Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/The College of William and Mary/Greek Art and Archaeology (Fall)

Introductory survey course of ancient Greek art and archaeology

Week 1
Welcome to your Wikipedia project's course timeline. This page will guide you through the Wikipedia project for your course. Be sure to check with your instructor to see if there are other pages you should be following as well.

This page breaks down writing a Wikipedia article into a series of steps, or milestones. These steps include online trainings to help you get started on Wikipedia.

Your course has also been assigned a Wikipedia Content Expert. Check your Talk page for notes from them. You can also reach them through the &quot;Get Help&quot; button on this page.

To get started, please review the following handouts:


 * Editing Wikipedia pages 1–5
 * Evaluating Wikipedia

Week 2

 * Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you. (To avoid hitting Wikipedia's account creation limits, this is best done outside of class. Only 6 new accounts may be created per day from the same IP address.)
 * It's time to dive into Wikipedia. Below, you'll find the first set of online trainings you'll need to take. New modules will appear on this timeline as you get to new milestones. Be sure to check back and complete them! Incomplete trainings will be reflected in your grade.
 * When you finish the trainings, practice by introducing yourself to a classmate in your group on that classmate’s Talk page.

By this week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account

Week 3
It's time to think critically about Wikipedia articles. You'll evaluate a Wikipedia article related to the course and leave suggestions for improving it on the article's Talk page.


 * Complete the &quot;Evaluating Articles and Sources&quot; training (linked below).
 * Choose an article on Wikipedia related to your course to read and evaluate. As you read, consider the following questions (but don't feel limited to these):
 * Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?
 * Is the article neutral? Are there any claims that appear biased toward a particular position?
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented or underrepresented?
 * Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article?
 * Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?
 * Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?
 * Check out the Talk page of the article. What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Week 4

 * Teaching Fellows will create a Sandbox space that everyone in the group will share. Each person should link to that shared Sandbox from their own Sandbox page.
 * Wikipedia doesn't allow multiple people to edit from different devices at the same time. If you're working together in person, one person should add the work to the Sandbox. If you are all working independently, make small edits and save often to avoid &quot;editing conflicts&quot; with classmates. Make sure that you're logged in under your own Wikipedia account while editing in your classmate's sandbox to ensure your edits are recorded.
 * Don't create a group account for your project. Group accounts are prohibited.
 * Don't create a group account for your project. Group accounts are prohibited.

Week 5

 * What different types of sources can be used?  What's the difference between primary and secondary sources?
 * What is the difference between a copyright violation and plagiarism?
 * What are some good techniques to avoid close paraphrasing and plagiarism?

Familiarize yourself with editing Wikipedia by adding a citation to an article. There are two ways you can do this:


 * Add 1-2 sentences to a course-related article, and cite that statement to a reliable source, as you learned in the online training.
 * The Citation Hunt tool shows unreferenced statements from articles. First, evaluate whether the statement in question is true! An uncited statement could just be lacking a reference or it could be inaccurate or misleading. Reliable sources on the subject will help you choose whether to add it or correct the statement.

Week 6

 * Review page 6 of your Editing Wikipedia guidebook.
 * Look up 3-5 potential topics related to your group's theme that you might want to write about.  Make sure you will not be duplicating a page that already exists.
 * Choose 2-3 potential article topics from that list that you are most interested in and post the list and your notes in your sandbox.
 * Finally, present your choices to your Teaching Fellow for feedback.

Week 7

 * On the Students tab, assign your chosen topic to yourself.
 * In your sandbox, write a few sentences about what your article will contribute to your group's theme.
 * Compile a list of relevant, reliable books, journal articles, or other sources. Post that bibliography in your sandbox. Make sure to check in to see if anyone has advice on your bibliography.

You've picked a topic and found your sources. Now it's time to start writing.

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 * Write an outline of that topic in the form of a standard Wikipedia article's &quot;lead section.&quot; Write it in your sandbox.
 * A &quot;lead&quot; section is not a traditional introduction. It should summarize, very briefly, what the rest of the article will say in detail. The first paragraph should include important, broad facts about the subject. A good example is Ada Lovelace. See Editing Wikipedia page 9 for more ideas.

Keep reading your sources, too, as you prepare to write the body of the article.

Resources: Editing Wikipedia pages 7–9

Week 8
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 9

 * Keep working on transforming your article into a complete first draft. Get draft ready for peer-review.
 * If you'd like a Content Expert to review your draft, now is the time! Click the &quot;Get Help&quot; button in your sandbox to request notes.

Week 10

 * First, take the &quot;Peer Review&quot; online training.
 * Select a classmate’s article (in your group) that you will peer review and copyedit. On our class Piazza page, find the article that you want to review and assign it to yourself to review.  Everyone's article needs to be reviewed, so this will be on a first come, first served basis.
 * Peer review your classmate's draft on Wikipedia. Leave suggestions on the Talk page of the article, or sandbox, that your fellow student is working on. Other editors may be reviewing your work, so look for their comments! Be sure to acknowledge feedback.
 * As you review, make spelling, grammar, and other adjustments. Pay attention to the tone of the article. Is it encyclopedic?
 * Think about how the article will contribute to your group's topic.  Does it relate to the theme?

Week 11
You probably have some feedback from other students and possibly other Wikipedians. It's time to work with that feedback to improve your article!


 * Read Editing Wikipedia pages 12 and 14.
 * Return to your draft and think about the suggestions. Decide which ones to start implementing. Reach out to your Teaching Fellow if you have any questions.

Do additional research and writing to make further improvements to your article, based on suggestions and your own critique.


 * Read Editing Wikipedia page 12 to see how to create links from your article to others, and from other articles to your own. Try to link to 3–5 articles, and link to your article from 2–3 other articles.
 * Consider adding an image to your article. Wikipedia has strict rules about what media can be added, so make sure to take the 'Contributing Images and Media Files' training before you upload an image.

Week 12
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

Week 13
Continue to expand and improve your work, and format your article to match Wikipedia's tone and standards.

Once you've made improvements to your article based on peer review feedback, it's time to move your work to Wikipedia proper - the &quot;mainspace.&quot;

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 * Read Editing Wikipedia page 13, and follow those steps to move your article from your Sandbox to Mainspace.
 * You can also review the Sandboxes and Mainspace online training.

Week 14
It's the final week to develop your article.


 * Read Editing Wikipedia page 15 to review a final check-list before completing your assignment.

Week 15
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia and be ready for grading.


 * Prepare for an in-class presentation about your Wikipedia editing experience.

Present about your Wikipedia project experience.

Consider the following questions as you reflect on your Wikipedia assignment:


 * Critiquing articles: What did you learn during the article evaluation? How did you approach critiquing the article you selected for this assignment? How did you decide what to add to your chosen article?
 * Summarizing your contributions: Why is your article a valuable addition to the theme? How does your article compare to earlier versions?
 * Peer Review: What did you contribute in your review of your peer's article? What did your peers recommend you change on your article?
 * Feedback: Did you receive feedback from other Wikipedia editors, and if so, how did you respond to and handle that feedback?
 * Wikipedia generally: What did you learn from contributing to Wikipedia? How can Wikipedia be used to improve public understanding of our field/your topic? Why is this important?