Wikipedia talk:Education program archive/Ball State University/Introduction to Digital Literacies (2013 Q1)/Timeline

Timeline Spring 2013

Week 6 (1): Feb 14

• Introduce concept of collaborative research and Wikipedia environment
• Wikipedia essentials for participation—the Five Pillars
• Article nature and quality
• Browsing articles, history, and talk pages
• Rhetorical interactions, community discussions
• Begin topic search: Categories, Projects, Portals, Stubs
• Resources: The "Rules"; Notability
• Assignment for Feb 19: Continue Student Orientation: Editing; set up account

Resources

Editing; Sandboxes; Portals; Stubs; Projects; The Missing Manual

Week 7 (2): Feb 19-21

• Finalizing user accounts and sandboxes
• Group formation; Topic research and development; Pathfinders
• Editing practice; Markup and formatting commands
• Review of prior 213 class articles
• Assignment: Explore potential topics, post in Pathfinder’s sandbox page by Feb 21 (see course schedule)

Week 8 (3): Feb 26-28

• Develop topic, explore content
• Select topic proposal for review by Online Ambassador
• Assignment: Pathfinders coordinate topic revision with OA; divide responsibilities within groups

Week 9 (4): Mar 12-14

• Finalize topic and group responsibilities
• Ongoing work—research and article development
• Pathfinders post overview of article intentions in Talk pages (where applicable)
• Assignment: Begin to draft articles in sandboxes (each group will decide details)

Week 10 (5): Mar 19-21

• Draft articles must be ready in sandboxes by end of class Mar 21
• Pathfinders request additional comments from OA

Week 11 (6): Mar 26-28

• Checking and verification of references and proper use of source language (plagiarism avoidance)
• Move article to Wikipedia as ready (with help from OA if needed)
• Reflective memo due to instructor by Mon Apr 1, 11:59 pm

Week 12 and on into the future

• All groups monitor status of articles--answer questions, explain articles on talk pages if necessary
• Follow up article status; apply to “Featured article” or “Did you know?” if appropriate; help may be requested from OA
• "Watch" your article and whenever you log into Wikipedia check out what's happening to it

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