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Course name
Early American History Graduate Seminar
Institution
Cal Poly Pomona
Instructor
Rachel Van
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
History
Course dates
2019-01-23 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-05-18 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
14


This class is a graduate reading and research seminar in early American history to 1877. Students will complete a research paper asking them to write or revise a Wikipedia page on an individual notable within early American history.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Drjoline Henry Spelman of Jamestown Thanadelthur, Isaac Sears
Jdang2019 James Otis Jr. Nelson Taylor, Isaac Sears
Spellman888 Emma Fielding Baker Sara G. Stanley, Benjamin Bradley
Hklegacy Polly Cooper Jim Savage, William Poole
Jbanda0351 Isaac Sears Thanadelthur, Jim Savage
Laurenmacias Thanadelthur William Poole, Henry Spelman of Jamestown
Kaprager Benjamin Bradley (inventor) Sara G . Stanley, Polly Cooper
Sklai.cpp Jim Savage Polly Cooper, Ygnacio Palomares
Macallebs Nelson Taylor James Otis Jr., Ygnacio Palomares
Shifonf Sara G. Stanley Benjamin Bradley, Emma Fielding Baker
Naoverstreet Joaquin Valenzuela
Jessicajwu William Poole Polly Cooper, Nelson Taylor
Jcsalguero Ygnacio Palomares William Poole, Polly Cooper

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Wednesday, 30 January 2019
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.)

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 3

Course meetings
Wednesday, 6 February 2019
In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 4

Course meetings
Wednesday, 13 February 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article

Week 5

Course meetings
Wednesday, 20 February 2019
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Biographies

History

Week 6

Course meetings
Wednesday, 27 February 2019

Week 7

Course meetings
Wednesday, 6 March 2019
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

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

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 8

Course meetings
Wednesday, 13 March 2019

Week 9

Course meetings
Wednesday, 20 March 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation

Week 10

Course meetings
Wednesday, 27 March 2019

Week 11

Course meetings
Wednesday, 10 April 2019
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

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!

Milestones

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

Week 12

Course meetings
Wednesday, 17 April 2019
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.


Assignment - Continue improving your article

Exercise

Add links to 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.


In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Week 13

Course meetings
Wednesday, 24 April 2019
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

Week 14

Course meetings
Wednesday, 1 May 2019
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

Guiding questions

Week 15

Course meetings
Wednesday, 8 May 2019
Assignment - Original analytical paper

Write a paper going beyond your Wikipedia article to advance your own ideas, arguments, and original research about your topic.