LibGuides: Wikipedia Edit-a-thon 2020: Resources

Articles about Wikipedia

Articles to get you thinking...

Here you will find a collection of tutorials and guides for editing Wikipedia.

Art & Feminism Toolkit
Read and download our Quick Guide for Editing on Wikipedia, where you'll learn the basics for making your first successful contributions. Basic guides and links on all aspects of editing.
Visual Editor Guide
Basic intro to the parts of the visual editor and how to get started.
Beginner's Guide to First Edit
How to open an account, create a user page, make a sandbox, and start editing!
How to Write about Women
Issues to be aware of, typical problems, writing in a gender neutral manner.
Creating a NEW article
Wikipedia's guide to creating a new article.
Wikipedia Toolkit
This toolkit from UBC Public Humanities discusses topics such as: Wikipedia as Advocacy, Wikipedia as Pedagogy, and Wikipedia as Public Scholarship. As well as resources in using Wikipedia.

Here are a few resources that help teachers.

WikiEdu: Student Training Modules
Training modules with quizzes on the basics of editing, special topics, refreshers, exercises and in-class discussion topics.