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Timeline summary

 * 1) Timeline
 * 2) April 8: Wikipedia essentials and background
 * 3) April 13: Editing basics
 * 4) April 22: Choosing articles
 * 5) April 27, 29, May 4, 6: Contributing
 * 6) Student Wiki Editing Assignment and reflective essay due in Humanities 320 on May 11 by 2:300 (final exam time)

April 8: Wikipedia essentials

 * In class
 * Overview and discussion of Wiki assignment
 * Create a User page
 * Enroll on our Course Wiki Page by selecting the "enroll" button on the top left of the page. Our Course Wiki Page is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Education_Program:California_State_University,_Fullerton/Gender_and_Technoculture_%28Fall_2014%29&action=purge

April 13: Editing basics

 * In class
 * Basics of editing. Go through the "Training For Students" tutorial here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Training/For_students During this training, you will make edits in a sandbox and learn the basic rules of Wikipedia.
 * Anatomy of Wikipedia articles, what makes a good article, how to distinguish between good and bad articles
 * Tips on finding the best articles to work on for class assignments
 * Handouts: Using Talk Pages handout


 * Milestone:
 * All students have Wikipedia user accounts and are listed on the course page.

April 22: Choosing articles

 * In class
 * Select an article or articles that demonstrate gender, racial, heterosexual or Western bias to work on. You may choose an article from Wikipedia: WikiProject Countering systemic bias/open tasks or, you may choose an article on your own.
 * Get approval from Prof Dalton Hird for your Wiki editing project (NOTE: this is important!!!)
 * Compile a bibliography of relevant research and post it to the talk page of the article(s) you are working on. Begin reading the sources.
 * Handouts: Citing sources on Wikipedia and Avoiding plagiarism on Wikipedia

April 27, 29, May 4, 6: Contributing

 * In class
 * Wiki editing together!
 * Share experiences and discuss problems.
 * Discuss reflective essay (2-5 pages) on your Wikipedia contributions.