures by visiting seminar speakers.

Week 1

 * Create an account and then complete the online training for students. During this training, you will make edits in a sandbox and learn the basic rules of Wikipedia.

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Resources: Online Training for Students


 * Overview of the assignment
 * Introduction to how Wikipedia will be used in the course
 * Understanding Wikipedia as a community, we'll discuss its expectations and etiquette.

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Handout: Editing Wikipedia


 * Review pages 4-7 of the Evaluating Wikipedia brochure. This will give you a good, brief overview of what to look for in other articles, and what other people will look for in your own.
 * Evaluate an your assigned Wikipedia aquifer article, and leave suggestions for improving it on the article's talk page as well as in the shared GoogleDoc Spreadsheet
 * A few questions to consider (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 over-represented, or under-represented?
 * 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 * Is any information out of date?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?
 * Edit one or two of the citations you found in your article - either by directly editing in Wikipedia, if you feel comfortable, or including the information you researched in the shared google doc.

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Resources: Evaluating Wikipedia,


 * Discuss the evaluations you made on your assigned Wikipedia aquifer article as a class. What is the general status of information available on Wikipedia?
 * As a group, brainstorm an effective framework for structuring articles on aquifers based on evaluations. What information should page visitors feel comfortable with when finished reading the article? What information should all aquifer articles include?
 * We will apply the framework we create in class to edit 1-3 existing articles on aquifers. Each student will be assigned a sub-header for which to do research and update on Wikipedia.

Week 2

 * Add 3 - 4 sentences of new information, backed up with citations to an appropriate sources, to the assigned Wikipedia aquifer article.
 * Draft out your contribution in either on the aquifer's talk page, or in your personal sandbox and include a link to that on the aquifer's talk page.
 * Refer to Canvas for submission instructions.


 * If your assigned subheader would benefit from an image, create or find an appropriate photo, illustration, or audio/video, and add it to the article.
 * All media uploaded to Wikipedia must fall under a &quot;free license,&quot; which means they can be used or shared by anyone. Examples of media you can use are photos that you take yourself, images and text in the public domain, and works created by someone else who has given permission for their work to be used by others. For more information about which types of media can be uploaded to Wikipedia, see Commons:Help desk.
 * To add a media file to an article, you must first upload it to Wikimedia Commons. For instructions on how to upload files to Commons, refer to Illustrating Wikipedia. This brochure will also provide you with detailed information about which files are acceptable to upload to Wikipedia and the value of contributing media to Wikipedia articles.