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Course name
English 1102 143
Institution
College of DuPage
Instructor
Bob Hazard
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
English Composition
Course dates
2019-04-05 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-09-01 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
22


This is a five week introduction to Wikipedia.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Kaiserm484
Mizkim345 Animal Ethics
Tian Tasso Allopleuron
Moonudotmp3 Speedrun
DoomInstigator Ferrari F399
Teresating Precocious puberty Environmental impacts of fur farming, Lietuvos skaučių seserija
JCarvalho34 Environmental impacts of fur farming Precocious puberty
Razlozo Shark Trust
Ayamarie231 Gay wage gap
Nickgrecco Fannie May
Rezarto Kruje Castle
Domingler Microtransaction
Claudiar623
CarlosTheAsian
Bulltimmy Halo: Reach
Simonaa emily Lietuvos Skauciu Seserija Precocious puberty
DontFeedSQUID
Vivigooch21112 Aquaduct, Morelia Mexico
Rosalesa474 Panera Bread

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Friday, 5 April 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.

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 2

Course meetings
Wednesday, 10 April 2019   |   Friday, 12 April 2019
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 15 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 17 April 2019   |   Friday, 19 April 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


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 4

Course meetings
Monday, 22 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 24 April 2019   |   Friday, 26 April 2019
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

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 5

Course meetings
Monday, 29 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 1 May 2019   |   Friday, 3 May 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


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.


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 6

Course meetings
Monday, 6 May 2019   |   Wednesday, 8 May 2019   |   Friday, 10 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

Assignment - Reflective essay

Guiding questions

Milestones

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