Virtual Learning Environment/Lesson dependencies

The notations used are:

• Column 2: A = introductory level; B = everyday editing level; C = advanced level; X = so you think you are an expert.
• Column 3: R = Useful for any reader; T = wikitext; W = writing; S = social; M = Wikimedia; F = free/open content.

Number	Lesson	Area(s)	"Read first" text	Dependencies (heavy)	Dependencies (light)	Depended on by (heavy)	Depended on by (light)	Comments Draft script
1	Accounts (A)	S	"In this lesson you will learn how to open a Wikipedia account, and some advantages of editing as a logged-in user. It would be a good idea to read Wikipedia Basics (A) of the Overview Topic before this lesson, but it is not strictly necessary. Parts of an Article (B) of the Content Topic explains how users who are not logged in have their IP numbers recorded in page histories."		47 73	2 40 61 71		"Creating an account is easy: all you need is a decent choice of username (but not a company or institution), and a good password. But try to understand the implications."
2	Accounts (B)	S	"In this lesson you will learn about the autoconfirmation technicality that kicks in after an account has been active for a short time, and about the secure server. You should read Accounts (A) of this Accounts Topic first."	1		45 46
3	Appeals (C)	S	"In this lesson you will learn how to appeal against a block on Wikipedia, and other administrative measures. It would be helpful to be familiar with Onsite Status (B) of the Community and Interaction Topic, and Formal Dispute Resolution (B) of this Disputes Topic."	25 41		None	None
4	Article Tagging (A)	TS	"In this lesson you’ll learn how to tag articles for maintenance, and the related etiquette. This lesson depends on Editing (A) of the Editing Topic. There are no other particular prerequisites, but looking at Templates (B) of the Templates Topics, and Talk Pages (A) of the Community and Interaction Topic, might be helpful."	21	63 65	None	None
5	Bans and Blocks (A)	S	"In this lesson you will learn how users are excluded from editing Wikipedia. For a good understanding, you should first read Problem Users (A) of this Disputes Topic, and Onsite Status (A) of the Community and Interaction Topic."	40	51	None	None
6	Biographies of Living Persons (B)	W	"In this lesson you will learn about the policy and practical aspects of Wikipedia’s handling of biographical material on living people. You should study Content Policy (A) of this Content Topic first, and The Wikipedia Model (B) of the Overview Topic."	14 68		None	None
7	Categories (A)	T	"In this lesson you’ll learn how to explore the Wikipedia category system. You should read Search (A) and Navigation (A) of this Finding Methods topic first."	37 57		8 30 58 66 69
8	Categories (B)	T	"In this lesson you will learn how to perform categorization on Wikipedia. You should be familiar with Categories (A) of this Finding Methods Topic, and the early lessons of the Editing Topic."	7 20 21 37 80		None	None
9	Characters and Tables (A)	T
10	Conflict of Interest (A)	WS
11	Conflict of Interest (B)	WS
12	Conflict of Interest and Bias (X)	WS
13	Contacting Wikipedia and Wikimedia (B)	M
14	Content Policy (A)	W
15	Deletion (A)	S
16	Deletion (B)	S
17	Disagreements (A)	S
18	Disambiguation (B)	T
19	Drafting (A)	W	"In this lesson you will learn a few ways to draft Wikipedia articles before you create them. It assumes Editing (A) of the Editing Topic, and User Features and User Space (A) of the Features Topic. It also mentions page moves, which are covered in Page Moves (A) of the Web-making Topic, and Starting an Article (A) of this Writing and Referencing Topic.	21 71	45 61
20	Edit Window (A)	T
21	Editing (A)	T	"In this lesson you will learn how to make a basic edit to an existing Wikipedia page, by going to the “edit” tab. There are no particular prerequisites, but Search (A) of the Finding Methods Topic would be helpful in finding examples of copy editing that is needed."	None	57	19 20 30
22	Editing (B)	T
23	Encyclopedias (B)	n/a
24	External Links (B)	T
25	Formal Dispute Resolution (B)	S
26	Free Content (A)	F	"In this lesson you will learn what is meant by saying that Wikipedia consists of free content."	None	None	27
27	Free Content (B)	F	"In this lesson you will learn how the availability of free content has practical effects on what can be added to Wikipedia. You should read Free Content (A) of this Content Topic first."	26		32
28	Handling Content Disputes (B)	WS
29	How to Ask (A)
30	Images (A)
31	Images (B)
32	Images (C)	F	"In this lesson you will learn some advanced considerations on images as free content. It also explains some ways to hide images on Wikipedia from the reader. You should be familiar with Free Content (A) and (B) of the Content Topic."	30 31		None	None
33	Link to Wikipedia (B)	M		None	None	None	None
34	Major and Minor Edits (A)
35	MediaWiki (C)
36	Merges (B)
37	Navigation (A)	R	"In this lesson you will learn various ways to explore Wikipedia content via hyperlinks. There are no particular prerequisites, but use of the search box is mentioned."	None	None	7 8
38	Non-article Content (B)
39	Non-Roman Scripts (B)
40	Onsite Status (A)	S	"In this lesson you will learn about Wikipedia administrators, and other status groups of Wikipedia users. It would be helpful to have read some of the Overview Topic and Accounts Topic first."	None	1 73 74 75
41	Onsite Status (B)
42	Orphans and Dead-ends (A)
43	Other Files (B)	T		None	None	None	None
44	Other Languages (B)
45	Page Moves (A)
46	Page Protection (B)
47	Parts of an Article (B)			None	None
48	Policy and Guidelines (B)	WS		None	None
49	Policy Made Simple (A)	RWS	"In this lesson you will learn the fundamentals of Wikipedia’s content and social policies. Before you read it, it would be helpful to study Wikipedia Basics (A) of the Overview Topic, and Free Content (A) of the Content Topic."	None	26 73
50	Problem Content (B)
51	Problem Users (A)
52	Redirects (B)	T	"In this lesson you will learn about redirect pages. For the particular case of redirects to sections, it would be helpful to read about sections in Wikitext (B) of the Editing Topic."	80	81
53	Referencing (A)
54	Referencing (B)
55	Reuse (A)	F	"In this lesson you will learn the conditions for reuse of Wikipedia material under the Creative Commons license."	None	None
56	Reuse (B)	MF	"In this lesson you will learn about forking of online communities. It would be helpful to have read Wikipedia Basics (C) of the Overview Topic first."	None	75
57	Search (A)			None	None
58	Search and Navigation (B)
59	Sister Projects (B)
60	Splits and Summary Style (C)
61	Starting an Article (A)
62	Starting an Article (B)
63	Talk Pages (A)
64	Talk Pages (B)
65	Templates (B)
66	Templates (C)
67	Templates (X)
68	The Wikipedia Model (B)
69	Tools and Labs (B)
70	Troubleshooting (A)	TWM		None	None
71	User Features and User Space (A)
72	Wikimedia Basics (X)
73	Wikipedia Basics (A)	MF		None	None
74	Wikipedia Basics (B)
75	Wikipedia Basics (C)
76	Wikipedia Technical Overview (B)
77	Wikipedia Writing (B)
78	Wikipedia Writing (C)
79	WikiProjects (A)
80	Wikitext (A)
81	Wikitext (B)