Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/West Virginia University, Reed College of Media/WVU Intro to Photojournalism, JRL 220 (Spring 2016)

Spring 2016: As part of our Introduction to Photojournalism students do profiles of notable photographers. Our goal in the Wikipedia portion of the assignment is to improve the articles and increase the number of articles on female and/or people of color photographers. Our focus is on those who have a photojournalism background, but we won't restrict ourselves to photojournalism. This semester's class is taught by Prof. Mary Kay McFarland.

Week 1
Week 1 – Thursday, Jan. 21: In class discussion of project, description of oral presentation and Wikipedia project list of photographers for presentations ''Signup for photographer/editor/video journalist on shared Google Drive Doc. By Jan. 26 (First come, first serve on the Google Signup). Or propose a different photographer/editor/video journalist but they must meet our criteria of notable for Wikipedia and either not have a page, or have a page that’s in need of improvement. ''

Start research once you’ve picked your photographer

Week 2
Week 2 – Tuesday, Jan. 26:

Wikipedia – Class training 1/26/2016 Guest lecturer - Prof. Nancy Andrews

Overview – Why do this? Importance and size of Wikipedia, importance of diversity and our duty to contribute to a more inclusive digital world.

Getting Started:


 * Philosophy &amp; Writing Style
 * Create account
 * Class signup on Wikipedia
 * Training Links / Yes do the exercises
 * Sandbox - some basics
 * Research Tips

C''omplete the training  and exercises. Make a significant start to your sandbox article and research by Feb. 4 before class – (10 pts.)''

Week 3
Week 3 – Thursday, Feb. 4: Due on this day: All students will have completed Wikipedia training, and have a significant start to their sandbox articles. (10 pts.). Assignment: Finish your article in Sandbox for Feb. 11 – (20 pts.)

Week 4
Wikipedia page 1st draft is due Feb. 11. These will be reviewed during the next two weeks and we'll give feedback to each student on further changes, need for more research, improved coding or writing. It is perfectly acceptable to work with other students at this point to further refine each others articles. Final article ready for publication is due for review March 3, 2016.

Week 5
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Week 7
Week 7 – Thursday, March 3 Final Draft of Wikipedia page due by class March 3. Page is then PUBLISHED after review.

Week 8
All is good in the world. Your article has been published. You've added links from other pages to ensure it's not an orphan. You've interacted with other Wikipedians and you are now a published editor on Wikipedia.