Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of California, Berkeley/I - PLP Berkeley Interdisciplinary Research Group on Privacy - Coleman Lab (Fall 2021)
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- Course name
- I - PLP Berkeley Interdisciplinary Research Group on Privacy - Coleman Lab
- Institution
- University of California, Berkeley
- Instructor
- Naniette Coleman
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- privacy
- Course dates
- 2021-08-30 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-12-11 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 20
The Privacy Literacy Project (PLP) is a recurrent project hosted by the Interdisciplinary Research Group on Privacy (IRGP). I-PLP (International-Privacy Literacy Project) is the version of this project where content is in foreign languages as opposed to english. IRGP was founded at UC Berkeley during the summer of 2016. The semester long, discovery-oriented, research (and professional) skills training program focuses on the review, discussion, translation, and dissemination of privacy, surveillance, and cybersecurity knowledge to the public.
| Student | Assigned | Reviewing |
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| ColdRainyDay45 | ||
| GlossomathisRabbit | ||
| Vininipanini | ||
| Icherishyou | ||
| GoatCheesePizza |
Timeline
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 20 September 2021 | Tuesday, 21 September 2021 | Wednesday, 22 September 2021 | Thursday, 23 September 2021 | Friday, 24 September 2021
- Attend IRGP/Coleman Lab Bootcamp
The goal of the IRGP/Coleman Lab bootcamp is to introduce you to all of the tools you will use during the semester and get you comfortable with them before you start your first full week of work. Bootcamp is also a place for you to get to know everyone in the lab.
- Introduction to the International Privacy Literacy Project
Welcome to the International Privacy Literacy Project's course timeline. This page will guide you through this Wikipedia project for our lab.
Our lab creates original Wikipedia pages on privacy, cybersecurity, and surveillance. We also often translate those pages into foreign languages. This term you will be tasked with helping us to identify privacy, cybersecurity, and surveillance articles in foreign language Wikipedia sites and translating articles from that assigned language into English. Along the way you will also be searching for and interacting with resources in your assigned language Wikipedia and helping to create tools to help future students with uploading documents in the language(s) you are working on this term. Get excited you are doing groundbreaking work! Let's get started!
This page breaks down writing a Wikipedia article into a series of steps, or milestones. These steps include online training in English to help you get started on Wikipedia. If you have never worked on Wikipedia before, don’t worry, we will guide you. Our course has also been assigned a Wikipedia Content Expert. Check your "Talk page" for notes from them. You can also reach them through the "Get Help" button on this page.
To help you plan your time, the Executive Director of the Lab has assigned a "difficulty level" to each week of work. These levels are based on the work of prior lab members. The goal is to help you determine, in advance, how much effort will be required. A Difficulty Level of 1 = easy effort; Difficulty Level 2 = easy to moderate effort; Level 3 = moderate effort; Level 4 = moderate to intense effort; and Level 5 = intense effort. Check in ahead of time if you have questions and please make sure to plan accordingly.
**Please, please, please, please DO NOT SKIP AHEAD. This course is designed to build upon content learned and practiced the prior week. It is important to understand each week’s work thoroughly before moving onto next week’s steps. This course site is also dynamic (meaning it changes). If you jump ahead you may start work that is ultimately moved to another week or not assigned. Concentrate on the work that has been assigned to you during the current week**
To get started, please review the following handouts:
- Editing Wikipedia pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- Assignment - Get started on Wikipedia
- Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you. Please use your real name on the account but DO NOT use your real name for your username. While this is not a requirement (not using your real name as your username) it will protect your privacy (which is something we care a lot about).
- Because of Wikipedia's technical restraints, you may receive a message that you cannot create an account. To resolve this, please try again off campus or the next day. If you have ANY difficulty setting up your account (ex. block) please let us know immediately.
- If you will be using Wikipedia from outside the United States and need to use a VPN, please see our lab intranet page for a document on VPN use and/or search for Wikipedia's FAQ on editing while using a VPN. Looking ahead, if you encounter an IP block, please reach out to our Wikipedia expert found under "Details".
