Wiki Training Syllabus (Module 2)

User profiles

 * What are Usernames? Usernames identify accounts and allow users to make edits to the wiki. All of your contributions to the wiki are recorded by username in an article's history.


 * Username should be the your real name. All editors are individuals & strong identity reaffirmation is important to collaborative work process.


 * Features to be included on user profiles: Personal info; links to articles and projects; research interests; languages spoken; professional history; contact info... 35 mins.

Relevant documentation: Wikipedia: Username Policy

Text Editing

 * Italics, bold, internal links (incl. internal headings), bullets/number lists. 15 mins.


 * Relevant documentation: Wikipedia Cheatsheet


 * How does an article develop? (uncreated → stub → developed article) How to develop through research (covered in more detail in Module 6), cross-editing (Module 10) etc. 15 mins.


 * Relevant documentation: Wikipedia: Article Development


 * Writing your first article. 15 mins.


 * Relevant documentation: Wikipedia: Your First Article

Exercise 2.2
Module Length: 135 mins.

=Module 2 Exercises= Text Editing Exercise