Wikipedia talk:Education program archive/Ball State University/Introduction to Digital Literacies (2013 Q1)/Timeline

Week 6 (1): Feb 14

 * Introduce concept of collaborative research and Wikipedia environment
 * Wikipedia essentials for participation&mdash;the Five Pillars
 * Article nature and quality
 * Browsing articles, history, and talk pages
 * Rhetorical interactions, community discussions
 * Begin topic search: Categories, Projects, Portals, Stubs
 * Resources: The "Rules"; Notability
 * Assignment for Feb 19: Continue Student Orientation: Editing; set up account
 * Resources
 * Editing; Sandboxes; Portals; Stubs; Projects; The Missing Manual

Week 7 (2): Feb 19-21

 * Finalizing user accounts and sandboxes
 * Group formation; Topic research and development; Pathfinders
 * Editing practice; Markup and formatting commands
 * Review of prior 213 class articles
 * Assignment: Explore potential topics, post in Pathfinder’s sandbox page by Feb 21 (see course schedule)

Week 8 (3): Feb 26-28

 * Develop topic, explore content
 * Select topic proposal for review by Online Ambassador
 * Assignment: Pathfinders coordinate topic revision with OA; divide responsibilities within groups

Week 9 (4): Mar 12-14

 * Finalize topic and group responsibilities
 * Ongoing work—research and article development
 * Pathfinders post overview of article intentions in Talk pages (where applicable)
 * Assignment: Begin to draft articles in sandboxes (each group will decide details)

Week 10 (5): Mar 19-21

 * Draft articles must be ready in sandboxes by end of class Mar 21
 * Pathfinders request additional comments from OA

Week 11 (6): Mar 26-28

 * Checking and verification of references and proper use of source language (plagiarism avoidance)
 * Move article to Wikipedia as ready (with help from OA if needed)
 * Reflective memo due to instructor by Mon Apr 1, 11:59 pm

Week 12 and on into the future

 * All groups monitor status of articles--answer questions, explain articles on talk pages if necessary
 * Follow up article status; apply to “Featured article” or “Did you know?” if appropriate; help may be requested from OA
 * "Watch" your article and whenever you log into Wikipedia check out what's happening to it

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