Wikipedia:Writing Wikipedia Articles course

Writing Wikipedia Articles is a free online course conducted right here on Wikipedia! Our last session was on Monday, February 13, 2017. We have run the course four times, starting in 2013.

If you can read Wikipedia, you can help build it! We will teach you about the community, technology, and rules behind this ubiquitous and community-built online encyclopedia. We focus on articles about openness in education: open educational resources, MOOCs, Creative Commons licenses and more. Students learn about the values and culture that have driven millions of volunteers to build Wikipedia, which has generated millions of free articles in hundreds of languages since its 2001 launch. We cover the technical skills needed to edit articles, and share practical insights into the site's collaborative norms and social dynamics. Our students gain confidence in taking on technical challenges and editorial disagreements, and graduate with a sophisticated understanding of how to use Wikipedia both as a reader and as an active participant.

Students who successfully complete the course can earn the badges described below.