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Assignment design

Course pages

  • If this is your first time using the course page system, you should begin by going through the orientation for educators, which covers best practices for Wikipedia assignments.
  • If you would like to set up a new course page, visit dashboard.wikiedu.org. This will walk you through the next steps of creating your course.

Helping students get started

Printable guides

These printable PDF documents have instructions related to the basics of Wikipedia.

  • Wiki markup quick reference – a one-page quick reference (included in the Welcome to Wikipedia brochure) to help you remember the most frequently used wiki markup codes.
  • References – explains why references are important, what the expectations for sourcing on Wikipedia are, where to place references, and the basics of adding "ref" tags.
  • Citing your sources – explains in more detail how to create footnotes for citing sources, and how to cite the same source multiple times.
  • Using talk pages – explains how to use talk pages to communicate with other editors.
  • Choosing an article – explains the Dos and Don'ts of choosing an article to work on.
  • Avoiding plagiarism – explains what plagiarism is on Wikipedia—including "close paraphrasing"—in addition to why and how to avoid it.
  • Moving out of your sandbox – explains the proper way for students to move their work from sandboxes into an article they are working with.
  • Polishing your articles – explains how to apply final touches to a student's article, such as adding images and links.
  • "Did You Know" submissions – explains how to format a Did You Know (DYK) submission.

On-wiki tutorials

Writing articles

Printable guides

Article-writing tutorial videos

Article creation Article improvement
A demonstration, recorded live, of how to create a Wikipedia article (7 min 50 sec) A look at how to assess the shortcomings of an article and improve it (4m 22s)
Article assessments Article evolution
An exploration of the standard article assessment system, with examples of each quality level (11m 30s) A trip through the history of an article, from humble beginnings to Good Article status (6m 25s)


Places for general Wikipedia help

For most kinds of help on Wikipedia—technical questions; policies and guidelines; etiquette; conflicts with editors; feedback and reviews of your work—the first place students should turn is the course talk page. Part of your role to as a Wikipedia Ambassador is to keep an eye on the course page and help students find answers to their questions and solutions to their problems. There are a number of places you can turn to if you don't know the answers to students' questions.

Other ways to get help

Discussions in the right places

  • Article talk pages – The talk pages of articles are typically where discussions about the content of articles take place. Other editors may leave messages about your work here. If someone reverts changes you make to an article, the talk page is where you should start a discussion. Put it on your watchlist!
  • Wikipedia Content Expert – If a member of the Wiki Education Foundation's staff has been assigned to your course, you can find them on your course page, and contact them through their talk page to discuss problems and ask questions about Wikipedia (US/Canada only).
  • Campus or Online Volunteers – A volunteer may be assisting your course, you can find their names on your course page, and contact them through their talk page to discuss problems and ask questions about Wikipedia.
  • Course talk page – This is the main place for discussing your assignments, posting problems or questions that come up, and giving and receiving feedback about your articles. Put it on your watchlist!
  • WikiProject talk pages – These are message boards for users interested in editing articles about particular topics.

Static help

  • Help:Contents – Is the main help page that will guide you in the right direction. The help page may be reached at any time by clicking help displayed under the ► Interaction tab on the left side of all pages.
  • Help:Menu – Is a main menu-style page that will direct you to the right place to find information.
  • Help:Contents/Directory – Is a descriptive listing of all Wikipedia's informative, instructional and consultation pages.

Interactive help

  • The Teahouse - A place for new editors to introduce themselves, asks questions, and find support from other editors
  • The Help desk - Where you can ask questions about how to use and edit Wikipedia
  • If you place {{Help me}} (including the curly brackets) "then your question" on your talk page, a volunteer will visit you there!

Other problems

  • If you have conflicts with another editor that you don't want to post about publicly, try talking with the instructor or any other Ambassadors and experienced Wikipedians your class is working with.
  • For subject-specific questions related to your course, try passing the questions on to the instructor or teaching assistants, or to other Wikipedians who are experts in that subject.

The main place to go for help with course-specific problems is the Education noticeboard.

Recognizing student contributions

When you're reviewing student work, you'll find some articles that are great—especially for new users. Please add any examples of good new articles, Good Articles, work that appears on Did You Know, or other forms of good contributions (videos, images, etc.) to this trophy case.

Analyzing student contributions

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