Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/U of Washington/Astro482 Spring 2019 (Spring quarter)

The course covers various aspects of scientific writing and editing, including journal articles and an article for the public in our Observatory Newsletter. To compare different editing styles, I have them find and edit a scientific wikipedia article that needs more work.

Week 1
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.)

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

Exercise
Edit an article

Exercise
Add a citation