Edit Wikipedia Like a Master! A Group Class for Teens
Michael Judge Brislin
In this club, students learn how to explore & edit Wikipedia from a 17-year editor. Learn how to expand your knowledge & contribute some of your own to the largest encyclopedia in history! Also, learn excellent writing skills as you go.
Class Experience
US Grade 9 - 12
Beginner Level
Wikipedia has created a revolution in learning and online knowledge sharing, and you can be a part of it too! With over 50,000 edits, I have so much fun editing Wikipedia, including articles on history, video games, politics, and the performing arts. In my class, you will learn how Wikipedia came to be, how to use the articles to do research, and how to add to topics you love! In the class, you will also learn the simple code called wikitext that is used to construct the articles, and how to...
Students will learn how to use Wikipedia for research, as well as how to add reliable information to Wikipedia for the betterment of mankind. They will also learn the concepts that underpin encyclopedic writing, such as writing from a Neutral Point of View and using Reliable Sources to ensure Verifiability. This emphasis on reliability and neutrality are vital skills for citizens of free societies and will help students in all their endeavors within academia and beyond.
Homework Offered
Assessments Offered
The assessment will be in the satisfaction of knowing how to use, search, and contribute to the world's largest encyclopedia!Grades Offered
We will use a specialized Google search that only combs through reliable sources as approved by Wikipedia. We will use it to find reliable sources with which we can help contribute to and improve Wikipedia. https://cse.google.com/cse?cx=010426977372765398405:3xxsh-e1cp8&hl=en We will also access https://en.m.wikipedia.org/ Since that's what the class is about.
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Editing and contributing to Wikipedia involves searching for reliable sources, such as articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, and other forms of media. This requires the use of Google search, and even though the teacher will take every precaution, such as using a custom Google search engine to display only materials from the sources listed above, there is always the chance that Google may display or present mature or objectionable material which will then be immediately hidden from the student. This is a common issue with any search engine, and a challenge any time a search engine is used. The same challenge may sometimes occur using Wikipedia, as it is not censored. Again, all attempts will be made to ensure that students see no objectionable or mature material, but this is an inherent risk of using an uncensored platform, and by taking this class, both student and parent agree to accept the risk.
We will be combing through Wikipedia and occasionally using Google to find reliable sources to show how to expand an article. We will only be using Reliable sources as determined by Wikipedia and it's community, and while there are potentially limitless reliable sources, several examples would be, as outlined by Wikipedia, The New York Times, The Economist, The Chicago Tribune, the Washington Post, for topic such as politics, whereas if we were looking into Video games, we would consult approved websites such as IGN, Kotaku, Famitsu, Game Informer, PlayStation Magazine, etc. Not all sources are allowed for all topics, and depending on what the student wishes to expand upon, they will and must become familiar with the Reliable Sources allowed for that topic so that their contributions will not be challenged or removed.
Available times
Pacific
Meet the teacher
“The best teachers are those who show you where to look but don’t tell you what to see.”- Alexandra K. Trenfor SEE MY INTERVIEW BY OUTSCHOOL! :) ...
Group Class
$15
weekly1x per week
60 min
Live video meetings
Ages 13-18
1-6 learners per class
Financial Assistance
Outschool International
Tutoring
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