Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/York University/Information and Technology (Winter 2019)

This course introduces students to some of the central questions relevant to ongoing information and communication technology (ICT) scholarship.

Among the assignments in the course, students will be learning about wiki-culture and how to edit. They will contribute 1,000 words in Wikipedia sandboxes. Students are not allowed to edit the mainspace during the semester.

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.

Week 3
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 4
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

Art History

Biographies

Books

Chemistry

Cultural Anthropology

Ecology

Environmental Sciences

Films

Genes and Proteins

History

LGBT+ Studies

Linguistics

Medicine

Political Science

Psychology

Science Communication

Sociology

Species

Women's Studies

Week 9
The images and media files module is optional. Remember, please do not move your work into the encyclopedia until you've spoken with the instructor. For now, work is to remain in your sandbox, please.