Wikipedia:United States Education Program/Courses/Political Research Seminar/Timeline

Timeline

Goal(s):

Collaboratively develop and expand upon the American Democracy Project Wikipedia page focusing on Civic Commitment
Contribute a substantive and substantial article(s)to Wikipedia directly related to the American Democracy Project. You can expect to contribute to at least 10-20 paragraphs, or approximately 1,500 words.
Develop a sustainable framework to showcase Winona State University's contribution to the American Democracy Project in regards to Civic Commitment.

Goals:

Learn about Wikipedia and becoming a Wikipedian as a way to connect with and contribute to a global audience
Apply Wikipedia to the course American Democracy Project
Become a Wikipedian

Introduction:

Tasks to complete by: January 23, 2012

Create a Wikipedia User Account: This does not have to be your WSU username and should not be the same as your WSU password.
Video on creating an account,Account and user page creation handout,

Optional Tasks:

Create and Develop a Wikipedia User Page
Edit your userpage to include a short bio (100 words or less about yourself). Remember your userpage is still public domain.

Campus Ambassadors introduce:
- Wikipedia's Article Wizard to Get us Started
- Basics of editing
- Anatomy of Wikipedia articles, what makes a good article, how to distinguish between good & bad article
Instructor and/or Campus Ambassadors talk about Wikipedia culture & etiquette.

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 one of the class's Online Ambassadors (via talk page), and leave a message for a classmate on their user talk page.

All students have Wikipedia user accounts and are listed on the course page.
All students have edited the American Democracy Project or Civic Commitment Wikipedia Article
All students are prepared to move forward with the editing of the Civic Commitment article.

Within your groups, add new information, backed up with a citation to an appropriate source, to a Wikipedia article related to the class.
Handouts and videos: Referencing handout, Referencing: Wikicode handout, Plagiarism handout, Citing sources tutorial video, RefToolbar citation tool tutorial video

Content has been added to the article.
Provide feedback on the information posted by other groups to the article. This can be done on the article talk page.

Review feedback provided on the article talk page by your peers and make the necessary modifications and final additions to the article.
Article ratings on Wikipedia & how to get there
Uploading images, and adding images to articles
Handouts and videos: Uploading images handout, Uploading files to Wikimedia Commons video, Evaluating Wikipedia article quality brochure, Article assessments video, Evolution of an article video

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

The American Democracy Project Wikipedia Article has been updated.
The Civic Commitment page has been thoroughly developed connecting concepts to actual WSU projects.

For new articles, compose a one-sentence "hook," nominate it for "Did you know," and monitor the nomination for any issues identified by other editors.
Begin expanding your article into a comprehensive treatment of the topic.
Handout: Moving into main space, Submitting articles to Did You Know