Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of California, Berkeley/Berkeley Interdisciplinary Research Group on Privacy - Coleman Lab (Fall 2017)
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- Course name
- Berkeley Interdisciplinary Research Group on Privacy - Coleman Lab
- Institution
- University of California, Berkeley
- Instructor
- Naniette Coleman
- Wikipedia Expert
- Shalor (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- privacy
- Course dates
- 2017-09-22 00:00:00 UTC – 2017-12-18 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 10
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 22 September 2017
- In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia project
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.
This page breaks down writing a Wikipedia article into a series of steps, or milestones. These steps include online trainings to help you get started on Wikipedia.
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.
To get started, please review the following handouts:
- Editing Wikipedia pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- Assignment - Practicing 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! These trainings are required for your course.
- When you finish the trainings, practice by introducing yourself to a classmate on that classmate's Talk page.
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 29 September 2017
- Assignment - Critique two privacy articles
It's time to think critically about Wikipedia articles. You'll evaluate a minimum of two Wikipedia articles related to the work of our lab, and leave suggestions for improving them on the article's Talk page.
- Complete the "Evaluating Articles and Sources" training (linked below).
- Read the Wikipedia article about information privacy and another article of your choice from either 1) our approved "Wikipedia Privacy Page list Sp17" (its on our Blogspot page under "Privacy Literacy Project (Wikipedia) Links") OR 2) choose one of the returning members pages (also listed on our Blogspot page at the bottom under "Wikipedia Article Examples Sp17" ) OR 3) ****choose another page on either the topic of privacy, surveillance, or cyber security (if you choose this option please add your page to our "Wikipedia Privacy Page list Fa17 list" (also on our Blogspot page under "Privacy Literacy Project (Wikipedia) Links") ****
- While you read, consider some questions (but don't feel limited to these):
- Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference?
- 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?
- Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?
- Are there viewpoints that are over represented, or underrepresented?
- Check a few citations. Do the links work? Is there any close paraphrasing or plagiarism in the article?
- Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?
- In your sandbox, write a few sentences about what you learned during your article evaluation. You may also want to include these items in our cheat sheet. Don't forget to add content to it regularly as you learn so we can all benefit.
- Optional: Choose at least 1 question from the above list that is relevant to one of the articles you're evaluating. Leave your evaluation on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback with four tildes — Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 19:47, 18 December 2017 (UTC).
- In class - Discussion
- What's a content gap?
Now that you're thinking about what makes a "good" Wikipedia article, consider some additional questions.
- Wikipedians often talk about "content gaps." What do you think a content gap is, and what are some possible ways to identify them?
- What are some reasons a content gap might arise? What are some ways to remedy them?
- Does it matter who writes Wikipedia?
- What does it mean to be "unbiased" on Wikipedia? How is that different, or similar, to your own definition of "bias"?
Include your answers to these questions in your memo this week.
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 6 October 2017
- Assignment - Add to an article or two (or maybe a few) on privacy
Familiarize yourself with editing Wikipedia by adding a citation to an article. There are two ways you can do this:
- Add 1-2 sentences to one of the articles on our approved "Wikipedia Privacy Page list Sp17" (its on our Blogspot page under "Privacy Literacy Project (Wikipedia) Links") OR 2) ****choose another page on either the topic of privacy, surveillance, or cyber security (if you choose this option please add your page to our "Wikipedia Privacy Page list Fa17 list" (also on our Blogspot page under "Privacy Literacy Project (Wikipedia) Links") ****, and cite that statement to a reliable source, as you learned in the online training.
- The Citation Hunt tool shows unreferenced statements from articles. First, evaluate whether the statement in question is true! An uncited statement could just be lacking a reference or it could be inaccurate or misleading. Reliable sources on the subject will help you choose whether to add it or correct the statement.
- This will require you perform a a bit of research. Reach out to me or to members of our larger team if you need help. Remember you have Berkeley Librarian Corliss Lee who is happy to help you! Also, don't be afraid to check out the "Cheat Sheet" created by members of the Sp17 lab team (on our Blogspot page under "Privacy Literacy project (Wikipedia) Links) or write to our listserv if you need a little help. Wikipedia also has a ton of resources to help you. Click the GET HELP button and use them.
