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Course name
European Women's History
Institution
Brigham Young University
Instructor
Amy Harris
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
History
Course dates
2020-09-01 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-12-12 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
22


1000 years of women's history. Covering women's labor, legal status, family and personal relationships, and political and economic status.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Megan.e.thompson Pauline Léon
Weinbach1 Regina von Siebold, Human–animal breastfeeding
Bryn19 Lucía Sánchez Saornil
Amanda Reece Mother Shipton
Abby Jolie
AlliePatterson Murder of Jean McConville, Sister Genevieve O'Farrell
Lindseymeza
HistoryBookworm
Klduersch Laura Ormiston Chant
Krich00 Dame Schools
Bmannnn
Makechnieco
Ahart3774 Satanism and Witchcraft (book), Familiar
Kenzi.christensen Marie Petit
Lbitter Timeline of LGBT history in the United Kingdom, LGBT History
Amystodd4
Dragonslikebreadtoo
EmmaReye Women and the Grand Tour
Dbdoutre Rusla
Falynrc
Kaitie Mae Female Detectives in Britain
Ashlee Hist318 Camile de Morel
Emmammill

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Tuesday, 8 September 2020   |   Thursday, 10 September 2020
Assignment - 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:

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 15 September 2020
Discussion

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 22 September 2020   |   Thursday, 24 September 2020
Assignment - Evaluation and Training
In class - Discussion

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 29 September 2020   |   Thursday, 1 October 2020
Assignment - Choose your topic
Assignment - Exercise

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 6 October 2020   |   Thursday, 8 October 2020
Milestones

Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have questions using the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9


Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Art History

Biographies

Books

History

LGBT+ Studies

Women's Studies

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 13 October 2020   |   Thursday, 15 October 2020
Assignment - Add to a Wikipedia article

Choose the training most helpful to you.

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 20 October 2020
Assignment - Finish any training you missed. Begin research. Submit bibliography

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 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 27 October 2020   |   Thursday, 29 October 2020
Assignment - Share draft with partner

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 3 November 2020   |   Thursday, 5 November 2020
Assignment - Peer Review

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 10 November 2020   |   Thursday, 12 November 2020
Assignment - Writing Lab

Make an appointment to visit the Writing Lab between 5 and 24 November

Week 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 17 November 2020   |   Thursday, 19 November 2020
Assignment - Continue improving your article and add media

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.

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 1 December 2020   |   Thursday, 3 December 2020
Assignment - Polish your work

Continue to expand and improve your work (and add media as you discover or create it), 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
Tuesday, 8 December 2020
Milestones

Week 14

Milestones

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


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!


Assignment - In-class presentation