Wikipedia:Writing Wikipedia Articles course/Round 2/Week 4
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Week of 4/5 June 2013 (Class #4)
- Archive of Week 4 class:
- Click here to join this week's lab session
- Live notes on Etherpad: http://etherpad.wikimedia.org/WIKISOO
Week 4: Wikipedian roundtable
This class will focus on 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.
Discussion and Q/A will follow the panel's comments. Please bring any questions or ideas prompted by your work on your final project!
Lab session
Join us informally Thursday evening/Friday morning (same time as class time, 1:00am UTC) to work through the on-wiki homework tasks or ask other editing questions. In addition to the conference room, you can always use our class discussion page for questions and comments: WT:WIKISOO.
Week 4 Homework
- Continue to build the article you've chosen for your main assignment (as described in Week 3 homework). Not getting anywhere? Join us in the lab this week to get things moving!
Week 4 Extra Credit
Choose one or more of the following:
- Discuss one or more of Wikipedia's policies with a colleague, student, or friend.
- If you have not yet done so, read about WikiProjects on Wikipedia. Find one that interests you, and join it. Begin to monitor your WikiProject's talk page on at least a weekly basis; start or participate in at least one discussion there. (Though not technically a full WikiProject, Communicate OER is ideal for students interested in Open Educational Resources - just add yourself to the team page.)
- Participate in a decision on Wikipedia (e.g. a peer review discussion, an article deletion or merge debate, etc.)
- Help a newbie figure something out (yes, you are ready!)
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| Past courses: March • May • August 2013 February 2014 • February 2017 |