Wikipedia talk:Education program archive/University of Hull/Interaction, Experience & Engagement (2014)/Timeline

Session 1: Wikipedia essentials and editing basics

 * In the lab
 * Introduction to how Wikipedia will be used in the course
 * Handouts: Welcome to Wikipedia (available in print or online) + Using talk pages + Wikimarkup cheatsheet
 * Basics of editing (see Wiki Markup Cheat Sheet)
 * Create a user page, and sign up on the list of students on the course page.
 * Practice editing and communicating on Wikipedia, introduce yourself to any Wikipedians helping your class, and leave a message for a classmate on their user talk page.
 * Discuss the range of topics students will be working on and strategies for researching and writing about them.
 * Finding the best articles to work on for class assignment (see Advice for choosing articles) aka DOs and DON'Ts


 * Milestone (before end of this session):
 * All students have Wikipedia user accounts and are listed on the course page.


 * Homework (due by session 2)
 * Make sure your User Page captures as much information about you as a Wikipedia editor and your interests in the topic about which you'll be contributing during this course.
 * Indicate which article you're going to be working on for this course on your talk page. List an alternative article title in case there's any reason you can't work on the first one you pick.
 * OPTIONAL: Add 1–2 sentences of new information, backed up with a citation to an appropriate source, to a Wikipedia article related to the class. BE BOLD!

'''*If you miss the lab session the online student orientation. During this training, you will create an account, make edits in a sandbox, and learn the basic rules of Wikipedia.'''

Content to consider
We are looking at two areas of interest, related to two anniversaries: 100 years since the start of World War I and 20 years since the first Digital Arts Festival in the UK.

1. Raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby and associated topics, such as:
 * HMS Lynx
 * HMS Hardy
 * Scarborough Maritime Heritage Centre
 * (see also: Portal:World War I)

2. Lovebytes and associated topics, such as:
 * Showroom Cinema, Sheffield
 * Site Gallery
 * Alva Noto
 * (see also: Sheffield Doc/Fest)

Session 2: Exploring the topic area and using sources

 * Online Handouts:
 * Evaluating Wikipedia article quality
 * How to get help
 * Referencing on Wikipedia + Wikipedia’s copyright policy
 * FAQ for Contributors
 * See also Toni Sant's Simplified Help


 * In the lab
 * Add your article to the class’s course page (if you haven't already done so).
 * Anatomy of Wikipedia articles, what makes a good article, how to distinguish between good and bad articles
 * How to assess an article and improve it (4:22 video)
 * Communicating with other Wikipedians (using Template:Talkback)
 * Preliminary work on your contributions (ask a question at the Teahouse)
 * Employ constructive editing
 * REMEMBER TO ADD:

Managing and enhancing your contributions

 * Devising a strategy for your article (i.e. establishing Notability) - are there any pages that (should) link to your article? Do they?
 * Verifiability
 * Wikipedia Citation Tool for Google Books
 * Manual_of_Style


 * Milestone (before the end of this session)
 * All students have started editing articles in individual sandboxes or drafts on specific talk pages.


 * Homework (due by session 3)
 * Compile a bibliography of relevant research on your user page. Begin reading the sources.
 * 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, including any relevant references you have found and plan to use.

Session 3: Editing Wikipedia

 * In the lab
 * Continue research in preparation for expanding your article.
 * Citation/References (see PDF handout)
 * Work with classmates and other editors to polish your article and fix any major issues.
 * As a group, students offer suggestions for improving one or two of the students' articles, setting the example for what is expected from a solid encyclopedia article.
 * Peer review your classmates' articles, within the same general topic you're working on. Leave suggestions on the article talk pages and/or their personal user pages, as appropriate.
 * Refining your contribution -- see:
 * Cross-linking
 * Use of categories
 * Uploading Images to Wikipedia


 * Milestone (before the end of this session)
 * All students are editing articles on Wikipedia.

Session 4: Class presentations

 * In class
 * Students give in-class presentations about their experiences editing Wikipedia.


 * Assignments (due by this session)
 * Add final touches to your Wikipedia article/s.
 * Write a reflective statement on your Wikipedia experience pulling together all your contributions and engagements. Your reflective statement should be placed on your own userpage.
 * Prepare presentation for assessment.

Preparing your presentation
The purpose of the presentation is to give you an opportunity to tell us (the markers) about your work on the Wikipedia assignment during the previous weeks.

Keeping in mind that the quality of your presentation is worth only 10% of the mark for this assessment, your presentation should aim to cover the following elements mentioned in the assessment criteria below.

The sequence of presentations will be determined ahead of the session. However, please arrive early to load up your PowerPoint slides (if any) to the iMac in PS3 ahead of the start of the first presentation so that the flow of proceedings is not interrupted once the presentations start.

The presentations will be delivered to the rest of the students in the class, as well as the marking tutors.


 * Milestone
 * Students have finished all their work on Wikipedia that will be considered for grading, and have submitted reflective essays.

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