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Week 7 March 1 (03/06 - 03/12)
Meetings: Tuesday (03/08)Introduction to the Wikipedia assignment
In ClassWelcome to your Wikipedia assignment's course timeline. This page guides you through the steps you'll need to complete for your Wikipedia assignment, with links to training modules and your classmates' work spaces.
Your course has been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. You can reach them through the Get Help button at the top of this page.
Resources:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
Get started on Wikipedia
AssignmentCreate an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you. (Because of Wikipedia's technical restraints, you may receive a message that you cannot create an account. To resolve this, please try again off campus or the next day.)
Everyone has a Wikipedia account
MilestoneThis week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Week 8 March 8 (03/13 - 03/19)
Meetings: Tuesday (03/15)Evaluate Wikipedia
AssignmentDiscussion
In ClassThinking about sources and plagiarism View
Week 9 March 15 (03/20 - 03/26)
Meetings: Tuesday (03/22)Review the rules for health topics
AssignmentEditing health and psychology topics Start Choose possible topics
AssignmentTraining
Finding your article Start Exercise
Find potential articlesDue on Mar 26th View Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6
Week 10 March 22 (03/27 - 04/02)
Meetings: Tuesday (03/29)Add to an article
AssignmentExercise
AssignmentBuilding your bibliographyDue on Apr 2nd View Start drafting your contributions
AssignmentResource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
Everyone has started writing
MilestoneEveryone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 11 March 29 (04/03 - 04/09)
Meetings: Tuesday (04/05)Peer review two articles
AssignmentDiscussion
In ClassThinking about Wikipedia View Peer reviews are complete
MilestoneEvery student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
Respond to your peer review
AssignmentYou probably have some feedback from other students and possibly other Wikipedians. Consider their suggestions, decide whether it makes your work more accurate and complete, and edit your draft to make those changes.
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 12 and 14
- Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.
Resources:
Week 12 April 5 (04/10 - 04/16)
Meetings: Tuesday (04/12)Begin moving your work to Wikipedia
AssignmentMoving group work live Start Now that you've improved your draft based on others' feedback, it's time to move your work live - to the "mainspace."
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13
Week 13 April 12 (04/17 - 04/23)
Meetings: Tuesday (04/19)Continue improving your article
AssignmentTraining
Contributing images and media files Start Exercise
Continue improving your articleDue on Apr 23rd View Now's the time to revisit your text and refine your work. You may do more research and find missing information; rewrite the lead section to represent all major points; reorganize the text to communicate the information better; or add images and other media.
Polish your work
AssignmentContinue to expand and improve your work, and format your article to match Wikipedia's tone and standards. Remember to contact your Wikipedia Expert at any time if you need further help!
In-class presentation
In Class
April 17th (Week of 04/24 — AFTER TIMELINE END DATE!)
Final article
AssignmentIt's the final week to develop your article.
- Read Editing Wikipedia page 15 to review a final check-list before completing your assignment.
- Don't forget that you can ask for help from your Wikipedia Expert at any time!
Original analytical paper April 17th
Assignment -Due: 2022-04-17
Write a short paper going beyond your Wikipedia article to advance your own ideas, arguments, and original research about your topic. It should be no more than 5-8 pages in length including bibliography. Reflect on the process and results of editing a Wikipedia page.
o What did this assignment reveal to you about Wikipedia as a source of knowledge production and evaluate this in light of the themes of this course.
You've finished your Wikipedia assignment!
MilestoneEveryone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.