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Course name
Teaching Secondary Social Studies
Institution
West Virginia University
Instructor
Tiffany Mitchell Patterson
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Social Studies
Course dates
2021-01-19 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-05-03 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
12


This course is designed to support preservice educators in secondary social studies. This strategies based course primarily focuses on effective instruction. We will participate in an edit-a-thon at the university and students will learn how to use wikipedia and design assignments for their future students.

Student Assigned Reviewing
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Timeline

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 2 March 2021
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 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 9 March 2021
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.