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Course name
Advanced Intermediate Japanese
Institution
Kalamazoo College
Instructor
Noriko Sugimori
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Japanese
Course dates
2017-01-03 00:00:00 UTC – 2017-03-25 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
5


Student Assigned Reviewing
Carolyntopp
Fairhall Alex
Jamxu417
Kimms1230
Iceguy64

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Wednesday, 4 January 2017   |   Friday, 6 January 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.

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:


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! Incomplete trainings will be reflected in your grade.
  • When you finish the trainings, practice by introducing yourself to a classmate on that classmate’s Talk page.

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 9 January 2017   |   Wednesday, 11 January 2017   |   Friday, 13 January 2017
Assignment - Add to an article

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 a course-related article, 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.


In class - Illustrate your article

You'll want to find or create an appropriate photo, illustration, or piece of video/audio to add to an article if it exists. You'll also want to think about which new type of illustration you can add. 


  • 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
  • As you are adding your own image or illustration, don't just upload an image to Wikipedia. Instead, upload it to Wikipedia's sister site for images, Wikimedia Commons, then place it in your article. For instructions, read through the Illustrating Wikipedia handbook.