Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/UC Berkeley/Carbon Capture and Sequestration (Spring 2016)

Introduction to Carbon Capture and Sequestration: climate and energy, carbon economics and policy, separations by absorption, adsorption, and membranes, geology of carbon dioxide storage, geoengineering and other carbon dioxide removal strategies

Week 1
On your own, review


 * Basics of editing
 * Anatomy of Wikipedia articles, what makes a good article, how to distinguish between good and bad articles
 * Collaborating and engaging with the Wiki editing community
 * Tips on finding the best articles to work on for class assignments

Handouts: Editing Wikipedia , Evaluating Wikipedia, [http://wikiedu.org/evaluatingwikipedia ]


 * Create an account and join this course page.
 * Complete the three introductory training modules. During this training, you will make edits in a sandbox and learn the basic rules of Wikipedia.
 * Create a User page.
 * To practice editing and communicating on Wikipedia, introduce yourself to another student on their user talk page.
 * Explore topics related to your topic area to get a feel for how Wikipedia is organized. What areas seem to be missing? As you explore, make a mental note of articles that seem like good candidates for improvement.

All students have Wikipedia user accounts and are listed on the course page.

Week 2

 * Review these handouts on your own:

Handouts:  and

Supplementary training: Sources and Citations Supplementary training: Sandboxes and Mainspace


 * Research and list 3–5 articles on your Wikipedia user page that you will consider working on as your main project. Look at the talk page for existing topics for a sense of who else is working on it and what they're doing.
 * Finalize your topic selection and create a one-paragraph to one-page description of what you plan to contribute to the topic. Add your topic on the course page.
 * Compile a bibliography of relevant, reliable sources and post it to the talk page of the article you are working on. Begin reading the sources. Make sure to check in on the talk page (or watchlist) to see if anyone has advice on your bibliography.

Week 3

 * If you are starting a new article, write an outline of the topic in the form of a standard Wikipedia lead section of 3–4 paragraphs in your sandbox. Wikipedia articles use &quot;summary style&quot;, in which the lead section provides a balanced summary of the entire body of the article, with the first sentence serving to define the topic and place it in context. The lead section should summarize, very briefly, each of the main aspects of the topic that will be covered in detail in the rest of the article. If you are improving an existing article, draft a new lead section reflecting your proposed changes, and post this along with a brief description of your plans on the article’s talk page. Make sure to check that page often to gather any feedback the community might provide.
 * Work with your team and other editors to polish your lead section and fix any major issues.
 * Continue research in preparation for writing the body of the article.

All students have started editing articles or drafts on Wikipedia.


 * Move your sandbox articles into main space.
 * If you are expanding an existing article, copy your edit into the article. If you are making many small edits, save after each edit before you make the next one. Do NOT paste over the entire existing article, or large sections of the existing article.
 * If you are creating a new article, do NOT copy and paste your text, or there will be no record of your work history. Follow the instructions in the &quot;Moving out of your sandbox&quot; handout.


 * A general reminder: Don't panic if your contribution disappears, and don't try to force it back in.
 * Check to see if there is an explanation of the edit on the article's talk page. If not, (politely) ask why it was removed.
 * Contact your instructor or Wikipedia Content Expert and let them know


 * Begin expanding your article into a comprehensive treatment of the topic.

Handout: [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moving_out_of_your_sandbox.pdf Moving out of your Sandbox ]

Week 4

 * Demo uploading images and adding images to articles.
 * Share experiences and discuss problems.

Resources: Illustrating Wikipedia and [http://wikiedu.org/evaluatingwikipedia Evaluating Wikipedia ]


 * Expand your article into a complete first draft.


 * As a group, offer suggestions for improving one or two other group's articles, based on your ideas of what makes a solid encyclopedia article.

Supplementary training: Peer Review

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


 * Make edits to your article based on peers’ feedback. If you disagree with a suggestion, use talk pages to politely discuss and come to a consensus on your edit.


 * Do additional research and writing to make further improvements to your article, based on your classmates' suggestions and any additional areas for improvement you can identify.

Week 5

 * You will give an in-class presentation about your topic on either May 3 or May 5. You will evaluate your peers' presentations.  Attendance this week is mandatory.


 * Add final touches to your Wikipedia article.

Handout: [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Polishing_your_articles.pdf Polishing your article ]

Students have finished all their work on Wikipedia that will be considered for grading.