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'''Writing Wikipedia Articles''' is a free online course
▲'''Writing Wikipedia Articles''' is a free online course developed in collaboration with the [https://p2pu.org/en/schools/school-of-open/ School of Open], and conducted here on Wikipedia! We have run this course four times in 2013 - 2014.
''If you can read Wikipedia, you can help build it!'' We will teach you about the community, technology, and rules behind this ubiquitous and community-built online encyclopedia. We focus on articles about openness in education: [[open educational resources]], [[MOOCs]], [[Creative Commons]] licenses and more. Students learn about the values and culture that have driven
Students who successfully complete the course can earn the badges described below.
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* How to trace the genesis of, and evaluate the quality of, a Wikipedia article
If you're curious what articles have earned past students
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== Taking the course "live" with other students ==
We offer this course periodically, in a format where students can join live webinar sessions. We have a one
(Are you an experienced Wikipedian, or an educator? Please [http://wikistrategies.net/contact get in touch with Pete] if you would like to help out with the course, or offer it on your own!)
== Taking the course at your own pace ==
<!--During the February-March 2014 session of the course, if the times for the live sessions are inconvenient for you (for instance, if you live in Europe or Africa), we encourage you to take the course alongside other students, watching videos of our sessions (which will be posted within 48 hours after each session), and using our '''[[WT:OPEN|course's talk page]]''' to ask questions and share your work. In this case, it's best to '''[[Wikipedia:School_of_Open_course/February_2014|enroll]]''' as all other students in the February cohort do; then use the same home page we are all using: '''[[Education Program:School of Open/WIKISOO (February 2014)]]'''
The only drawback to taking the course in this way is that it will take more effort to interact with course instructors and your fellow students. Interaction is key to working on Wikipedia, so we strongly encourage you to say hello on the talk page, and share any questions or comments there.-->▼
▲The only drawback to taking the course in this way is that it will take more effort to interact with course instructors and your fellow students. Interaction is key to working on Wikipedia, so we strongly encourage you to say hello on the talk page, and share any questions or comments there.
You will visit the course pages for a previous live session's Week 1 through Week 6, watch the videos, and complete the homework at whatever pace you like. Even though you are not part of a group taking the course together, you will be guided in how to get feedback on your work, and how to engage with peers and more experienced Wikipedians. -->▼
▲<!-- The Writing Wikipedia Articles course was originally designed to be taken as part of a class, in a set six week period. But if you prefer, you can take it at your own pace! Please see the '''[[Wikipedia:School of Open course self-paced|home page for self-paced students]]'''.
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▲You will visit the course pages for Week 1 through Week 6, watch the videos, and complete the homework at whatever pace you like. Even though you are not part of a group taking the course together, you will be guided in how to get feedback on your work, and how to engage with peers and more experienced Wikipedians. -->
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== Course calendar ==
[[File:Writing Wikipedia Articles course: week 1 class, round 3.webm|thumb|200px|Sample session, Week 1]]▼
=== Week 1: Wikipedia under the hood ===
What is Wikipedia? What has inspired hundreds of thousands of people to volunteer their time to build millions of articles in hundreds of languages? We begin with a survey of the project's history, values, and culture.
We will explore how learners increasingly use Wikipedia as scaffolding, as they begin to build a general understanding of a topic. Herein lies an opportunity: how can we work toward a broader understanding of a topic like Open Educational Resources (OER)? Does Wikipedia help us speak a common language about openness in education? If not, what can be done to improve that? The session will conclude with practical steps to create a Wikipedia account and get started editing.
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=== Week 2: Who am I to edit Wikipedia? Identity & collaboration ===
We survey issues of expertise, credentials, anonymity, privacy, conflicts of interest (COI). What are Wikipedia's standards? What kinds of conflict arise around editor identity and behavior? How can they be avoided or resolved? We will also examine avenues for on-wiki collaboration.
We will look at both success stories and controversies in Wikipedia's history, and discuss best practices. This will lead into an exploration of how to find and work with Wikipedians who share your interests, or who can help you solve problems.
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=== Week 3: What is quality? ===
We explore the concept of quality in Wikipedia, as well as reviewing and expanding on Week 2's focus on communicating with other Wikipedians.
We consider several peer review processes within Wikipedia, and explore articles of low and high quality. We'll also look at techniques for gathering information about a page. For instance, how many Wikipedians are "watching" an article for changes? How many page views have there been in the last month? We'll also talk about how Wikipedians with similar interests find each other and collaborate to improve the site, and how you can get involved in projects outside our class.
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We'll look at how a Wikipedia article can evolve and improve over time, and how a good Wikipedia article can impact the world. A panel of experienced Wikipedia community members will share their experiences. We will discuss topics like how to build up a Wikipedia article on a smaller topic, where authoritative sources are hard to come by, and how Wikipedians work together.▼
=== Week 4: Diving deeper and building your article ===
▲We'll look at how a Wikipedia article can evolve and improve over time, and how a good Wikipedia article can impact the world.
[[File:Writing Wikipedia Articles course: week 5 class, round 3.webm|thumb|200px|Sample session, Week 5]]▼
=== Week 5: The deep dive - Roundtable two ===▼
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By now, students should be nearing completion of the final project! Students will have an opportunity to present their work (whether or not it is complete) to the rest of the class.
In this final week, we will helping students cross the finish line with the final project; we will devote more time to questions and discussion than we typically do in class sessions.
Helping you find ways to remain engaged with Wikipedia: how to find, join, and get engaged with a WikiProject; how to find local Wikipedians to work with; how to help your peers get involved with Wikipedia (or at least appreciate the value of your contributions!)
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For our main class discussion board, we use the '''[[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Open|talk page for WikiProject Open]]'''. You will learn all about WikiProjects during the course; the important thing to know is, this is a place where Wikipedia contributors interested in open education tend to congregate. Whether you are taking our course as part of a regular cohort, or taking the self-paced version, you should be able to get answers to your questions there. If you are taking it in self-paced mode, be patient! It may take a few days, or longer, for somebody to see your question and give an appropriate answer.
Homework may be taken on in your own time, or at the end of each class with peer support and extra help. Students should feel free to use various communication channels when taking the course. Some tools that have worked well with our course's previous sessions
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