Editing Interpersonal Media (Winter 2020) (section)

=== Project 1: Contributing to Wikipedia ===

In the first project, you will be asked to learn about Wikipedia, its norms, rules, and processes. With this knowledge, you will all be asked to research and write a new article in Wikipedia on a topic of your choice and to publish this article in the encyclopedia. As part of this process, you will interact with other community members who are not part of the class. Afterward, you will be asked to write a short essay piece to reflect on this process and to connect your experience to the conceptual course material where appropriate.

We will use material from [https://wikiedu.org/ the Wiki Education Foundation (WikiEdu)] to help you learn how to participate in Wikipedia. Every Friday during this first component of this class, there will be a assignment due that corresponds to one step in the process of getting involved in Wikipedia. Most weeks this will involve completing learning modules and assignments in a website put together by WikiEdu. These Wikipedia participation assignments won't be synced up with the theory, but they will provide with you lots of opportunity to reflect on the theoretical work we are covering.

Although only Task #7 includes anything that you will need to turn in, you will need to participate in Wikipedia each week. We will be able to see this activity and we will help you. We will take time each week to discuss our progress and experience with Wikipedia in sections on Friday and to connect it explicitly to the theoretical concepts we are covering.

==== [[Interpersonal_Media_(Winter_2020)/Wiki_Task_1|Wikipedia Task #1]] ====
;Task: Create an account and start orientation
;Due: Friday January 10
;Deliverables: Make contributions in Wikipedia and [https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/University_of_Washington/Interpersonal_Media_(Winter) the class WikiEdu dashboard] 

* Complete the [https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/University_of_Washington/Interpersonal_Media_(Winter) WikiEdu] training and assignments for week 1. 
* During this training, you will create an account, make edits in a sandbox, and learn the basic rules of the Wikipedia community.
* Once you have created an account, you '''must''' enroll in the course so that your account on Wikipedia is associated with the course and so that I can track your activity on Wikipedia. [https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/University_of_Washington/Interpersonal_Media_(Winter)?enroll=ratxwlye Click this link to enroll in the course]. If you are asked for a passcode, you can enter '''ratxwlye'''.

==== [[Interpersonal_Media_(Winter_2020)/Wiki_Task_2|Wikipedia Task #2]] ====
;Task: Complete Wikipedia orientation and choose article topic
;Due Date: Friday January 17
;Deliverables: Make contributions in Wikipedia and [https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/University_of_Washington/Interpersonal_Media_(Winter) the class WikiEdu dashboard] 

* Complete the online training topics for week 2.
* To practice editing and communicating on Wikipedia, introduce yourself to Salt and at least one classmate on Wikipedia (it can be anybody). Salt's username is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Altsalt Altsalt] and you can find a list of all of your classmates on the [https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/University_of_Washington/Interpersonal_Media_(Winter)/students WikiEdu class page].
* Decide on an article in Wikipedia that you would like to significantly expand and improve. Please choose an article that is as short and simple as possible and we ''stronglly'' recommend that you choose a "stub" article on Wikipedia. Because some people are going to start with articles that are better than others, we're going to assess you on the amount to which you can improve the article—not on the final state of the article.

You can find a list of Stub articles arranged by topic here (there are literally ''millions''):

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Stub_sorting/List_of_stubs List of Stubs] — This is an extremely long list of articles that are currently stubs and which is also sorted into categories and then subcategories. It might be a little bit out of date so be sure to click through before you decide on an article.

If there is a topic you know you are interested in writing about that doesn't have an article,  that is also possible but will be more difficult so we're recommending ''against'' that relatively strongly. If you're committed to doing that in any case, there are a few resources you might find helpful:

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requested_articles Requested Articles] — This is a list of articles that others have asked to be created. It is sorted into categories and sub-categories. When you're looking at the list, remember that it's possible that somebody else has "gotten" to them first and forgot to remove it. Remember that a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Red_link red link] indicates that there is no page with that name.

==== [[Interpersonal Media (Winter 2020)/Wiki Task 3|Wikipedia Task #3]] ====

;Task: Compile research and write draft
;Due Date: Friday January 24
;Deliverables: Make contributions in Wikipedia and [https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/University_of_Washington/Interpersonal_Media_(Winter) the class WikiEdu dashboard] 

* Complete online trainings for week 3
* Compile a bibliography of relevant research.
* Write a 2-3 paragraph summary version of your article—with citations—in your Wikipedia sandbox.
* Add the URL For your sandboxed article to yourself on [https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/University_of_Washington/Interpersonal_Media_(Winter) the course WikiEdu page] by clicking the assign article button next to your name and assigning the URL for your sandbox to yourself.

