Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Alberta, Augustana Campus/Psychology of Language (Fall 2015)

The central goal of this course is to develop a understanding of language as an integral aspect of human behaviour. Although language is something we use every day, it is rarely the focus of our attention. The course will cover the basics of human language from the perspective of cognitive psychology including: the structure of language, speech production and speech comprehension. In particular the course will focus on how children learn to read, a particularly complex psycholinguistic task.

Week 1
Read the following: * Welcome to Wikipedia [WP:WELCOME] * Wikipedia: Five Pillars [WP:5P]

  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: Using Talk Pages, Evaluating Wikipedia

Week 2
Do the following: * Create an account and then complete the online training for students. 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 on the user talk page of one of your classmates, who should also be enrolled in the table at the bottom of the 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. * Be prepared to discuss some of your observations about Wikipedia articles your topic area that are missing or could use improvement.

Resources: Online Training for Students Handouts: Choosing an article

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

Week 3
<ul> <li> Be prepared to explain close paraphrasing, plagiarism, and copyright violations on Wikipedia. </li> <li> Discuss the topics students will be working on, and determine strategies for researching and writing about them. </li> <li> Review primary and tertiary sources and their distinctive roles in the Wikipedia environment. </li> </ul>

Handouts: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Citing_your_sources.pdf">Citing Sources</a> and <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Avoiding_plagiarism.pdf">Avoid Plagiarism</a>

<ul> <li> List 2-3 articles you are considering working on for your assignment by Sept 21 </li> </ul>

<ul> <li> Choose an article for revision by Sept 25 and indicate your choice on your talk page </li> <li> Add 1–2 sentences of new information, backed up with a citation to an appropriate source, to a Wikipedia article related to the class. </li> </ul>

Week 4
<ul> <li> Select a classmates’ article that you will peer review and copyedit. On the table at the bottom of this course page, add your username next to the article you will peer review. (You don’t need to start reviewing yet.) </li> <li> Create a detailed outline reflecting the proposed changes to your own article, and post this for community feedback, along with a brief description of your plans and proposed sources, on the article’s talk page. Make sure to check back on the talk page often and engage with any responses. </li> <li> Begin reading the sources. Make sure to check in on the talk page (or watchlist) to see if anyone has advice on your bibliography. </li> <li> Begin your revisions to the article in your sandbox. </li> </ul>

Week 5
<ul> <li> Select a classmates’ article that you will peer review and copyedit. On the table at the bottom of this course page, add your username next to the article you will peer review. (You don’t need to start reviewing yet.) </li> </ul>

<ul> <li> Expand your article into an initial draft of a comprehensive treatment of the topic. </li> <li> Move your article out of the sandbox onto the main page. </li> </ul>

Consider whether your article is appropriate for Did You Know submission. [WP:DYK]

Handouts: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Classroom_handout_-_moving_out_of_your_sandbox.pdf">Moving out of your sandbox</a>

Week 6
<ul> <li> Peer review one of your classmates’ articles. Leave suggestions on the article talk page. </li> <li> Copy-edit the reviewed article. </li> </ul>

<ul> <li> Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed. </li> </ul>

Week 7
<ul> <li> 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. </li> <li> Return to your classmates' articles you previously reviewed, and provide more suggestions for further improvement. If there is a disagreement, suggest a compromise. </li> </ul>

Week 8
<ul> <li> Students give in-class presentations about their experiences editing Wikipedia. Due Oct 30 </li> </ul>

<ul> <li> 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. </li> <li> Monitor your article and its talk page and respond to edits, revisions or suggestions. </li> <li> Edit your own work and comment on that of your peers. </li> </ul>

Week 9
Your completed revisions will be graded as of midnight Nov. 2. I will base your grade on the Good Article criteria. [WP:GA]

Week 10
<ul> <li> Continue monitoring your article, and its talk page. Respond and refine as appropriate. </li> <li> Consider Good Article submission </li> <li> consider your a reflective essay (3 pages) on your Wikipedia contributions and on the experience of writing for the public. i. What did you learn about accessing and evaluating academic resources in general? ii. What did you learn about Wikipedia? iii. What did you learn about writing for the public? iv. What did you learn about your own writing skills? v. Is there anything I need to know about this assignment </li> </ul>

Handout: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Polishing_your_articles.pdf">Polishing your article</a>

Week 11
<ul> <li> Add final touches to your Wikipedia article. </li> <li> Submit your completed article, and diffs. Here I will grade based on your work to polish and refine your article in November (including my GA commentary) </li> </ul>

• Submit your reflection An effective reflection reviews learning experience in depth to reveal significantly changed perspectives, which provide foundation for expanded knowledge, growth, and maturity over time. (AAC&amp;U VALUE rubric)


 * All students have completed and submitted all work on their Wikipedia article.