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If you are starting a new article, write a 3–4 paragraph summary version of your article (with citations) in your Knowledge sandbox. If you are improving an existing article, write a summary version reflecting the content the article will have after it's been improved, and post this along with a
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To mark each article the subject of a student project, add the following code at the top of the talk page for each article: That will result in the following banner (and make the articles easy to track):
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To practice editing and communicating on Knowledge, introduce yourself to one of the class's Online Ambassadors (via talk page), and leave a message for a classmate on their user talk page.
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For new articles or qualifying expansions of stubs, compose a one-sentence "hook," nominate it for "Did you know," and monitor the nomination for any issues identified by other editors.
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As a group, have the students offer suggestions for improving one or two of the students' articles, setting the example for what is expected from a solid encyclopedia article.
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Research and list 3–5 articles on your Knowledge user page that you will consider working on as your main project. Ask your class's Online Ambassadors for comments.
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Critically evaluate an existing Knowledge article related to the class, and leave suggestions for improving it on the article's discussion page.
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Instructor and/or Campus Ambassadors talk about Knowledge culture & etiquette, and introduce the concept of sandboxes and how to use them.
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Begin working with classmates and Online Ambassadors to polish your short starter article and fix any major transgressions of Knowledge norms.
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Compile a bibliography of relevant research and post it to the talk page of the article you are working on. Begin reading the sources.
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Add 1–2 sentences of new information, backed up with a citation to an appropriate source, to a Knowledge article related to the class.
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Students have finished all their work on Knowledge that will be considered for grading, and have submitted reflective essays.
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Q&A session with instructor and/or Campus Ambassadors about interacting on Knowledge and getting started with writing
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Select two classmates' articles that you will peer review and copy-edit. (You don't need to start reviewing yet.)
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Discuss the range of topics students will be working on and strategies for researching and writing about them.
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Anatomy of Knowledge articles, what makes a good article, how to distinguish between good & bad articles
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Create a Knowledge account, create a user page, and sign up on the list of students on the course page.
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Open discussion of the concepts of neutrality, media literacy, and the impact and limits of Knowledge
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All articles have been reviewed by others. All students have reviewed articles by their classmates.
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Add final touches to you Knowledge article. Try to address issues from Good Article reviews.
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Peer review two of your classmates' articles. Leave suggestions on the article talk pages.
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Expand your article into an initial draft of a comprehensive treatment of the topic.
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Quality of main Knowledge contributions, evaluated in light of reflective essay
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Students give in-class presentations about their experiences editing Knowledge.
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Prepare for an in-class presentation about your Knowledge editing experience.
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All students have Knowledge user accounts and are listed on the course page.
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Begin expanding your article into a comprehensive treatment of the topic.
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Participation grade for early Knowledge exercises (weeks 2, 3, and 4)
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Write a reflective essay (2-5 pages) on your Knowledge contributions.
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Select an article to work on, removing the rest from the course page.
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All students have started editing articles or drafts on Knowledge.
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Tips on finding the best articles to work on for class assignments
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Instructor evaluates student's article selections, by week 5.
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Continue research in preparation for expanding your article.
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brief description of your plans on the article's talk page.
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Knowledge United States Education Program courses, 2013 Q1
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Campus Ambassadors lead Knowledge lab/workshop, covering:
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Introduction to how Knowledge will be used in the course
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during the 2013 Q1 term. Further details are available
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Knowledge Ambassador Program student projects, 2013 Q1
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Make edits to your article based on peers' feedback.
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Article ratings on Knowledge & how to get there
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Index

Knowledge:United States Education Program
Courses
Welcome to Knowledge
Five pillars
Video on creating an account
Talk pages tutorial video
Evaluating Knowledge article quality brochure
Account and user page creation handout
Wikimarkup cheatsheet
this
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Advice for choosing articles
Referencing handout
Referencing: Wikicode handout
Plagiarism handout
Citing sources tutorial video
RefToolbar citation tool tutorial video
Sandbox tutorial
Moving into main space
Submitting articles to Did You Know
Uploading images handout
Uploading files to Wikimedia Commons video
Evaluating Knowledge article quality brochure
Article assessments video
Evolution of an article video

educational assignment
WikiProject Knowledge
Knowledge Ambassador Program
on the course page

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