Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Maynooth University/Critical Skills (Fall 2016): Difference between revisions

At third level learning it is expected that students will develop skills that will not only enable them to successfully negotiate their university experience but which will also help them in other areas of their lives. These skills include analytical skills, the ability to deal with complex arguments, the ability to evaluate evidence and make balanced judgements and the ability to communicate ideas. These critical skills are developed throughout university learning and in practice. This critical skills course aims to develop these skills early in the university learning experience and which will in turn complement and support disciplinary learning. It is designed to help first year students to learn, experience, practice and develop various essential skills that will support their leaning. These skills include:

Academic writing Information literacy Research skills Analysis and use of data Analytical thinking Communication Critical thinking Developing learning skills Interpersonal skills

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings

Tuesday, 1 November 2016 | Wednesday, 2 November 2016 | Thursday, 3 November 2016 | Friday, 4 November 2016

In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia project

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 Content 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:

Editing Wikipedia pages 1–5
Evaluating Wikipedia

Assignment - Practicing the basics

Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you.
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.
When you finish the trainings, practice by introducing yourself to a classmate on that classmate’s Talk page.

Week 2

Course meetings

Tuesday, 8 November 2016 | Wednesday, 9 November 2016 | Thursday, 10 November 2016 | Friday, 11 November 2016

Assignment - Add to an article

Familiarize yourself with editing Wikipedia by adding a citation to an article. There are two ways you can do this:

Add 1-2 sentences to a course-related article, and cite that statement to a reliable source, as you learned in the online training.
The Citation Hunt tool shows unreferenced statements from articles. First, evaluate whether the statement in question is true! An uncited statement could just be lacking a reference or it could be inaccurate or misleading. Reliable sources on the subject will help you choose whether to add it or correct the statement.

Week 3

Course meetings

Tuesday, 15 November 2016 | Wednesday, 16 November 2016 | Thursday, 17 November 2016 | Friday, 18 November 2016

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.

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+{{course details
+     | course_name = Critical Skills
+     | instructor_username = AugusteBlanqui
+     | instructor_realname = Brian McKenzie
+     | support_staff =
+     | subject = First-year seminar
+     | start_date = 2016-09-26
+     | end_date = 2016-12-19
+     | institution = Maynooth University
+     | expected_students = 400
+     | assignment_page = Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/Maynooth_University/Critical_Skills_(Fall_2016)
+     | dashboard.wikiedu.org = yes
+    }}
+At third level learning it is expected that students will develop skills that will not only enable them to successfully negotiate their university experience but which will also help them in other areas of their lives. These skills include analytical skills, the ability to deal with complex arguments, the ability to evaluate evidence and make balanced judgements and the ability to communicate ideas. These critical skills are developed throughout university learning and in practice. This critical skills course aims to develop these skills early in the university learning experience and which will in turn complement and support disciplinary learning. It is designed to help first year students to learn, experience, practice and develop various essential skills that will support their leaning. These skills include:
+Academic writing Information literacy Research skills Analysis and use of data Analytical thinking Communication Critical thinking Developing learning skills Interpersonal skills
+{{start of course timeline}}
+=== Week 1 ===
+{{start of course week|2016-11-01|2016-11-02|2016-11-03|2016-11-04}}
+{{in class|In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia project}}
+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 Content 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:
+* [http://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia Editing Wikipedia] pages 1–5
+* [http://wikiedu.org/evaluatingwikipedia Evaluating Wikipedia]
+{{assignment|Assignment - Practicing the basics}}
+* Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you.
+*  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.
+*  When you finish the trainings, practice by introducing yourself to a classmate on that classmate’s Talk page.
+{{end of course week}}
+=== Week 2 ===
+{{start of course week|2016-11-08|2016-11-09|2016-11-10|2016-11-11}}
+{{assignment|Assignment - Add to an article}}
+Familiarize yourself with editing Wikipedia by adding a citation to an article. There are two ways you can do this:
+* Add 1-2 sentences to a course-related article, and cite that statement to a reliable source, as you learned in the online training.
+* The [https://tools.wmflabs.org/citationhunt/en?id=001996f6&cat=all Citation Hunt] tool shows unreferenced statements from articles. First, evaluate whether the statement in question is true! An uncited statement could just be lacking a reference or it could be inaccurate or misleading. Reliable sources on the subject will help you choose whether to add it or correct the statement.
+{{end of course week}}
+=== Week 3 ===
+{{start of course week|2016-11-15|2016-11-16|2016-11-17|2016-11-18}}
+{{assignment|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 [http://wikiedu.org/illustratingwikipedia Illustrating Wikipedia] handbook, or see [http://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia 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 [http://search.creativecommons.org/ 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 [http://wikiedu.org/illustratingwikipedia Illustrating Wikipedia] handbook.
+{{end of course week}}