Wikipedia talk:Canada Education Program/Courses/Introduction to Child Development (Paul Conway)
Welcome to the talk page[edit]
This is a place where you can ask questions, talk about problems, and discuss the Wikipedia assignment with classmates and other Wikipedians.--Paul Conway, Instructor, Introduction to Child Development, Fall 2012, King's University College Canada 04:53, 4 September 2012 (UTC)
Wikipedia Awards[edit]
A number of articles from Wikipedia's Education Program have won internal Wikipedia awards, including a number from our Canadian program. We encourage all students to nominate their articles, if they feel comfortable doing so. For more information about the awards, feel free to contact your professor, a campus ambassador or one of the coordinators of the Canadian Education Program.
Guidelines and resources[edit]
Here are some guidelines and other resources that will be helpful to you as you begin your assignment. There are further resources, with videos and PDFs, available in the "Resources" tab here, and through APS.
One very important reminder: if you are doing any class-related editing, make sure you are logged in. Edits made while not logged in cannot be counted towards your grade. Nikkimaria (talk) 12:07, 13 September 2012 (UTC)
- Editing philosophy
- WP:5P: The Five Pillars of Wikipedia
- WP:V explains the basics of why to source and what types of sources to use; WP:RS and WP:MEDRS help explain how to find and use good sources.
- WP:PLAGIARISM: similar to those "academic dishonesty" paragraphs that show up on every syllabus, but please read anyway
- WP:N and WP:NOT explain what should not appear in Wikipedia and why. In particular, note that Wikipedia articles are not essays like you might write for a class - do not try to put forward a particular thesis or argument, but remain neutral in how you present information from your source(s). See also the neutrality policy.
- WP:BOLD and WP:CONSENSUS: the two main guidelines detailing how Wikipedia is developed
- Editing mechanics
- The tutorial takes you through the basics of how to edit.
- Wikipedia:Cheatsheet: Quick reference for basics of wikicode
- Wikipedia:Article wizard: create your own article
- Tips and tricks that are not mandatory but will make your life easier
- At the top of almost every page on Wikipedia, you will see a tab with a star. If you click that star, the page will be added to your watchlist. This will allow you to easily monitor changes that happen on pages you're interested in, without needing to visit each page individually to check for changes or new posts. Your watchlist can be accessed through "my watchlist" at the top right.
- You can use the Cite Toolbar to simplify adding references. Watch a short video about it here
- You can change a number of settings in the "My Preferences" tab at the top of the page that will customize your reading and editing experience. Feel free to play around with different settings, but here are a couple that will really help you:
- Enable email (bottom of User Profile): this will allow you to recover your account if you forget your password, and also allows you to email me or other users via Wikipedia
- Enable wikEd (under Gadgets -> Editing): WikEd is a tool that, among other functions, colour-codes text in the edit box, making it easy for those unused to reading computer code to figure out things like images (green), links (blue), references and other code (grey), and normal text (white). If you want to edit the text only, it also provides a function to temporarily hide the reference code.
WikiProject Neuroscience[edit]
I just wanted to highlight WikiProject Neuroscience for your class. It's an active project, and members have offered to help with your class if you need it. If you have questions or ideas about the structure and content of neuroscience-related articles you're working on or thinking of working on, or you're looking for feedback on your work, try asking at the WikiProject Neuroscience talk page.--Sage Ross (WMF) (talk) 15:27, 17 September 2012 (UTC)