Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University at Buffalo/Experiential Learning Wikipedia (Ongoing)

Students will be trained to enhance stubs and start articles related to a topic that interests them. They'll be trained along the way on how to do advanced information literacy searching using open access resources. This two pronged approach will allow them to grapple with their responsibility to conducting an informed and unbiased, scholarly conversation on a global scale.

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.

After creating your account find your sandbox and email me that you have succesfully completed week one. [mailto:%20cat2@undefinedbuffalo.edu cat2@undefinedbuffalo.edu]

Week 2
After completing week two send me an email with your answer to the discussion question. [mailto:%20cat2@undefinedbuffalo.edu cat2@undefinedbuffalo.edu]

Week 3
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


 * Go to the Wikipedia Community Page
 * Scroll down to the &quot;Help Out&quot; section
 * Browse the lists of articles that need help, click &quot;more&quot; to expand the listings
 * Once you find an article you want contribute to you'll need copy it into your sandbox
 * Remember you'll need to add a paragraph around 10 sentences long or 2 paragraphs around 5 sentences each.

You should have two articles you are interested in editing in your sandbox as hyperlinks, you don't need the full article. Just a link and comment on what you'd like to add or fix.

After identifying two articles, copy the sections you'd work on in your sandbox, send me an email answering the discussion question. I will review your sandbox and comment which entry I think would be the best to work on. [mailto:cat2@undefinedbuffalo.edu cat2@undefinedbuffalo.edu]

Week 4
You will be using &quot;open access&quot; sources for your entry. These are websites, journal articles, news articles, and ebooks that are free for anyone to use. This video will help you find those sources.

You have created a bibliography, in your sandbox, of sources you will use to write your contribution.

Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have questions using the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Email me when you have completed your bibliography so I can approve your sources. You should be drafting by the end of ths week. [mailto:cat2@undefinedbuffalo.edu cat2@undefinedbuffalo.edu]

Week 5
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.

At the start of this week you should have a draft of your contribution. You'll consider adding images or video to your entry and end the week finalizing the draft.

Right before you have finished your contribution email me to let me know. Don't upload your work until I've had a chance to comment on it and give you approval. [mailto:cat2@undefinedbuffalo.edu cat2@undefinedbuffalo.edu]

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

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

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.