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Course name
AUB's Training in Wikipedia Editing
Institution
American University of Beirut
Instructor
Abir Ward
Subject
Women's Studies
Course dates
2021-10-31 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-12-14 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
50


This course introduces participants to Wikipedia editing in preparation for several Wikipedia editing events that will be held at the American University of Beirut to celebrate the university's co-ed centennial

Student Assigned Reviewing
Rania.Kanj
Faysal Shlash
Wikialaa Emily Nasrallah, Najat A. Saliba
Jaways Karimeh Abbud
Salpy Nalbandian Najat A. Saliba, Abla Mehio Sibai, Lina Choueiri
Reem Farhat
Hadi Noureddine Women in Lebanon
User171727
LynnKh
Sarahmsharafie
Lgm17
Omh16
Kaj1707 List of Lebanese women artists
Fly lenovo Women in the Arab world, Women in Lebanon
Lks07
Kfa11 Labiba Hashim
Mary Zakharia
Karim Hout
Leia Bassam
JadSlim
Fatima Ghadieh
Marwan479
MDaccache
DrKathR
Lgs11 Women in business, Gender role
Miliazd
Ibrahim2199 May Ziadeh, May Rihani, Laila al-Atrash
Lamabaaklini
Basharshlash

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Wednesday, 10 November 2021   |   Thursday, 11 November 2021   |   Friday, 12 November 2021   |   Saturday, 13 November 2021
In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia assignment

Welcome to your Wikipedia assignment's course timeline. This page guides you through the steps you'll need to complete for your Wikipedia assignment, with links to training modules and your classmates' work spaces.

Your course has been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. You can reach them through the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resources:

Assignment - Get started on Wikipedia

Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you. (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.)

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 3

Course meetings
Sunday, 14 November 2021   |   Monday, 15 November 2021   |   Tuesday, 16 November 2021   |   Wednesday, 17 November 2021
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 4

Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 5

Assignment - Add to an article

Week 6

Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have questions using the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Biographies

Books

History

Science Communication

Women's Studies

Week 7

Assignment - Begin Moving your work to Wikipedia

Now that you've improved your draft based on others' feedback, it's time to move your work live - to the "mainspace."

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

Week 8

Assignment - Continue improving your article

Now's the time to revisit your text and refine your work. You may do more research and find missing information; rewrite the lead section to represent all major points; reorganize the text to communicate the information better; or add images and other media.

Assignment - Polish your work

Continue to expand and improve your work, and format your article to match Wikipedia's tone and standards. Remember to contact your Wikipedia Expert at any time if you need further help!