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Course name
LIBY 1210 Section 37
Institution
CSU East Bay
Instructor
Sharon Radcliff
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Information Literacy
Course dates
2017-03-28 00:00:00 UTC – 2017-06-06 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
25


Students learn how to do college level research by writing a research paper on a global issue.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Ssorto
Cusith
StormStar08
Anthonyslewoo
ColorRunner Dakota Access Pipeline Dakota Access Pipeline protests
Kprimm143
PrincessMinne
Alejandro Sandoval
TheTrollMaster Wikipedia Wikipedia
SacredV
Lchihung1998
Carlosv1232
Isamayo009 Elephant Captivity Elephant Captivity

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Monday, 17 April 2017
In class - Wikipedia essentials

Welcome to your Wikipedia project's course timeline. This page will guide you through the Wikipedia project for your course. Be sure to check with your instructor to see if there are other pages you should be following as well.

Your course has also been assigned a Wikipedia Content Expert. Check your Talk page for notes from them. You can also reach them through the "Get Help" button on this page.

As you get started, please review the following handouts: 


Assignment - Learn the basics
  • Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you.
  •  It's time to dive into Wikipedia. Below, you'll find the first set of online trainings you'll need to take. New modules will appear on this timeline as you get to new milestones. Be sure to check back and complete them! Incomplete trainings will be reflected in your grade. 
  •  When you finish the trainings, practice by introducing yourself to a classmate on that classmate’s Talk page. 

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 24 April 2017
Assignment - Critique an article
  • Complete the "Evaluating Articles and Sources" training (linked below).
  • Create a section in your sandbox titled "Article evaluation" where you'll leave notes about your observations and learnings. 
  • Select an article to read and evaluate on Wikipedia. As you read, consider the following questions (but don't feel limited to these): 
    • Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?
    • Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
    • Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
    • Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article?
    •  Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted? 
    • Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?
    •  Check out the Talk page of the article. What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? 
    • How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
    • How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
  •  Optional: Choose at least 1 question relevant to the article you're evaluating and leave your evaluation on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback with four tildes — Isamayo009 (talk) 14:30, 6 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 1 May 2017
Assignment - Add to an article
  • Add 1–2 sentences of new information, backed up with a citation to an appropriate source, to a Wikipedia article related to the class.

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 8 May 2017
Assignment - Illustrate an article
  • 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.

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 15 May 2017
In class - Catch up week!

Continue working on the above assignments as needed!

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 22 May 2017