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Course name
Technical Writing at YCHS--Fall 2018
Institution
College of DuPage
Instructor
Andrew Bendelow
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Technical Writing
Course dates
2018-08-29 00:00:00 UTC – 2018-12-20 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
15


In this one-semester course in Technical Communication, students learn the value of writing accurate, well-researched pieces for all kinds of audiences. The WikiEdu lessons on researching, editing, and sharing accurate information are very efficient and motivating. While not all students choose to create a new Wikipedia page, all of them get the basic training to become productive Wikipedians.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Ejacobs14
Nickbing64
Sarahg0409
Tedlm1196
Dandoherty10
Michaelmancini1234
JFTAOS
Avaeut
Elysiawoodward
Esther202
Nathandskawinski
Jmathews2001
Dgreetis

Timeline

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 10 September 2018   |   Tuesday, 11 September 2018   |   Wednesday, 12 September 2018   |   Thursday, 13 September 2018   |   Friday, 14 September 2018
In class -
In class - Wikipedia essentials

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 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 - Learn the basics
  • Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you. (To avoid hitting Wikipedia's account creation limits, this is best done outside of class. Only 6 new accounts may be created per day from the same IP address.)
  • 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.

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 17 September 2018   |   Tuesday, 18 September 2018   |   Wednesday, 19 September 2018   |   Thursday, 20 September 2018   |   Friday, 21 September 2018
Assignment - 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.