Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Soka University of America/WRIT101-04 (Spring 2022)

The United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) were constructed to address global crises including poverty, inequality, climate, environmental degradation, and peace and justice. Daisaku Ikeda's 2022 Peace Proposal also addresses the most pressing global issues. Selecting an area of interest from the Peace Proposal and framing it within the SDGs helps you select the Wikipedia article you will edit. Through your contribution of knowledge to the Wikipedia audience, you accelerate progress on the SDGs.

In assigned small groups, conduct a substantive Wikipedia article edit to an important SDG/Peace Proposal-related article.

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.)

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 2
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 4
Art History

Biographies

Books

Chemistry

Cultural Anthropology

Ecology

Environmental Sciences

Films

Genes and Proteins

History

LGBT+ Studies

Linguistics

Medicine

Political Science

Psychology

Science Communication

Sociology

Species

Women's Studies

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 5
Now that you've improved your draft based on the guiding framework, it's time to move your work live - to the &quot;mainspace.&quot;

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

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.

Continue to expand and improve your 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 6
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!

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