***When you finish the trainings, practice by introducing yourself (make sure you're logged in and sign with your username) to a classmate on that classmate's "Talk page."***
***You are going to keep hearing the terms "user Talk Page," "sandbox," and "article talk page," this semester. Let's make sure you understand what they all mean. Please write up the definitions of each in a word document and attach it to your memo this week. Make sure you also save a copy for yourself so you can reference it when you get confused.***
***In order to have your work checked for the duration of this course, you need to be logged into Wikipedia and the portal.***
- Milestones
Please review the Berkeley library research guide for our lab. Also, attend the IRGP library skills workshop with American Cultures Librarian Corliss Lee if offered this semester; otherwise, review the library skills videos provided for our lab. Both the library research guide and videos are hyperlinked on our lab intranet page.
This week, everyone should have attended the library skills workshop and set up a Wikipedia account.
- Start Thinking About Privacy Translation Topic Ideas
Start brainstorming interesting Privacy Translation topics. Remember, these are the topics you will be working on for the semester and translating a Wikipedia page on.
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 27 September 2021 | Tuesday, 28 September 2021 | Wednesday, 29 September 2021 | Thursday, 30 September 2021 | Friday, 1 October 2021
- Assignment - Evaluate Two Privacy Articles on Wikipedia
For your assignment, you should complete this exercise for TWO articles.
Find your language and then find a page you want to evaluate on the topic of privacy, surveillance, or cyber security. Use those two articles (one in English and one in the foreign language) while you complete the exercise:
Exercise
- In your sandbox, write up your answers to these questions for the two articles you reviewed and then send them out on the I-PLP project team email list by 11:59pm PST on Saturday. If you don't remember what your sandbox is and how to get there, take a look at the definitions you wrote up during week 1 or review your earlier trainings.
- Optional (feel like showing off): Choose at least 1 question from the above list that is relevant to one of the articles you're evaluating. Leave your evaluation on the article's "Talk page." Be sure to sign your feedback with four tildes — (Ex: Locnamehn (talk) 00:10, 25 September 2021 (UTC)).
**Please, please, please, please DO NOT SKIP AHEAD. This course is designed to build upon content learned and practiced the prior week. It is important to understand each week’s work thoroughly before moving onto next week’s steps. This course site is also dynamic (meaning it changes). If you jump ahead you may start work that is ultimately moved to another week or not assigned. Concentrate on the work that has been assigned to you during the current week**
- Assignment - Weekly "Virtual" Lab Discussion
- What's a Content Gap?
Now that you're thinking about what makes a "good" Wikipedia article, consider these additional questions. Send your answers out on the I-PLP project team email list by 11:59pm PST on Saturday.
- Wikipedians often talk about "content gaps." What do you think a content gap is, and what are some possible ways to identify them?
- What are some reasons a content gap might arise? What are some ways to remedy them?
- Does it matter who writes Wikipedia?
- What does it mean to be "unbiased" on Wikipedia? How is that different, or similar, to your own definition of "bias"?
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 4 October 2021 | Tuesday, 5 October 2021 | Wednesday, 6 October 2021 | Thursday, 7 October 2021 | Friday, 8 October 2021
- Assignment - Adding Citations
- Familiarize yourself with editing Wikipedia by adding a citation to an article. Use the training here and the exercise below to complete this assignment.***
- Please add a couple sentences to a privacy related Wikipedia article within your language and cite the source you found that information in, or you can use the Citation Hunt Tool (search for “privacy” if you use this) to find statements that need citations. This work should be done on the main article, not in your sandbox.
- This task will require you to perform a bit of research. If you have questions send them out on your project team email list. Wikipedia also has a ton of resources to help you. Click the "Get Help" button and use them.
