User:Pbsouthwood/Test

Course name: Test

Institution: N/A

Instructor: Pbsouthwood

Subject: Marine biology

Course dates: 2015-03-10 – 2015-04-10

Approximate number of student editors: 10

Find marine taxa known from the coastal waters of the Cape Peninsuls which do not yet have a Wikipedia article and choose five options which you would like to create.
Create stubs for these five taxa with references supporting their presence in the region and a taxobox with references supporting the current validity of the name.
Create a lead section and outline headers appropriate to the subject for each article.
Choose at least one article out of your five for which you have suitable images and add the images. Where possible include an image in the taxobox.
Choose one article and add a field description, worldwide distribution (as far as applicable), habitat and other ecological information to the level of a C-class article or better (find out what a C-class article is from Wikipedia)

Timeline

Week 1 : Wikipedia essentials

In class

Overview of the course
Introduction to how Wikipedia will be used in the course
Handout: Editing Wikipedia (available in print or online from the Wiki Education Foundation)

Week 2 : 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 handout and Evaluating Wikipedia brochure

Assignment (due Week 3)

Create an account and then complete the online training for students. During this training, you will make edits in a sandbox and learn the basic rules of Wikipedia.

Create a User page, and then click the "enroll" button on the top left of this 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.

Milestones

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

Week 3 : Exploring the topic area

In class

Handouts: Choosing an article and How to get help

Assignment (due Week 4)

Critically evaluate an existing Wikipedia article related to the class, and leave suggestions for improving it on the article's talk page.

Choose one article, identify ways in which you can improve and correct its language and grammar, and make the appropriate changes. (You do not need to alter the article's content.)

Week 4 : Using sources and choosing articles

In class

Handouts: Citing sources on Wikipedia and Avoiding plagiarism on Wikipedia

Assignment (due Week 5)

Add 1–2 sentences of new information, backed up with a citation to an appropriate source, to a Wikipedia article related to the class.

Identify an article that would benefit from illustration, create or find an appropriate photo, illustration, or audio/video, and add it to the article.
- All media uploaded to Wikipedia must fall under a "free license," which means they can be used or shared by anyone. Examples of media you can use are photos that you take yourself, images and text in the public domain, and works created by someone else who has given permission for their work to be used by others. For more information about which types of media can be uploaded to Wikipedia, see Commons:Help desk.
- To add a media file to an article, you must first upload it to Wikimedia Commons. For instructions on how to upload files to Commons, refer to Illustrating Wikipedia. This brochure will also provide you with detailed information about which files are acceptable to upload to Wikipedia and the value of contributing media to Wikipedia articles.

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.

For next week

Instructor evaluates student's article selections, by Week 5.

Week 5 : Finalizing topics and starting research

In class

Discuss the range of topics students will be working on and strategies for researching and writing about them.

Assignment (due Week 6)

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 reliable sources and post it to the talk page of the article you are working on. Begin reading the sources.

Week 6 : Drafting starter articles

In class

Talk about Wikipedia culture and etiquette, and (optionally) revisit the concept of sandboxes and how to use them.
Q&A session with instructor and/or Wikipedia Ambassadors about interacting on Wikipedia and getting started with writing.

Assignment (due Week 7)

If you are starting a new article, write an outline of the topic in the form of a standard Wikipedia lead section of 3–4 paragraphs in your sandbox. Wikipedia articles use "summary style", in which the lead section provides a balanced summary of the entire body of the article, with the first sentence serving to define the topic and place it in context. The lead section should summarize, very briefly, each of the main aspects of the topic that will be covered in detail in the rest of the article. If you are improving an existing article, draft a new lead section 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.
Begin working with classmates and other editors to polish your lead section and fix any major issues.
Continue research in preparation for writing the body of the article.

Milestones

All students have started editing articles or drafts on Wikipedia.

Week 7 : Moving articles to the main space

In class

Handout: Moving out of your sandbox

Assignment (due Week 8)

Move sandbox articles into main space.

Begin expanding your article into a comprehensive treatment of the topic.

Week 8 : Building articles

Workshop in class or outside of class

Demo uploading images and adding images to articles.
Share experiences and discuss problems.
Handouts: "Uploading images" and "Evaluating Wikipedia article quality" (handed out originally earlier in the course)

Assignment (due Week 9)

Expand your article into an initial draft of a comprehensive treatment of the topic.

Select three classmates’ articles that you will peer review and copyedit. (You don’t need to start reviewing yet.)

Week 9 : Getting and giving feedback

In class

As a group, have the students offer suggestions for improving one or two of the students' articles, setting the example for what is expected from a solid encyclopedia article.

Assignment (due Week 10)

Peer review three of your classmates’ articles. Leave suggestions on the article talk pages.
Copy-edit the three reviewed articles.

Milestones

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

Week 10 : Responding to feedback

In class

Open discussion of the concepts of neutrality, media literacy, and the impact and limits of Wikipedia.

Assignment (due Week 11)

Make edits to your article based on peers’ feedback.

Week 11 : Finishing Touches

Assignment (due Week 12)

Add final touches to your Wikipedia article.

Week 12 : Due date

Milestones

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

Grading

5%

Completion of Wikipedia training

15%

Early Wikipedia exercises

10%

Quality of bibliography and outline

10%

Peer reviews and collaboration with classmates

50%

Quality of your main Wikipedia contributions

10%

Supplementary assignments