Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Rhode Island/Digital Authorship 2022 (Spring)

We're applying what we are learning about digital authorship and copyright to a hands-on, minds-on collaborative and creative project contributes new content to Wikipedia.

Week 10
You will be creating visual content for Wikipedia, one of the largest online repositories of media files. Built from the works shared by thousands of volunteers, the Wikipedia Commons hosts educational images, videos, and audio files that are used by Wikipedia and the other projects of the nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation.

All of the works on Commons are under a “free license.” That means they can be used and shared by anyone, for free, just by following the license rules – usually by giving credit to the author and preserving the license so that others can re-share the work as well.

In this assignment, you will impove a Wikipedia entry of your choice by creating and sharing at least 1 image/media files.  When your original work is posted to Wikipedia, it may be used by other educational websites, news media, bloggers, artists, filmmakers, students, teachers, and many others.

We'll complete our collaborative work using this Dashboard, which is provided by WikiEdu, the part of Wikipedia that supports the educational use of Wikipedia.

We have access to a Wikipedia Expert who will answer any questions we have. 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

Explore Wikipedia and begin brainstorming how you might be able to add value by contributing an original photo, video or sound file, or illustration. Explore topics that interest you and topics where you have some knowledge, experience, and expertise.


 * Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you.
 * It's time to dive into Wikipedia. Take time to complete the two training for this week to understand how Wikipedia editing works.

Continue exploring Wikipedia  and begin brainstorming how you might be able to add value by contributing an original photo, video or sound file, or illustration. Explore topics that interest you and topics where you have some knowledge, experience, and expertise.

Week 11
Create a photos, illustrations, or  video/audio to add to 1 or more Wikipedia articles of your choice.


 * Take time to complete the short modules to learn how to contribute image files and media files.
 * When you're ready to start creating image content, remember to follow Wikipedia's policies. Never grab images you find through an image search, or those found on Instagram, Tumblr, Reddit, Imgur, or even so-called &quot;Free image&quot; or &quot;free stock photo&quot; websites.
 * Create and upload an original photo, illustration, or video/audio to add new knowledge to the global Wikipedia community. 
 * Don't merely upload an image to Wikipedia. Instead, upload it to Wikipedia's sister site for images, Wikimedia Commons. For instructions, read the Illustrating Wikipedia handbook.

Week 12
We share our creative work and reflect on the process of learning about Wikipedia as we consider how copyright laws shape new forms of digital authorship. We'll use the Pathwright LMS for Digital Authorship to write and comment on this unique learning experience.