***In order to have your work checked for the duration of this course, you need to be logged into Wikipedia and the portal.***
**Please, please, please, please DO NOT SKIP AHEAD. This course is designed to build upon content learned and practiced the prior week. It is important to understand each week’s work thoroughly before moving onto next week’s steps. This course site is also dynamic (meaning it changes). If you jump ahead you may start work that is ultimately moved to another week or not assigned. Concentrate well on the work that has been assigned to you during the current week**
- Translating Articles
- Assignment - Start Working On Your Final Project
We will be giving you access to an editable document through Google Drive this week. Check the intranet or your email for a shared document link. You will be creating a resource and translation toolkit (Final Project) for your assigned language (in English) at the end of your time with the lab. As you work, pay attention to any differences you may observe between English Wikipedia and the language you were assigned in Wikipedia.
Please jot notes down weekly in it. The more you keep track of differences the faster your final assignment will go. This week, carefully consider any differences you notice between adding citations in your assigned language versus adding them in English Wikipedia.
Except for things like the identification of specific terms needed to translate in your language (ex. the button for help looks different. The word for help in my language is _____), you will be expected to prepare this entire document in English.
Please send an email to your project team email list if you have questions.
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 11 October 2021 | Tuesday, 12 October 2021 | Wednesday, 13 October 2021 | Thursday, 14 October 2021 | Friday, 15 October 2021
- Translating Article(s)
If you have not done so already, it's time to submit your privacy translation article selection exercises to the lab leadership, and get approval.
If you DO NOT HAVE AN APPROVED ARTICLE at this point, it is probably because you were asked to add more information to your privacy translation exercise because it did not have enough detail. If you have not received a privacy translation article yet, plan to discuss your article with the Executive Director of the lab and get the topic approved. Things are just starting to pick up (this is a level 3 week) and you do NOT want to fall behind.
If you HAVE AN APPROVED ARTICLE assign your Privacy translation article to yourself in the article tab above. Please locate the section titled “My Articles” under the “Home” tab of the portal. There should be a section titled “Assign myself an article.” Click here in order to assign your article and given article to yourself and then assign your Privacy translation article to yourself in the article tab above. Please locate the section titled “My Articles” under the “Home” tab of the portal. There should be a section titled “Assign myself an article.” Click here in order to assign your topic and given article to yourself.
***Based on our work so far this term, find your APPROVED privacy translation article in the portal (assigned by the Executive Director of the lab), select it and assign it to yourself on the Students tab above if you have not already done so.***
***In your sandbox, write a few sentences about why you are creating this new article.***
If you don't remember what your sandbox is and how to get there, take a look at the definitions you wrote up during week 1 or review your earlier trainings.
- Translating your assigned article(s)
This week you will begin to work with the Wikipedia article(s) you will be translating. Don't forget that you can ask for help from your Content Expert at any time!
- Assignment - Weekly "Virtual" Lab Discussion
- Articles Similarities and Differences
Read your assigned article(s) in your assigned language. Once you have done that answer these questions. Send your answers out on the I-PLP project team list by 11:59pm PST on Saturday. If you don't remember what your sandbox is and how to get there, take a look at the definitions you wrote up during week 1 or review your earlier trainings.
- Look for important terms, concepts, and technical phrases within your assigned article. Do these concepts translate neatly into English? If not, how can you effectively communicate those topics in your translated article?
- How confident are you in translating your assigned article & what resources are available to you if you get stuck? Remember, you do not need to be an expert in your language to translate, but should feel comfortable asking for help when needed.
- English Wikipedia has style manuals to help editors maintain consistency and readability. What writing resources are available on your language Wikipedia? Include these in both your discussion responses and the final project.
- Readability is important when writing a Wikipedia article. What strategies can you use or what adjustments can you make to facilitate your potential viewers' comfort when reading the article?
- How much of a cultural understanding would readers need in order to understand the concepts presented in the article? How might you communicate this background knowledge in your translation?
