Wikipedia:University of Edinburgh/Resources

Helpful links[edit]

Once you've learned the basics of editing using Wikipedia’s Visual Editor, I hope that you'll stay logged in and edit or create more articles. I've added some booklets and some links below that you may find useful. As a first step you may like to check out what What Wikipedia is not along with its 5 guiding principles: The 5 pillars.

The Wikipedia Adventure Start Page - a fun tutorial introducing new editors to Wikipedia
Visual Editor user guide
Questions – a guide on where to ask questions
The Teahouse new editor help space
Wikipedia Help pages
Article wizard – a Wizard to help you create articles
The simplified ruleset – a summary of Wikipedia's most important rules
Guide to Wikipedia – a thorough step-by-step guide to Wikipedia
Is your topic notable enough for an article?
Be Bold!
Don't let grumpy users scare you off.
Learn from others
How to write a great article
A simplified manual of style

Please sign your messages on talk pages with four tildes (~~~~). This will automatically insert your "signature" (your username and a date stamp). The button, on the tool bar above Wikipedia's text editing window, also does this.
If you would like to play around with your new Wiki skills without changing the mainspace, the Sandbox is for you.

Resources[edit]

Wikipedia - Working with Images
Wikipedia - Writing about people
Wikipedia - Writing about Places
Wikipedia - Making Connections
Wikipedia - Basic editing presentation

Instructor Basics, How to use Wikipedia as a teaching tool (Wiki Education Foundation)
Case Studies, How instructors are teaching with Wikipedia (Wiki Education Foundation)
Theories: Wikipedia and the production of knowledge
Illustrating Wikipedia brochure (Wiki Education Foundation)
Editing Wikipedia brochure (Wiki Education Foundation)
Evaluating Wikipedia brochure (Wiki Education Foundation)