Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Randolph College/Information Literacy for the Digital Age (Spring 2020)

This course examines research and information trends, methods, and problems. Through class discussions, assignments, and course readings, students will explore information source types and uses; information organization and access; library and Internet research methods; information ethics and problems.

Week 3
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.)

Week 4
Use these tutorials to learn how to evaluate an article. Then, create and publish an evaluation of an article in the format provided.

Week 7
Choose an article you'd like to work on for your semester project. Then, in three to five paragraphs, write a review of your chosen article in your sandbox. Your review should address the following:


 * 1) Title of your chosen article and link to the article
 * 2) What is the class rating of this article? Do you think this rating is accurate? Why or why not?
 * 3) Is there any discussion on the talk page? Is it recent? What are some of the things that are being or have been discussed on the talk page?
 * 4) Is this article appropriately written for Wikipedia (see &quot;Editing Wikipedia&quot; p.8-9)? Is it clearly organized? Does it read like an encyclopedia? Is it objective, or does it appear to &quot;take a side?&quot;
 * 5) Are sources cited in this article? Does it need additional sources? Are they appropriate and properly linked? Do the sources appear to pass the CRAAP Test?
 * 6) What do you think you can improve about this article? What kind of information do you think you need to make those improvements?

Week 9
Complete the above tutorial on plagiarism and copyright violation on Wikipedia.

Use the tutorial above to learn how to cite a source in Wikipedia. Then, cite something in your article (in the actual article, not your sandbox). Try to find a place in your article where there should be a citation, but is not one. Then, find a reliable, relevant source to cite in the article.

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.

Week 10
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 11
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!

Week 12
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.