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 18 October 2021 | Tuesday, 19 October 2021 | Wednesday, 20 October 2021 | Thursday, 21 October 2021 | Friday, 22 October 2021
- In class - Translating Article(s)
If you have not done so already, it's time to submit your privacy translation article selection exercises to the lab leadership, and get approval.
If you DO NOT HAVE AN APPROVED ARTICLE at this point, it is probably because you were asked to add more information to your privacy translation exercise because it did not have enough detail. If you have not received a privacy translation article yet, plan to discuss your article with the Executive Director of the lab and get the topic approved. Things are just starting to pick up (this is a level 3 week) and you do NOT want to fall behind.
If you HAVE AN APPROVED ARTICLE assign your Privacy translation article to yourself in the article tab above. Please locate the section titled “My Articles” under the “Home” tab of the portal. There should be a section titled “Assign myself an article.” Click here in order to assign your article and given article to yourself and then assign your Privacy translation article to yourself in the article tab above. Please locate the section titled “My Articles” under the “Home” tab of the portal. There should be a section titled “Assign myself an article.” Click here in order to assign your topic and given article to yourself.
***Based on our work so far this term, find your APPROVED privacy translation article in the portal (assigned by the Executive Director of the lab), select it and assign it to yourself on the Students tab above if you have not already done so.***
***In your sandbox, write a few sentences about why you are creating this new article.***
If you don't remember what your sandbox is and how to get there, take a look at the definitions you wrote up during week 1 or review your earlier trainings.
- Translating your assigned article(s)
This week you will continue to work with the Wikipedia article(s) you will be translating. Don't forget that you can ask for help from your Content Expert at any time!
- Assignment - Peer Edit & Copy Edit (ASAP so everyone can respond to feedback in memo)
- Review "Peer Editing" guiding framework training.
- Make sure your article is ready to be peer edited by Thursday at noon.
- Beginning on Thursday at noon select the two classmates’ articles that you were assigned in this week’s email, then peer edit their articles, write up your comments, and include them in their User Talk Page. If you are not clear on what this means, Google both terms and also send a note to your project team email list.
- Please put your peer edit in your labmate's "User Talk Page." If you don't remember what your User Talk Page is and how to get there, take a look at the definitions you wrote up during week 1 or review your earlier training. Remember to edit the Talk Page by adding a new Section.
- As you review, make spelling, grammar, and other adjustments. Pay attention to the tone of the article. Is it encyclopedic?
- Add 5 / Edit 5
Starting this week till the end of lab, you will be searching for unique privacy articles within your language’s Wikipedia.
***Add five unique privacy, surveillance, or cybersecurity pages to the Add 5/ Edit 5 pages list for this semester on the lab web page. Fill out all the columns for each entry. Add both the hyperlink and your name in brackets next to it. Edit every page you add to the list. Possible Options: Add two sentences. Add a citation. Fix punctuation. Clarify a sentence or two.***
***In order to have your work checked for the duration of this course, you need to be logged into Wikipedia and the portal.***
Don't forget to leave a summary of your edit in Wikipedia (comment out your edit) so other Wikipedians know what you edited.
- If you have issues editing articles in the mainspace (ex. VPN is blocked), email the Wikipedia Content Expert and CC the Wikipedia coordinator.
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 25 October 2021 | Tuesday, 26 October 2021 | Wednesday, 27 October 2021 | Thursday, 28 October 2021 | Friday, 29 October 2021
- Translating your assigned article(s)
This week you will continue to work with the Wikipedia article(s) you will be translating. Don't forget that you can ask for help from your Content Expert at any time!
- Assignment - Weekly "Virtual" Lab Discussion
- Articles Similarities and Differences
Read your assigned article(s) in your assigned language. Once you have done that answer these questions. Send your answers out on the I-PLP project team email list by 11:59pm PST on Saturday. If you don't remember what your sandbox is and how to get there, take a look at the definitions you wrote up during week 1 or review your earlier trainings.
- Look for important terms, concepts, and technical phrases within your assigned article. Do these concepts translate neatly into English? If not, how can you effectively communicate those topics in your translated article?