==== [[Interpersonal Media (Winter 2020)/Wiki Task 4|Wikipedia Task #4]] ====
;Task: Peer review other students' articles
;Due Date: Friday January 31
;Deliverables: Make contributions in Wikipedia and [https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/University_of_Washington/Interpersonal_Media_(Winter) the class WikiEdu dashboard] 

* Select '''two''' classmates’ articles that you will peer review and copy-edit. To sign up, you can mark this in [https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/University_of_Washington/Interpersonal_Media_(Winter) the dashboard] by using the ''Assign a review''' button. Try to pick articles that other students are not yet reviewing.
* Peer review two of your classmates’ articles. Leave suggestions on the article talk pages for how to improve them.
* Improve and copy-edit the two reviewed articles to help fix issues, improve sourcing, create a more [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:NPOV neutral] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:TONE encyclopedic] tone, etc.

==== Wikipedia Task #5 ====
;Task: Incorporate peer feedback
;Due Date: Friday February 7
;Deliverables: Make contributions in Wikipedia and [https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/University_of_Washington/Interpersonal_Media_(Winter) the class WikiEdu dashboard] 

* Respond to your peer review. Consider their suggestions and decide whether they makes your work more accurate and complete.
* Continue improving your article. Refine your text, do more research, make sure things are well organized, think about adding images, infoboxes, and templates. If you add images be sure to complete [https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/training/students/images-and-media the WikiEd material on images and media].

==== [[Interpersonal Media (Winter 2020)/Wiki Task 6|Wikipedia Task #6]] ====
;Task: Make article "live."
;Due Date: Friday February 14
;Deliverables: Make contributions in Wikipedia and [https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/University_of_Washington/Interpersonal_Media_(Winter) the class WikiEdu dashboard] 

* Polishing your article, it should be ready for public consumption. Here are some [[Interpersonal Media (Winter 2020)/Wiki_Task_6#Polishing_Suggestions|general suggestions]].
* Move sandbox articles into the "(Article)" name space by following these [[Interpersonal Media (Winter 2020)/Wiki_Task_6#Moving_your_work_to_Wikipedia_-_the_detailed_edition|detailed instructions]].
* Once you have moved the article, visit the [https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/University_of_Washington/Interpersonal_Media_(Winter)/students list of students in the WikiEdu dashboard] and make sure that you are assigned the live article URL. If needed, remove the old one by clicking the "'''+'''" button to open the menu and using the "'''-'''" button next to the old "sandbox" copy of your article, then press "Save" at the top of the page once you are done.

==== Wikipedia Task #7 ====
;Task: Finalize article and turn in report
;Due Date: Monday February 17
;Deliverables:
* As always, make contributions in Wikipedia and [https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/courses/University_of_Washington/Interpersonal_Media_(Winter) the class WikiEdu dashboard] 
:*Finish article in Wikipedia and turn in a URL to the finished article [https://canvas.uw.edu/courses/1369415/assignments/5166656 in Canvas].
:*Turn in report as subpage of your Wikipedia userpage and turn in the URL [https://canvas.uw.edu/courses/1369415/assignments/5166660 in Canvas].
;Maximum length for report: 1000 words (~4 pages double spaced)

Turn your report your reflection essay as a subpage of your userpage. For example, I would create mine with http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Benjamin_Mako_Hill/Report as the URL. Of course, you should replace "Benjamin_Mako_Hill" with your Wikipedia username. You can also just go to your userpage by clicking on your username on Wikipedia and then adding "/Report" at the end of the URL.

When you go that page, it will say '''Wikipedia does not have a user page with this exact name.'''

You can create the new page by just clicking the "Create" tab on that page. When you're done, you can paste the URL into Canvas.

'''Evaluation Criteria:'''

Your Wikipedia article will be evaluated based on your demonstrated understanding of Wikipedia rules and policies. Is it a good article by Wikipedia's standards?

In addition to finishing up your Wikipedia article, everybody should turn in a report reflecting on your experience contributing to Wikipedia in light of your experience and the course material and, most importantly, offering advice to the Wikimedia Foundation and the Wikipedia Community on how to improve their community. I want you all to treat this as a dress rehearsal for your final projects.

Your report will be evaluated, first and foremost, on the degree to which it provides useful, informed, and actionable advice to the Wikipedia community and the Wikimedia Foundation. It will also be evaluated on the degree to which you engage with the course material. See the [[User:Benjamin Mako Hill/Assessment | writing rubric]] for details on my expectations in terms of the content of the papers. A successful essay will do the following  things:

# Provide detailed, concrete, and actionable advice to the Wikipedia community and the Wikimedia Foundation. What should Wikipedia think about doing? What should they think about changing?
# Comment directly on your experience in Wikipedia. What did you do and what did you learn?
# Connect your experience in Wikipedia explicitly to the concepts in the course material we have covered. Justify your recommendations in terms of the theories and principles we've covered. Why should your recommendations be taken more seriously than just random advice from one new user?
# If possible, reflect on what parts of the theories or concepts we covered applied or didn't. You don't have to take everything taught in the course for granted. What would you change or add based on your experience? What is unique or different about Wikipedia?

We will give everybody in the course feedback on their assignment. The basic structure is shorter, but extremely similar, to what you will be doing in the final project. As a result, you can treat this as a "mid-term" and make adjustments based on feedback.