- In class - Intertwine
- evaluate a Wikipedia article with your peers!
Intertwine is a platform where you you will be chatting with student editors enrolled in other Wiki Education courses. This week, the featured activities include:
- Learning Wikipedia’s five pillars as evaluation criteria
- Evaluating an existing Wikipedia article with your peers
- Getting to know more Wikipedia editors and learning from each other's experiences
Sign up for a session here. If you haven’t logged in using your Wikipedia account, you will first be redirected to Wikipedia logging page. After logging in using your Wikipedia credentials, you will be able to sign up for our activity.
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 13 October 2017
- In class - Discussion
- Thinking about sources and plagiarism
- Blog posts and press releases are considered poor sources of reliable information. Why?
- What are some reasons you might not want to use a company's website as the main source of information about that company?
- What is the difference between a copyright violation and plagiarism?
- What are some good techniques to avoid close paraphrasing and plagiarism?
Include your answers to these questions in your memo this week.
- Assignment - Pitch your topic / Get Approval / Find your sources / Start Annotating
HOLD UNTIL YOU RECEIVE YOUR TOPIC (VIA EMAIL) FROM THE HEAD OF THE LAB: If you have not done so already it's time to pitch possible article topics, get approval, and then assign your new page to yourself. If you do not have an approved topic at this point discuss your topic with the executive director of the lab and get the topic approved. It is also time to start preparing your annotated bibliography if you have not already done so. Remember you can reach out to Corliss or the larger research team for help. You can also bring your questions to lab on Fridays or send them out on the listserv.
- Review page 6 of your Editing Wikipedia guidebook.
- Based on our work so far this term, find the approved topic in the portal that you have been assigned by the executive director of the lab, select it and assign it to yourself on the Students tab above. Since we are all creating new pages this semester you will need to select the article title as it will stand once you're finished.
- In your sandbox, write a few sentences about what you plan to contribute to the selected article.
- Think back to when you did an article critique. What can you add? Post some of your ideas to the article's talk page.
- Start compiling a list of relevant, reliable books, journal articles, or other sources. Compile a list of at least 20 peer reviewed articles of at least 10 pages each on your topic in ASA format, and bring two copies to lab on Friday. Please also post that bibliography to the talk page of the article you'll be working on, and in your sandbox. Make sure to check in on the Talk page to see if anyone has advice on your bibliography. Start preparing your annotations and plan to bring them to lab weekly to discuss your progress.
- Include the draft of your bibliography in your memo this week.
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 20 October 2017
- Assignment - Annotate sources / Outline your article / Draft your article
You've submitted your 5 areas of interest/possible topics, got one approved by the lab executive director, found your sources, created an ASA formatted bibliography, and maybe you have even began reading and also preparing annotations. If not, it is time to get moving on annotations . You will need to bring 5-10 with you on Friday (along with a copy of your bibliography). It is also now time to start outlining your article and writing your article.
Creating a new article?
- Write an outline of that topic in the form of a standard Wikipedia article's "lead section." Write it in your sandbox.
- A "lead" section is not a traditional introduction. It should summarize, very briefly, what the rest of the article will say in detail. The first paragraph should include important, broad facts about the subject. A good example is Ada Lovelace. See Editing Wikipedia page 9 for more ideas. If you get stuck write to the group on the listserv and plan to bring questions to lab.
- Also make an outline of additional sections you might include in your article and what might be in them. You made a list of articles to link to during our lab exercise, consider reviewing that too. You will need that list for Friday also.
Improving an existing article?
- Identify what's missing from the current form of the article. Think back to the skills you learned while critiquing an article. Look at the examples of well done articles (above) if you get stuck or write to the group on the listserv and plan to bring questions to lab. Make notes for improvement in your sandbox.
- Also make an outline of additional sections you might include in your article and what might be in them. You made a list of articles to link to during our lab exercise, consider reviewing that too. You will need that list for Friday also.
Keep reading (and annotating) your sources as you begin to write the body of the article.
