Wikipedia talk:Education program archive/University of Massachusetts Amherst/Race, Gender and the Sitcom (Fall 2014)/Timeline

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Week 4: Wikipedia essentials

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


 * Assignment (due week 4)
 * 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.

Week 6: Editing basics

 * In class
 * Basics of editing
 * 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 (due week 6)
 * Complete the online training for students.
 * Create a user page, and sign up on the list of students on the course page.
 * 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.


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

Week 8:Preliminary Draft Due

 * In class
 * Handouts: How to get help
 * Assignments (due week 8:
 * Submit preliminary draft on Moodle

Week 10: Working on Articles in Sandbox

 * Work on Wikipedia articles in Sandbox


 * 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.

Week 11-12: Working on Articles in Sandbox

 * More Working on Wikipedia articles in Sandbox

Week 13: Working on Articles in Sandbox

 * Assignments (due week 13)
 * Add final touches to your Wikipedia article. As for feedback from fellow students!
 * "Wikify" your articles: Link to each other's articles!

Week 14: Due date
You made it!


 * Milestone
 * Students have finished all their work on Wikipedia that will be considered for grading.

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