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Course name
Technical Writing at YCHS--Spring 2021
Institution
College of DuPage
Instructor
Andrew Bendelow
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Technical Writing
Course dates
2021-01-07 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-05-14 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
30


In this one-semester course in Technical Communication, students learn to write clearly, accurately, and responsibly for a variety of audiences. The WikiEdu lessons on the principles of Wikipedia, and how to research, edit, and share information on this platform are very efficient and motivating. While not all students choose to create a new Wikipedia page, all of them get the basic training to become productive Wikipedians.

Student Assigned Reviewing
PToole20 Evans Scholars Foundation
DaneH7
Samhhpa
GraceWalker2
Vivian.brunke Viral meningitis
BrianNiederman
Akappen321
Benboxall
Timurturkoglu
Jacc.Jones
Pauldepodesta
Tommyp35
Aaronthewinner
Cpolomsky York Community High School
Angelopec
SamBartolone2021
MayaAnikiej Hedge fund
ToryS123
Christinesayi Beagle

Timeline

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 9 February 2021   |   Friday, 12 February 2021
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.)

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 16 February 2021   |   Friday, 19 February 2021
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 23 February 2021   |   Friday, 26 February 2021
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 2 March 2021   |   Friday, 5 March 2021
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


Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 9 March 2021   |   Friday, 12 March 2021
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