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Course name
Elang 273
Institution
Brigham Young University
Instructor
Nancy Turley
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Linguistics
Course dates
2020-01-07 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-04-15 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
45


Students will improve research and editing skills by choosing an article they want to work on, researching, and making contributions. Most of these students are editing majors.

Student Assigned Reviewing
CStickel8 Birla Mandir, Jaipur Shannon Hale, Coalville, Utah
Courtney.neistadt Shrek The Musical, Shrek the musical, Credit
Roesey Mildred B. Cooper Memorial Chapel Blood plasma
Ecardon3 Church of England, Flag of England
HkateJ Booktube
Katestake The Lay of the Children of Húrin
Rachelteixeira The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Nicaragua, Euphemism
Skywkamp Articles of Faith (Latter Day Saints), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in California, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hymns, Worship services of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Marriage in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Mmb255 I, Tonya, Potsdam Giants
Oaktree126 Jason F. Wright
Wahlquie Fair Oaks, California
Onelly3 Chris Martin
Kmguymon Albizzi
Noelamb7 Port Arthur, Tasmania, Peter Vidmar, Young adult fiction, Convict tramway, City of Wagga Wagga
Savnataylor Anastasia (musical)
Starkenken BookPeople
Mo.tanner Haight-Ashbury, Irving Sinclair, St. Ignatius College Preparatory, Baby sign language, Tommy Caldwell
Suzanasg Figure skating, Taekwondo
Hikitsune-Red Stith Thompson, Aarne–Thompson–Uther Index
Twood273 Music festival
CatEli Contrada, Siena, Contrade of Siena
Jeonzie The Court Jester
Penguinsrdumb Millennial Star
Annatens Mongolian Sign Language
Tobleaar Apple sauce
Marlslee The Adventure Zone, Carey Pietsch Apple sauce
Kutekenzz Shannon Hale
Sydney394 Norse dragon, Tennessee
Alohakayla Bob Gurr, Frontierland, Cars Land, Jumpin' Jellyfish, Star Wars: Millennium Falcon – Smugglers Run
Piscesrising1317 The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers
Abbysiebs Blood plasma
Sadieew BYU bands and ensembles
Jirvineak Coalville, Utah
DKParker Tabletop game, Sacrament (LDS Church), Ward (LDS Church)
Akandrews Oral literature, French literature, Mongols, Mongol invasions and conquests, Great Pyrenees
Nautigate Seneca Lake (New York)
Dragon3claw Golden Waterfall
SamLambert12 Manchego cuisine
MariahMad16 Elantris, Dragon and Thief, Æbleskiver
Naruwitch Crossover (fiction), Mystery fiction
Mscott55 Salt to the Sea
Mtolivier Colonia Dublán, Mormon colonies in Mexico
MDI17 Filler (linguistics), English articles, Indigenous peoples of Panama

Timeline

Week 8

Course meetings
Wednesday, 26 February 2020   |   Friday, 28 February 2020
In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia assignment

Welcome 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:


Assignment - Get started on Wikipedia

Create 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.)


Assignment - Wikipedia assignment blog

Begin a blog about your experiences. You can use discussion questions to frame your entries, or reflect on the research and writing process. Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 2 March 2020   |   Wednesday, 4 March 2020   |   Friday, 6 March 2020
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


In class - Discussion

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 9 March 2020   |   Wednesday, 11 March 2020   |   Friday, 13 March 2020
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise
Assignment - Exercise
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9


Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Linguistics

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 16 March 2020   |   Wednesday, 18 March 2020
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion
Milestones

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.


Assignment - Respond to your peer review

You 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.

Resources:

  • Editing Wikipedia, pages 12 and 14
  • Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 23 March 2020   |   Wednesday, 25 March 2020   |   Friday, 27 March 2020
Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia

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


Assignment - Continue improving your article

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.


Assignment - Polish your work

Continue 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!

Week 13

Course meetings
Monday, 30 March 2020   |   Wednesday, 1 April 2020   |   Friday, 3 April 2020
Assignment - Final article

It'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!


In class - In-class presentation
Assignment - Reflective essay
Milestones

Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.