Africa Growth Pilot/Online self-paced course/Module 4
This page is for drafting and honing scripts for the various units in Module 4: Sourcing Knowledge: Verifiability on Wikipedia.
Module goal
[edit]The module aims to introduce learners to the citation practices on Wikipedia -- what needs citations, what constitutes a reliable source, and how to find sources.
Units
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Below are transcriptions of the live session where this module was taught in Phase 1 of the Africa Growth Pilot, divided into short units by topic. The session was accompanied by the slides linked here on the right.
You are welcome to review and edit the scripts for the various units, so that they are the best they can be for self-paced online learning.
| Unit # | Unit title | Slide # | Link to script | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | 1–6 | script | In review |
| 2 | Wikipedia is a tertiary source (no original research) | 7 | script | In review |
| 3 | What is Verifiability? | 8 | script | In review |
| 4 | Principles of Verifiability | 9 | script | In review |
| 5 | Verifiability achieved through guidelines and discussion | 10–11 | script | In review |
| 6 | The General Guideline | 12–13 | script | In review |
| 6.5 | demonstration: how do we add a citation in the visual editor? | n/a | TBD | TBD |
| 7 | What requires citations? | 14 | script | In review |
| 8 | Examples requiring citations | 15 | script | In review |
| 9 | What is a reliable source? | 16–19 | script | In review |
| 10 | Factors of reliability | 20 | script | In review |
| 11 | Do not cheat | 21 | script | In review |
| 12 | Context of sources | 22 | script | In review |
| 13 | Age of sources | 23 | script | In review |
| 14 | Secondary literature and news | 24 | script | In review |
| 15 | Guidelines by field and topic | 25 | script | In review |
| 16 | The Wikipedia Library | n/a | script | In review |
| 17 | Reliable source lists by topic | 25 | script | In review |
| 18 | Question about citing slides | n/a | script | In review |
| 19 | Question about how and where to cover minor events | n/a | script | In review |
| 20 | Question about statement without citations | n/a | script | In review |
| 21 | Question about citing multiple sources | n/a | script | In review |
| 22 | Independence of sources | 27–29 | script | In review |
| 23 | Signs of unreliable sources | 30–32 | script | In review |
| 24 | What if I'm still unsure? (RSN) | 33–34 | script | In review |
| 25 | Exercise: Is this a reliable source? (part 1) | 35–36 | script | In review |
| 26 | Exercise: Is this a reliable source? (part 2) | 37 | script | In review |
| 27 | Exercise: Is this a reliable source? (part 3) | 38 | script | In review |
| 28 | What if there are no sources? | 39–40 | script | In review |
| 29 | Sources on African topics | 41–45 | script | In review |
| 30 | Conclusion, and how to find articles to improve? | 46–50 | script | In review |
| 31 | Through categories | 51 | script | In review |
| 32 | Through Citation Hunt | 52 | script | In review |
| 33 | Through List-Building | 53 | script | In review |
| 34 | Through WikiProject assessments | 54 | script | In review |
| 35 | Through PetScan | 55 | script | In review |