- How confident are you in translating your assigned article & what resources are available to you if you get stuck? Remember, you do not need to be an expert in your language to translate, but should feel comfortable asking for help when needed.
- English Wikipedia has style manuals to help editors maintain consistency and readability. What writing resources are available on your language Wikipedia? Include these in both your discussion responses and the final project.
- Readability is important when writing a Wikipedia article. What strategies can you use or what adjustments can you make to facilitate your potential viewers' comfort when reading the article?
- How much of a cultural understanding would readers need in order to understand the concepts presented in the article? How might you communicate this background knowledge in your translation?
- Assignment - Final Project
This week, consider where you can connect with and seek help from other Wikipedians in your assigned language. An example in English Wikipedia would be the Teahouse. Find at least three resources, interact with them, and describe your experience with them in your final project and memo.
Except for things like the identification of specific terms needed to translate in your language (ex. the button for help looks different. The word for help in my language is _____), you will be expected to prepare this entire document in English.
Please send an email to your project team email list if you have questions.
- Assignment - Add 5 / Edit 5
***Add five unique privacy, surveillance, or cybersecurity pages to the Add 5/ Edit 5 pages list for this semester on the lab web page. Fill out all the columns for each entry. Add both the hyperlink and your name in brackets next to it. Edit every page you add to the list. Possible Options: Add two sentences. Add a citation. Fix punctuation. Clarify a sentence or two.***
***In order to have your work checked for the duration of this course, you need to be logged into Wikipedia and the portal.***
Don't forget to leave a summary of your edit in Wikipedia (comment out your edit) so other Wikipedians know what you edited.
- If you have issues editing articles in the mainspace (ex. VPN is blocked), email the Wikipedia Content Expert and CC the Wikipedia coordinator.
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 1 November 2021 | Tuesday, 2 November 2021 | Wednesday, 3 November 2021 | Thursday, 4 November 2021 | Friday, 5 November 2021
- Content Creation & Plagiarism
Even though you will not be creating original content this term, it is important you get to know Wikipedia's rules surrounding content creation. It is important you also get to know Wikipedia's rules on plagiarism.
***Remember that you will need to attribute the original article when translating. If you aren't sure how to do this, revisit the Translating training module. ***
Resources: Review page 6 of your Editing Wikipedia guidebook. Editing Wikipedia pages 7–9
- Finish up work on your assigned article(s)
This week you will be finishing up work on the Wikipedia article(s) you are translating. Don't forget that you can ask for help from your Content Expert at any time!
- Assignment - Peer Edit & Copy Edit (ASAP so everyone can respond to feedback in memo)
- Review "Peer Editing" guiding framework training.
- Make sure your article is ready to be peer edited by Thursday at noon.
- Beginning on Thursday at noon select the two classmates’ articles that you were assigned in this week’s email, then peer edit their articles, write up your comments, and include them in their User Talk Page. If you are not clear on what this means, Google both terms and also send a note to your project team email list.
- Please put your peer edit in your labmate's "User Talk Page." If you don't remember what your User Talk Page is and how to get there, take a look at the definitions you wrote up during week 1 or review your earlier training. Remember to edit the Talk Page by adding a new Section.
- As you review, make spelling, grammar, and other adjustments. Pay attention to the tone of the article. Is it encyclopedic?
- Assignment - Weekly "Virtual" Lab Discussion
- Thinking About Sources and Plagiarism
Now that you have reviewed the content of your article, you should review what you already know about sourcing and plagiarism. Additionally, start thinking about the differences in citation style based on your language Wikipedia. Send your answers out on the I-PLP project team email list by 11:59pm PST on Saturday. If you don't remember what your sandbox is and how to get there, take a look at the definitions you wrote up during week 1 or review your earlier trainings.
- What are some reasons you might not want to use a company's website as the main source of information about that company?
- What is the difference between a copyright violation and plagiarism?
- What are some good techniques to avoid close paraphrasing and plagiarism within a translated article?
