Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Saint Xavier University/The Editing Process (Fall 2022)

This course is an introductory proofreading/copyediting course that presents an overview of the editorial process and instruction on the basic tools and tasks of proofreaders and copyeditors. Students will use style manuals and reference books, create style sheets, and learn methods of querying authors and project editors.

In the Wikipedia assignment, students will be asked to find a number of articles needing copy edits to gain practice editing the writing of others for spelling, grammar, structure, etc. They will also identify at least one article that needs additional research; they will complete that research to gain practice finding sources, fact-checking, and other advanced editing techniques.

Week 8
Welcome to your Wikipedia assignment's course timeline. This page guides you through the steps you'll need to complete for your Wikipedia assignment, with links to training modules and your classmates' work spaces.

Your course has been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. You can reach them through the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resources:


 * Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
 * 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.)

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 9
Class will be devoted to locating articles and making edits to improve grammar, spelling, usage, and other copy edits we have been learning this semester.

Week 10
Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have questions using the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Everyone has begun editing their chosen article to add more / better sources.

Week 11
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

Continue to expand and improve your research and editing 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!

Week 12
Make a post in the course Canvas discussion board on the Wikipedia project (project reflection).

It's the final week to fact-check and add research to your chosen 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.