Course on Appropedia

The Appropedia fundamentals consist of courses aimed at improving and creating new articles on the wiki. We will learn from basic editing tools to create compelling articles.

6 hours

None. This course does not require any programming skills.

This course has been created for anyone who wants to learn how to create, edit, and organize content on Appropedia using MediaWiki software.

• Create new page
• Editing a page
• Discussion or talk pages
• Preview, see history, and revert changes
• "Edit" vs "Edit source"
• Upload images and videos
• Templates

• Formatting
• Tables
• Resize and position images

• Page categorization
• Understanding namespaces
• Moving a page
• Redirect a page
• Delete a page
• Sandbox

• Skins
• Custom CSS
• Custom JavaScript

• Special pages
• User pages
  

1 week

None. This course does not require any programming skills.

This course has been created for people who will help develop essential knowledge bases for the world via a learning experience for individuals and classes.

• How to teach with Appropedia
• Guide for teachers

1. Running a class on Appropedia
2. Grading assignments

• Uploading media resources

1. Photographs
2. Uploading documents or other materials
3. Create diagrams of a scientific concept

• Special considerations when editing health information
• Creating skill pages
• How powerful is Appropedia as a teaching tool?
• Case study - Open source research in sustainability

1 week

None. This course does not require any programming skills.

This course has been created to develop technical abilities related to appropriate technology: cheap and viable solutions that anyone in different contexts can adapt to their needs.

• Appropedia research and writing assignment
• Uploading documents or other materials
• Uploading media resources
• How to do a literature review
• Appropedia translation assignment
• How to write an academic paper
• Student useful links
• Open educational resources