Wikipedia talk:Education program archive/Arava Institute for Environmental Studies/Comparative Environmental Law (Spring 2014)/Timeline

Instructor and Ambassadors

 * Instructor: User:Aarf613


 * Campus Ambassadors: User:Dcoetzee


 * Online Ambassadors: User:Dcoetzee

March 24 Wikipedia essentials

 * In class
 * Overview of the course
 * Introduction to the Wikipedia part of the course
 * Campus Ambassador introduces Wikipedia and Wikipedia culture/etiquette
 * Create user accounts, make first edit to an article
 * Create user pages (with link to sandbox page), and experiment with markup and referencing on user sandbox page.
 * Click Enroll button on course page, leave message on talk page of another student with signature ( ~ ).
 * Anatomy of Wikipedia articles, what makes a good article, how to distinguish between good and bad articles.
 * Tips and recommendations for best articles to work on for the class assignments

Wikipedia Assignment #1

 * Due Session 1, March 31th
 * Choose a partner and topic. Submit these by editing the table on the coursepage.
 * You will create new article or expand an existing short article. Some ways to find existing short articles:
 * Go through related articles and make a list of topic ideas make a list of related articles that already exist.
 * Start the online student orientation. During this training, you will create an account, make edits in a sandbox, and learn the basic rules of Wikipedia.
 * Look through these categories and their subcategories: Category:Environment stubs, Category:Start-Class Environment articles.

Wikipedia Assignment #2
Submit outline/starter article Submit by email the names of at least two experts/professionals on the topic of your article. Work with Online Ambassador mentor (TBD) to polish your short starter article.
 * Due April 11th
 * Continue research in preparation for expanding your article.


 * In class
 * Be prepared to discuss your topic ideas in class. You will have an opportunity to discuss your topics with other classmates and pair up with a project partner. Bring some potential sources to class.
 * Begin working on your article in your user sandbox or user sub page.

Wikipedia Assignment #3

 * Due by April 24th
 * Submit outline/starter article
 * Continue research in preparation for expanding your article.
 * Work with Online Ambassador mentor (TBD) to polish your short starter article.
 * Submit by email the names of at least two experts/professionals on the topic of your article.

May 2

 * Article Goes Live!!

Wikipedia Assignment #5

 * Due by May 9
 * Expand your article into an a comprehensive treatment of the topic.
 * Move your sandbox article into Wikipedia's main space (live articles).


 * In class (date to be determined)
 * Campus Ambassador leads open lab/workshop. Be prepared to take advantage of your last in person opportunity to ask questions from and work with our ambassador.
 * Demo: Moving article from sandbox into main space.
 * Uploading images onto Wikipedia articles and introduction to free licenses (see handouts below).
 * Q&A session.


 * Due by May 9
 * Peer-review and copy-edit another team's articles.
 * Respond to any feedback on talk page. Indicate whether it was helpful, discuss any unclear points, and collaborate with your reviewer(s) to revise the article.
 * Prepare for in-class presentation about your Wikipedia-editing experiences and the content of your article.
 * In class
 * On your article's talk page, suggest two experts in the field (not necessarily Wikipedia users) who you believe would be well equipped to review your article, with a link to their homepage and/or their e-mail address.

Wikipedia Assignment #6
Contact two experts to request their review of your article.
 * Due by May 16

Wikipedia Assignment #7
Final Article Due.
 * Due by May 23

Wikipedia Assignment #8

 * Due by May 63

Presentation to class on your topic.

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Articles
This table will list each article that a student is working on, and which other students will be peer reviewers for the article. I have included a table with some of the projects from the 2011 and 2012 courses as examples.

Student Teams
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Some Article Topics and Student Teams From Previous Classes

 * Milestone
 * Students have finished all their work on Wikipedia that will be considered for grading, and have submitted reflective essays.

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