- What are a few differences you notice between English citations and the citations in your assigned language?
**Be comprehensive and exhaustive, remember you will be creating a guide for your assigned language at the end of the term. You will also need this information to help complete next week’s task**
- Continue Working On Your Final Project
Please jot notes down weekly in it. The more you keep track of differences the faster your final assignment will go. This week, carefully consider any differences you notice between adding citations in your assigned language versus adding them in English Wikipedia.
Please send an email to your project team email list if you have questions.
- Assignment - Add 5 / Edit 5
***Add five unique privacy, surveillance, or cybersecurity pages to the Add 5/ Edit 5 pages list for this semester on the lab web page. Fill out all the columns for each entry. Add both the hyperlink and your name in brackets next to it. Edit every page you add to the list. Possible Options: Add two sentences. Add a citation. Fix punctuation. Clarify a sentence or two.***
***In order to have your work checked for the duration of this course, you need to be logged into Wikipedia and the portal.***
Don't forget to leave a summary of your edit in Wikipedia (comment out your edit) so other Wikipedians know what you edited.
- If you have issues editing articles in the mainspace (ex. VPN is blocked), email the Wikipedia Content Expert and CC the Wikipedia coordinator.
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 8 November 2021 | Tuesday, 9 November 2021 | Wednesday, 10 November 2021 | Friday, 12 November 2021
- Editing Citations
You have edited or revised a well-constructed translated article and gained knowledge on the differences in citation styles between English Wikipedia and the language you were assigned this term. Use this information to complete the next exercise.
- Use the information you collected from the “Weekly Lab Virtual Discussion” on differences between English Wikipedia and your language Wikipedia to think about citation style.
Ex. When looking through the Spanish language Wikipedia, I noticed that sources written in English had a note “(en inglés),” but the citations themselves were written in spanish.
- Take time to thoughtfully edit your citations within your sandbox. Before you start, you may want to take a look at a few other pages in English to make sure the style you are using makes sense. Check out the talk pages of a few articles and try to examine a few that are higher up on the quality scale when completing this task.
- When creating translated content on Wikipedia, it is important to credit the authors of the original article. Most Wikipedias will discuss best practices for acknowledging this in the translated article, such as adding a note in the References section. Look within both English and your assigned language Wikipedia for these best practices and make appropriate edits to your articles to reflect them.
- Assignment - Respond to Your Peer Edit
***Include a copy of your article draft, peer feedback, and what you have done in response to your own peer feedback in your weekly memo.***
- Assignment - Prepare For IRGP Virtual Undergraduate Symposium Presentation
- Prepare for your 10 minute presentation about your Wikipedia editing experience.
- Review videos of previous presentations (if available) and start to think about what you want to do
- Blog Writing Workshop
Watch the Blog Writing workshop this week to learn about blog writing in general.
This blog is an opportunity to talk about what you have done this semester. This original piece will take the form of a professionally written subjective blog of 500 to 1000 words. Please review the directions on the intranet or ask if you have questions.
Please talk about what you have learned about privacy this semester and editing in the Wikipedia language you were assigned.
- Milestones
Everyone has completed editing/translating their articles. Citations have been formatted to fit the style of the specific language Wikipedia on which it will be hosted.
Prepare for presentation at our IRGP's Undergraduate Research Symposium
- Weekly "Virtual" Lab Discussion
- Thinking About Wikipedia
Send your answers out on your project team email list by 11:59pm PST on Saturday.
- What do you think of Wikipedia's definition of "neutrality"?
- What are the impacts and limits of Wikipedia as a source of information?
- On Wikipedia, all material must be attributable to reliable, published sources. What kinds of sources does this exclude? Can you think of any problems that might create?
- If Wikipedia was written 100 years ago, how might its content (and contributors) be different? What about 100 years from now?
- Continue Working On Your Final Project
Please jot notes down weekly in your template. The more you keep track of differences, the faster your final assignment will go.
