Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Shenandoah University/Writing for Online Audiences (Fall 2018)

This course introduces the types of writing and design specific to online audiences (e.g., wiki articles, blogs, e-zines, websites, etc.), facility with technologies for publishing online writing, and workshops of students' original work. We will begin the course with an exploration of how and why to contribute to Wikipedia, and the issues that arise with online wiki writing.

Week 1
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.)

Exercise
Evaluate an article

Thinking about sources and plagiarism

Exercise
Add a citation

Copyedit an article

Finalize your topic / Find your sources

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Week 3
Thinking about Wikipedia

Guiding framework

Exercise
Add links to your 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.

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 4
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!

Guiding questions