Wikipedia talk:Education program archive/Davidson College/Issues in Psychology section C (2013 Q1)/Timeline

Timeline

 * Complete student training by 3/28
 * Topics declared by 4/11
 * Move work to main space (content evaluated) by 4/25
 * Peer reviews (each student does two) by 5/2
 * "Final" wikipedia article & reflective essay by 5/13

Getting Started: Wikipedia essentials

 * Introduction to how Wikipedia will be used in the course
 * Handout: Welcome to Wikipedia (available in print or online from the Wikimedia Foundation)


 * Assignment
 * 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.

Editing basics

 * 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, Evaluating Wikipedia article quality, Wikimarkup cheatsheet
 * Assignments
 * To practice editing and communicating on Wikipedia, introduce yourself to any Wikipedians helping your class (such as a Wikipedia Ambassador), and leave a message for a classmate on their user talk page.

Exploring the topic area

 * Handouts: Advice for choosing articles and How to get help
 * Critically evaluate an existing Wikipedia article related to the class, and leave suggestions for improving it on the article’s talk page.
 * Research and list 3–5 articles on your Wikipedia user page that you will consider working on as your main project. Ask your instructor for comment.

Using sources

 * Handouts: “Referencing on Wikipedia” and “Understanding Wikipedia’s copyright policy”
 * Add 1–2 sentences of new information, backed up with a citation to an appropriate source, to a Wikipedia article related to the class.

Choosing articles

 * Discuss the range of topics students will be working on and strategies for researching and writing about them.
 * Select an article to work on, removing the rest from your user page. Add your article to the class’s course page.
 * Compile a bibliography of relevant research and post it to the talk page of the article you are working on. Begin reading the sources.

Drafting starter articles

 * If you are starting a new article, write a 3–4 paragraph summary version of your article—with citations—in your Wikipedia sandbox. If you are improving an existing article, write a summary version reflecting the content the article will have after it's been improved, and post this along with a brief description of your plans on the article’s talk page.
 * Begin working with classmates and other editors to polish your short starter article and fix any major issues.
 * Continue research in preparation for expanding your article.

Moving articles to the main space

 * Handout: Moving out of your sandbox

Building articles

 * Handouts: “Uploading images” and “Evaluating Wikipedia article quality”

Getting and giving feedback

 * Select two classmates’ articles that you will peer review and copy-edit. (You don’t need to start reviewing yet.)

Responding to feedback

 * Make edits to your article based on peers’ feedback.
 * Add final touches to your Wikipedia article.
 * Write a reflective essay (2-5 pages) on your Wikipedia contributions.

Summing it up
You made it!
 * Students have finished all their work on Wikipedia that will be considered for grading, and have submitted reflective essays.

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