Resources: Editing Wikipedia pages 7–9
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts. Bring a copy with you to lab on Friday along with 5-10 annotations, share your progress, and get some ideas to make it better. We will also hear from members who have attended Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon's and will hold a mini one of our own! Come to lab fully caught up, and ready to work on your article.
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 27 October 2017
- In class - Discussion
- Thinking about Wikipedia
- What do you think of Wikipedia's definition of "neutrality"?
- What are the impacts and limits of Wikipedia as a source of information?
- On Wikipedia, all material must be attributable to reliable, published sources. What kinds of sources does this exclude? Can you think of any problems that might create?
- If Wikipedia was written 100 years ago, how might its content (and contributors) be different? What about 100 years from now?
Include your answers to these questions in your memo this week.
- Assignment - Expand your draft
- Keep working on transforming your article into a complete first draft. Get draft ready for peer-review. During lab on Friday everyone will discuss and peer review everyone's work.
- If you'd like a Content Expert to review your draft, now is the time! Click the "Get Help" button in your sandbox to request notes. I strongly encourage you to do this.
- Assignment - Peer review & copy edit (ASAP so everyone can respond to feedback in memo)
- First, take the "Peer Review" online training.
- Select the two classmates’ articles that you were assigned in this weeks email, assign them to yourself, and then peer review and copy edit their articles. If you are not clear on what this means, send a note to the listserv.
- To assign them to yourself, go to the Articles tab, find the articles, and then assign them to yourself in the Review column.
- Peer review your classmates' drafts. Leave suggestions on on the Talk page of the article, or sandbox, that your fellow student is working on. Everyone's draft should be in their sandbox by now. Other editors may be reviewing your work also, so look for their comments! Be sure to acknowledge feedback from other Wikipedians.
- As you review, make spelling, grammar, and other adjustments. Pay attention to the tone of the article. Is it encyclopedic?
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles. Every article has been reviewed atleast twice.
- Assignment - Respond to your peer review (Please complete and include in your memo)
You have some feedback from other students in your sandbox and from lab this week (and possibly other Wikipedians). It's time to work with that feedback to improve your article!
- Read Editing Wikipedia pages 12 and 14.
- Return to your draft or article and think about the suggestions. Decide which ones to start implementing. Reach out to your instructor or your Content Expert if you have any questions.
- Include a copy of your article draft, peer feedback, and what you have done in response to peer feedback in your weekly memo. You will also receive feedback from the lab director on the draft you have included in your memo this week.
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 3 November 2017
- Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia
Once you've made improvements to your article based on peer review feedback, it's time to move your work to Wikipedia proper - the "mainspace."
Editing an existing article?
- NEVER copy and paste your draft of an article over the entire article. Instead, edit small sections at a time.
- Copy your edits into the article. Make many small edits, saving each time, and leaving an edit summary. Never replace more than one to two sentences without saving!
Creating a new article?
- Read Editing Wikipedia page 13, and follow those steps to move your article from your Sandbox to Mainspace.
- You can also review the [[../../../training/students/sandboxes|Sandboxes and Mainspace]] online training.
- Assignment - Add to the Lab Privacy, Surveillance, and Cybersecurity page list
Just like during our Edit-A-Thon, add 5 new pages in each category (Privacy, Surveillance, and Cybersecurity) to the lab list for the semester on the BlogSpot page. Check our previous semester lists and Edit-A-Thon lists to make sure they are not already included.
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 10 November 2017
- Assignment - Continue improving your article
Do additional research and writing to make further improvements to your article, based on suggestions and your own critique.
- Read Editing Wikipedia page 12 to see how to create links from your article to others, and from other articles to your own. Try to link to 3–5 articles, and link to your article from 2–3 other articles.
- Consider adding an image to your article. Wikipedia has strict rules about what media can be added, so make sure to take the 'Contributing Images and Media Files' training before you upload an image.
- 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 Content Expert at any time if you need further help!
- Assignment - Prepare for in-class presentation
- Prepare for an in-class presentation about your Wikipedia editing experience.
- Review videos of previous presentations and start to think about what you want to do
- Assignment - Intertwine
- review your Wikipedia article draft with your peers!