Please send an email to your project team email list if you have questions.
- Assignment - Add 5 / Edit 5
***Add five unique privacy, surveillance, or cybersecurity pages to the Add 5/ Edit 5 pages list for this semester on the lab web page. Fill out all the columns for each entry. Add both the hyperlink and your name in brackets next to it. Edit every page you add to the list. Possible Options: Add two sentences. Add a citation. Fix punctuation. Clarify a sentence or two.***
***In order to have your work checked for the duration of this course, you need to be logged into Wikipedia and the portal.***
Don't forget to leave a summary of your edit in Wikipedia (comment out your edit) so other Wikipedians know what you edited.
- If you have issues editing articles in the mainspace (ex. VPN is blocked), email the Wikipedia Content Expert and CC the Wikipedia coordinator.
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 15 November 2021 | Tuesday, 16 November 2021 | Wednesday, 17 November 2021 | Thursday, 18 November 2021 | Friday, 19 November 2021
- Assignment - Begin Moving Your Work to the Wikipedia Mainspace
Once you have both revised and edited your citations for your translated article, it's time to start moving your article to Wikipedia proper - the "mainspace."
Use the training above as a tool for moving your completed article to the mainspace. Remember, it is important that your completed translated page is located in the English Wikipedia. Sandboxes do not transfer from language to language, you must make the page move within the specific language Wikipedia your article is translated into.
Send an email to your project team email list once you have started to upload your work into the mainspace for English Wikipedia.
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13
- Assignment - Prepare for your Presentation
Prepare for your presentation at IRGP's Virtual Undergraduate Research Symposium.
Prepare a 10 minute presentation about your Wikipedia editing experience.
Review videos of previous presentations (if available) and start to think about what you want to do.
- Begin Thinking About Your Blog Post
This is an opportunity to talk about what you have done this semester. This original piece will take the form of a professionally written subjective blog of 500 to 1000 words. Please review the directions on the intranet or ask if you have questions.
Please talk about what you have learned about privacy this semester and editing in the Wikipedia language you were assigned.
- Assignment - Begin Wrapping Up Final Project
Synthesize the notes you wrote down weekly in your template and turn them into prose.
Please send an email to your project team email list if you have questions.
- Assignment - Add 5 / Edit 5
***Add five unique privacy, surveillance, or cybersecurity pages to the Add 5/ Edit 5 pages list for this semester on the lab web page. Fill out all the columns for each entry. Add both the hyperlink and your name in brackets next to it. Edit every page you add to the list. Possible Options: Add two sentences. Add a citation. Fix punctuation. Clarify a sentence or two.***
***In order to have your work checked for the duration of this course, you need to be logged into Wikipedia and the portal.***
Don't forget to leave a summary of your edit in Wikipedia (comment out your edit) so other Wikipedians know what you edited.
- If you have issues editing articles in the mainspace (ex. VPN is blocked), email the Wikipedia Content Expert and CC the Wikipedia coordinator.
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 29 November 2021 | Tuesday, 30 November 2021 | Wednesday, 1 December 2021 | Thursday, 2 December 2021 | Friday, 3 December 2021
- Assignment - Continue Improving your Article(s) and Prepare for your Presentation
Exercise
Add links to your articleRead Editing Wikipedia page 12 to see how to create links from your article(s) to others, and from other articles to your own. Try to link to 3–5 articles, and link to your article from 2–3 other articles.
- Consider adding an image to your article(s). Wikipedia has strict rules about what media can be added, so make sure to take the 'Contributing Images and Media Files' training before you upload an image.
Polish your work
Continue to expand and improve your work, and format your article(s) to match Wikipedia's tone and standards. Remember to contact your Content Expert at any time if you need further help!
Now's the time to revisit your text and refine your work or add images and other media.
Reusing your sandbox
You may notice that the sandbox associated with your username redirects to the first article you moved. In order to use a sandbox again, you will need to either create a new sandbox or unlink your sandbox from the article. Although we are working in English Wikipedia this semester, research how this works in you language Wikipedia and include it in the final project.
