Learning Objectives and Assignments Types.Contribute to the largest reference work in the world.Show how knowledge is constructed in the digital age.Interact with readers and writers in real-time.Teach students to write collaboratively.Teach students to write for a global audience.Wikipedia as a Teaching Tool is an online guide that will introduce the possibilities of using Wikipedia assignments as part of a school or university course. This sample syllabus provides a week-by-week breakdown of how professors might be able to incorporate Wikipedia assignments into their classes. Great Feeling - In this video, Wikipedians talk about the joy of being part of a global community of editors. Nice People (Medium) - This video focuses on the motivations and passion of Wikipedians, and ends with a comment by Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales about what makes the project special.Įdit Button- This video is a direct invitation by Wikipedians to "click that button and see what happens".
Subtitles listed on description page - add yours User Name (Medium) - This video shows some of Wikipedia's contributors, explaining their user names. Welcome to Wikipedia consists 17 pages including a quick reference to help you to remember frequently used wiki markup commands. You will also learn how articles evolve on Wikipedia and how you can assess quality of an existing Wikipedia article. Using the guide, you will be able to create a Wikipedia user account, start editing, and communicate with other Wikipedia contributors. Welcome to Wikipedia is a reference guide to help you get started to contributing to Wikipedia.