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Tuesday, 15 February 2022 | Thursday, 17 February 2022
Week 6
Course meetings
Tuesday, 22 February 2022 | Thursday, 24 February 2022
In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia assignment
Welcome to your Wikipedia assignment's course timeline. This page guides you through the steps you'll need to complete for your Wikipedia assignment, with links to training modules and your classmates' work spaces.
Your course has been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. You can reach them through the Get Help button at the top of this page.
Read:
Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5 (you also got a paper copy of this in class on Tues.)
Assignment - Get started on Wikipedia
To do:
Join this course page using the enrollment link your instructor sent you (if you can see this, you did it!)
Create a wikipedia account off campus. If you can't do this off campus, let Prof. Goguen know! To prevent spammers, Wikipedia puts a limit on how many people can create a new account in the same place in the same day. So you all won't be able to create an account on campus in the same day.
Check out the training modules "Wikipedia Policies" and "Sandboxes, Talk Pages, and Watch Lists"
In class - Thinking about Wikipedia
Milestones
By Sunday, Feb 27th, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Week 7
Course meetings
Tuesday, 1 March 2022 | Thursday, 3 March 2022
In class - Discussion
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
Assignment - Copyedit an article
Week 8
Course meetings
Tuesday, 8 March 2022 | Thursday, 10 March 2022
Assignment - Translate an Article
If you wish to, your project for the Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon can be translating articles into different languages. Check out this training module if you're interested in doing that.
Now's the time to revisit your text and refine your work. You may do more research and find missing information; rewrite the lead section to represent all major points; reorganize the text to communicate the information better; or add images and other media.
Assignment - Polish your work
Continue to expand and improve your work, and format your article to match Wikipedia's tone and standards. Remember to contact your Wikipedia Expert at any time if you need further help!
Assignment - Final article
It's the final week to develop your article.
Read
Editing Wikipedia page 15 to review a final check-list before completing your assignment.
Don't forget that you can ask for help from your Wikipedia Expert at any time!
Assignment - Reflective essay
Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.