Prepare for presentation
Prepare for your 10 minute presentation about your Wikipedia editing experience.
- Continue Thinking About Your Blog Post
This is an opportunity to talk about what you have done this semester. This original piece will take the form of a professionally written subjective blog of 500 to 1000 words.
Please talk about what you have learned about privacy this semester and editing in the Wikipedia language you were assigned.
- Draft Blog Post is Due on Friday / Edits of Blog(s) Assigned Due Saturday
Add your draft blog post to the blog document shared with you via Google Drive. Review and offer comment suggestions on the Google doc to the blog of the person(s) you were assigned (check the intranet or your email for a shared document link).
- Milestones
Do some deep breathing exercises. Do a few extra reps at the gym. Phone a friend. Have some chocolate. Power pose. Meditate. Do whatever you need to do to prepare yourself. Your article(s) need to be uploaded to the mainspace by Saturday next week at the very latest. Remember you can continue to edit it. You just need to get it up there! Remember how this all started....Be Bold!
- Assignment - Continue Wrapping Up Final Project
Synthesize the notes you wrote down weekly in your template adn turn them into prose.
Please send an email to your project team email list if you have questions.
- Assignment - Add 5 / Edit 5
***Add five unique privacy, surveillance, or cybersecurity pages to the Add 5/ Edit 5 pages list for this semester on the lab web page. Fill out all the columns for each entry. Add both the hyperlink and your name in brackets next to it. Edit every page you add to the list. Possible Options: Add two sentences. Add a citation. Fix punctuation. Clarify a sentence or two.***
***In order to have your work checked for the duration of this course, you need to be logged into Wikipedia and the portal.***
Don't forget to leave a summary of your edit in Wikipedia (comment out your edit) so other Wikipedians know what you edited.
- If you have issues editing articles in the mainspace (ex. VPN is blocked), email the Wikipedia Content Expert and CC the Wikipedia coordinator.
Week 14
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 6 December 2021 | Tuesday, 7 December 2021 | Wednesday, 8 December 2021 | Thursday, 9 December 2021 | Friday, 10 December 2021
- Assignment - Article Edits are Complete/ Article(s) Posted / Prepare to Present
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia. Be ready to present what you have done.
- Assignment - Final Article Development
- Read Editing Wikipedia page 15 to review a final check-list before completing your assignment.
- Don't forget that you can ask for help from your Content Expert at any time!
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- Assignment - Final Draft Of Blog Due on Saturday
Submit your final blog post by Saturday and attach it to your memo. Make sure you have considered any edits suggested and updated your blog ahead of final submission.
- Assignment - Submit Video for IRGP's Virtual Undergraduate Symposium
Submit your 10 minute presentation about your Wikipedia editing experience to the shared Google Drive folder. After your video finishes uploading, please make the Lab Director the owner of the video. Ask your project list for help if you have questions!
- Assignment - Upload your Article(s) to the Mainspace
It may seem scary but that does not mean it isn't time! It's time to put your article(s) in the mainspace.
- Assignment - Submit Final Project
Attach your final project to your memo this week.
- Assignment - Add 5 / Edit 5
***Add five unique privacy, surveillance, or cybersecurity pages to the Add 5/ Edit 5 pages list for this semester on the lab web page. Fill out all the columns for each entry. Add both the hyperlink and your name in brackets next to it. Edit every page you add to the list. Possible Options: Add two sentences. Add a citation. Fix punctuation. Clarify a sentence or two.***
***In order to have your work checked for the duration of this course, you need to be logged into Wikipedia and the portal.***
Don't forget to leave a summary of your edit in Wikipedia (comment out your edit) so other Wikipedians know what you edited.
- If you have issues editing articles in the mainspace (ex. VPN is blocked), email the Wikipedia Content Expert and CC the Wikipedia coordinator.
Week 15
- IRGP's Virtual Undergraduate Symposium