Wikipedia talk:Education program archive/Lorain County Community College/RSCH 150: Information Research Techniques (Fall 2013 8A)/Timeline

Week 3: Wikipedia essentials, Exploring topics

 * In ANGEL class
 * Introduction to how Wikipedia will be used in the course and Introduction to WISSP

Welcome to Wikipedia (available in print or online from the Wikimedia Foundation), Advice for choosing articles
 * Handouts


 * WISSP Learning Activities
 * Complete the online student orientation. During this training, you will create an account, make edits in a sandbox, and learn the basic rules of Wikipedia.
 * Create a user page, and sign up on the list of students on the course 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.

Week 4: Select article; Wikipedia editing basics

 * In ANGEL class:
 * Searching/Finding sources

Using talk pages, Evaluating Wikipedia article quality, Wikimarkup cheatsheet, How to get help
 * Handouts


 * WISSP Learning Activities:
 * 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.
 * Select an article for WISSP, removing the rest from your user page. Add your article to the class’s course page.

Week 5: Searching and finding sources; Reading/Reviewing Sources

 * In ANGEL class:
 * Evaluating sources


 * Handouts: Identifying Reliable Sources


 * WISSP Learning Activities:
 * Search and find sources to support your WISSP topic
 * Add 1–2 sentences of new information, backed up with a citation to an appropriate source, to your selected Wikipedia article.

Week 6: Continue searching and finding sources; Reading/Reviewing Sources; Begin Sandboxing

 * In ANGEL class:
 * Using sources ethically and legally


 * Handouts: WikipediaReferencing.pdf, Plagiarism, Copyright


 * WISSP Learning Activities:
 * Begin sandboxing sources and summaries for WISSP. Begin drafting expanded article (optional extra credit)

Week 7: Continue Sandboxing Sources and Summaries

 * In ANGEL class:


 * Required consultation with Mrs. Sheetz


 * WISSP Learning Activities:
 * Continue Sandboxing Sources and Summaries
 * Review/Revise Sources and Summaries
 * Draft Expanded Article (optional extra credit)

Week 8: Move to Live Pages

 * Handout: Moving out of your sandbox
 * Move WISSP to Live Talk pages
 * Move Expanded Article to Live Wikipedia page (optional extra credit)
 * Write a reflective essay (2-5 pages)

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