Wikipedia talk:Education program archive/University of Baltimore/IDIS 497: Interdisciplinary Studies Portfolio (Spring 2014)/Timeline

Tips on finding the best articles to work on for class assignments

 * Wikipedia project pages: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Council/Directory
 * Recently formed project on art and feminism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/ArtAndFeminism_2014#Suggested_Topics
 * Maryland project: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Maryland
 * List of requested articles: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WPRA
 * Wikipedia Stub articles: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Stub_sorting/Stub_types
 * Maryland Stub articles: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Maryland_stubs
 * Handouts: Advice for choosing articles

Helpful Online Handouts

 * Helpful Handouts:
 * Using talk pages
 * Evaluating Wikipedia article quality
 * Wikimarkup cheatsheet
 * How to get help
 * Uploading images

Due: Feb 10/12: Wikipedia essentials

 * Introduction to Wikipedia
 * Handout: Welcome to Wikipedia (available in print or online from the Wikimedia Foundation)

Due: Feb 17/19

 * 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.
 * List 3–5 general topics on your Wikipedia user page upon which you might work

Due Feb 24/26

 * Reading: Evaluating Wikipedia article quality
 * Critically evaluate an existing Wikipedia article related to the class
 * Leave suggestions for improving it on the article’s talk page.


 * Research and list 3–5 specific articles on your Wikipedia user page that you will consider working on as your main project. Ask your instructor for comment.

Due March 3/5

 * Readings: Referencing for Beginners and Avoiding Plagiarism
 * Add 1–2 sentences of new information, backed up with a citation to an appropriate source, to a Wikipedia article related to your area of interest.


 * Write a proposal for the Wikipedia article you wish to edit. The proposal should include a description of your three areas of study for your IDIS degree, an explanation of why the general topic interests you and why you want to work on the specific article you chose.

Due Marrch 10/12

 * 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.

Due March 24/26

 * 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.

Due March 31/April 2

 * Peer Review entries from two classmates

Due Aprl 7/9

 * Handout: Moving out of your sandbox
 * Move sandbox articles into main space.
 * Begin expanding your article into a comprehensive treatment of the topic.


 * Optional: For new articles or qualifying expansions of stubs, compose a one-sentence “hook,” nominate it for “Did you know,” and monitor the nomination for any issues identified by other editors.

Due April 14/16

 * Post expanded version of your article It should be a comprehensive treatment of tyour topic.


 * Assignments (due week 10)
 * Peer review two of your classmates' articles. Leave suggestions on the article talk pages.
 * Copy-edit the two reviewed articles.


 * Milestone
 * All articles have been reviewed by others. All students have reviewed articles by their classmates.

Due April 21/23

 * Peer review and copyedit two of your classmates’ articles

Due April 28/20
Make edits on your wikipedia article based on feedback from fellow students and other Wikipedia users.

Due May 5/7
In class
 * Students give in-class presentations about their experiences editing Wikipedia.
 * Open discussion of the concepts of neutrality, media literacy, and the impact and limits of Wikipedia.

Due May 19

 * Write a reflective essay on the work you have done for this class this semester and your overall experience in the IDIS program

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