Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Dartmouth/ENGS 8 Materials in Sports Equipment (Spring 2017)
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- Course name
- ENGS 8 Materials in Sports Equipment
- Institution
- Dartmouth
- Instructor
- Rachel Obbard
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Engineering
- Course dates
- 2017-03-27 00:00:00 UTC – 2017-06-05 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 26
Timeline
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 3 April 2017 | Wednesday, 5 April 2017 | Friday, 7 April 2017
- Assignment - 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.
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
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 10 April 2017 | Wednesday, 12 April 2017 | Friday, 14 April 2017
- Assignment - Set up Wikipedia profile
Due Monday April 10th.
- 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 group member on that person’s Talk page.
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 17 April 2017 | Wednesday, 19 April 2017 | Friday, 21 April 2017
- Assignment - Critique an article
Due Monday, April 17th
It's time to think critically about Wikipedia articles. You'll evaluate a Wikipedia article, and leave suggestions for improving it on the article's Talk page.
- Complete the "Evaluating Articles and Sources" training (linked below). DO THIS FIRST!
- Read the article about sports equipment, and the article about sports engineering. Write a brief comment/suggestion to me on each.
- NOW, look up a couple of articles on your favorite pieces of equipment, and note problems that have already been flagged, and shortcomings that should be flagged. Some entries you might consider are listed below. Another way to find an article to work on is to look at the list of entries in the Category: Sports Equipment
- Rock climbing equipment
- Golf equipment
- Ice hockey equipment
- Snowboarding
- Triathlon equipment
- Cricket clothing and equipment
- Golf club
- Hockey stick
- Cleats (groups vastly different ones, and doesn't even cover the variety of styles used in American football)
- Squash racquet (no specific entry, see squash or rackets)
- Tennis racket (no specific entry, see rackets)
- Sprint shoes
- American football equipment
- Choose an article to individually critique. (It is not advised to start by creating a missing article from scratch.)
- Create a section in your sandbox titled "Article evaluation" where you'll leave notes about your observations. Identify the article you're critiquing carefully (preferably with a link), as there is a lot of overlap that could otherwise lead to confusion.
- As you read, consider the following questions (but don't feel limited to these):
- Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?
- Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic?
- Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
- Are there viewpoints that are over represented, 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?
- 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?
- 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 — Will (Wiki Ed) (talk) 20:08, 2 March 2018 (UTC). Also enter your comment into the homework you hand in.
PICK ONE OF YOUR ARTICLES TO COLLABORATE ON (in class Thursday 4/20)
Pick one of the Wikipedia articles you each evaluated to work on as a team.
Pick one of the team's Sandboxes to put and review changes in before you make them in the article. (You may want to keep notes, ideas, or lists in your own Sandbox, but by using one as the last point before editing, you avoid duplicating work.)
Read through the article you have chosen, thinking about ways to improve the language, such as fixing grammatical mistakes. Together, identify the key problems with your article. The first step will be copyediting it - improving the grammar, language, and organization. In later weeks you will add citations, additional text, and illustrations (if needed). You might keep a list of these ideas for improvement, but don't make them yet.
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 24 April 2017 | Wednesday, 26 April 2017 | Friday, 28 April 2017
- In class - Begin Collaboration on an Article - discuss in class 4/20
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 1 May 2017 | Wednesday, 3 May 2017 | Friday, 5 May 2017
- Assignment - Copyedit an article
Due Monday, May 1st
Take the Plagiarism Training Module.
Then, as a team, either working together or using Talk to communicate, make the appropriate copyediting changes to your article. You don’t need to contribute new information at this point..
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 8 May 2017 | Wednesday, 10 May 2017 | Friday, 12 May 2017
- Assignment - Add to an article
Due Monday, May 8th
Familiarize yourself with editing Wikipedia by adding a citation and making a small change to the article you copyedited last week (or, if you want to pick a new one that's fine too!). At a minimum, you should add 1-2 sentences and cite that statement to a reliable source, as you learned in the online training.
If you want to work with a few other students in the class to update the article about sports engineering, please coordinate with each other to make sure you do not create conflicting edits.
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 15 May 2017 | Wednesday, 17 May 2017 | Friday, 19 May 2017
- Assignment - Optional
- Illustrate an article
You'll want to find or create an appropriate photo, illustration, or piece of video/audio to add to an article.
- Before you start, review the Illustrating Wikipedia handbook, or see Editing Wikipedia pages 10–11.
- When you've reviewed those pages, take the training linked below.
- When you're ready to start finding images, remember: Never grab images you find through an image search, or those found on Instagram, Tumblr, Reddit, Imgur, or even so-called "Free image" or "free stock photo" websites. Instead, you'll want to find images with clear proof that the creator has given permission to use their work. Many of these images can be found on search.creativecommons.org.
- Don't just upload an image to Wikipedia. Instead, upload it to Wikipedia's sister site for images, Wikimedia Commons. For instructions, read through the Illustrating Wikipedia handbook.
- Assignment - Reflection
Reflect on your Wikipedia editing experience. You may use the following prompts to craft your reflection. The reflection should be written into your sandbox.
- Critiquing articles: What did you learn about Wikipedia during the article evaluation? How did you approach critiquing the article you selected for this assignment? How did you decide what to add to your chosen article?
- Summarizing your contributions: include a summary of your edits and why you felt they were a valuable addition to the article. How does your article compare to earlier versions?
- Feedback: Did you receive feedback from other Wikipedia editors, and if so, how did you respond to and handle that feedback?
- Wikipedia generally: What did you learn from contributing to Wikipedia? How does a Wikipedia assignment compare to other assignments you've done in the past? How can Wikipedia be used to improve public understanding of our field/your topic? Why is this important?