Intertwine is a platform where you you will be chatting with student editors enrolled in other Wiki Education courses. This week, the featured activities include:
- Sharing the Wikipedia article your drafted with your peers.
- Getting feedbacks from your peers on how to make your Wikipedia article even better
- Providing feedbacks to your peers and help them improve their article
Sign up for a session here. If you haven’t logged in using your Wikipedia account, you will first be redirected to Wikipedia logging page. After logging in using your Wikipedia credentials, you will be able to sign up for our activity.
- Assignment - Add to the Lab Privacy, Surveillance, and Cybersecurity page list
Just like during our Edit-A-Thon, add 5 new pages in each category (Privacy, Surveillance, and Cybersecurity) to the lab list for the semester on the BlogSpot page. Check our previous semester lists and Edit-A-Thon lists to make sure they are not already included.
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 17 November 2017
- Assignment - Improve your article and prepare for your presentation
Do additional research and writing to make further improvements to your article, based on suggestions and your own critique.
- Read Editing Wikipedia page 12 to see how to create links from your article to others, and from other articles to your own. Try to link to 3–5 articles, and link to your article from 2–3 other articles.
- Consider adding an image to your article. Wikipedia has strict rules about what media can be added, so make sure to take the 'Contributing Images and Media Files' training before you upload an image.
Prepare for in-class presentation
Continue to expand and improve your work, and format your article to match Wikipedia's tone and standards. Remember to contact your Content Expert at any time if you need further help!
Polish your work
Prepare for an in-class presentation about your Wikipedia editing experience.
Review videos of previous presentations and start to think about what you want to do
- Assignment - Add to the Lab Privacy, Surveillance, and Cybersecurity page list
Just like during our Edit-A-Thon, add 5 new pages in each category (Privacy, Surveillance, and Cybersecurity) to the lab list for the semester on the BlogSpot page. Check our previous semester lists and Edit-A-Thon lists to make sure they are not already included.
- Assignment - Final article development
It's the final few weeks 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 Content Expert at any time!
- Milestones
Do some deep breathing exercises. D a few extra reps at the gym. Phone a friend. Have some chocolate. Power pose. Meditate. Do whatever you need to do to prepare yourself. Your article needs to be uploaded to the mainspace by Friday next week at the very latest. Remember you can continue to edit it. You just need to get it up there! Remember how this all started....Be Bold!
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 24 November 2017
- Assignment - Add to the Lab Privacy, Surveillance, and Cybersecurity page list
Just like during our Edit-A-Thon, add 5 new pages in each category (Privacy, Surveillance, and Cybersecurity) to the lab list for the semester on the BlogSpot page. Check our previous semester lists and Edit-A-Thon lists to make sure they are not already included.
- Improve your article and prepare for your presentation
Assignment
Do additional research and writing to make further improvements to your article, based on suggestions and your own critique.
- Read Editing Wikipedia page 12 to see how to create links from your article to others, and from other articles to your own. Try to link to 3–5 articles, and link to your article from 2–3 other articles.
- Consider adding an image to your article. Wikipedia has strict rules about what media can be added, so make sure to take the 'Contributing Images and Media Files' training before you upload an image.
Prepare for in-class presentation
Continue to expand and improve your work, and format your article to match Wikipedia's tone and standards. Remember to contact your Content Expert at any time if you need further help!
Polish your work
Prepare for an in-class presentation about your Wikipedia editing experience.
Review videos of previous presentations and start to think about what you want to do
- Assignment - Upload your Article to the Mainspace
It may seem scary but that does not mean it isn't time! It's time to put your article in the mainspace.
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 1 December 2017
- In class - Article edits are complete/ Article posted / Final Lab presentation ready
Present to the lab!
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.
- Assignment - Add to the Lab Privacy, Surveillance, and Cybersecurity page list
Just like during our Edit-A-Thon, add 5 new pages in each category (Privacy, Surveillance, and Cybersecurity) to the lab list for the semester on the BlogSpot page. Check our previous semester lists and Edit-A-Thon lists to make sure they are not already included.