Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Georgetown University/Disability Narratives (Fall 2021)
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- Course name
- Disability Narratives
- Institution
- Georgetown University
- Instructor
- Theodora Danylevich
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Women's Studies
- Course dates
- 2021-08-25 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-12-06 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 15
In this course we will explore cultural narratives of disability and also create our own interventions into these narratives, aiming to shift the conversation.
Timeline
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 13 September 2021 | Wednesday, 15 September 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:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- 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 4
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 20 September 2021 | Wednesday, 22 September 2021
- In class - Discussion
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 27 September 2021 | Wednesday, 29 September 2021
- Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
- Assignment - Choose from our options
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6
We are 15, so this will be groups of 2 with one group of 3.
Black Maternal Mortality in the U.S.
- note I left off one, Gender Discrimination in the Medical Profession because it's less directly related to Disability Narratives, but flagging this since this was one Elliott worked on over the Summer
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 4 October 2021 | Wednesday, 6 October 2021
- Discussion
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS EXERCISE ---
(some of you have already done this exercise, but I'm reassigning it because now we've had the info session -- so if you haven't yet done it, do it for the first time. If you've already done it, do the below steps for your group's article)
- Evaluate your group's selected page
- Share your thoughts on your group googledoc
- Post a comment on the Talk Page of your article sharing some of your assessments while also introducing yourselves
- Assignment - Add to an article
- Assignment - Exercise
- Assignment - Exercise
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 13 October 2021
- Assignment - Plan of Action
By the 12th, in your googledocs, can you let me know who will have what completed by the 10/18 date?
- Assignment - Training modules for drafting your contributions
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 18 October 2021 | Wednesday, 20 October 2021
- Milestones
This week you'll be drafting in your group's Sandbox based on what you've decided to prioritize and your research. NOTE there is one sandbox per group and it IS possible to over-write so either coordinate who is using it when, or use the collaborations doc and have a designated sandbox transfer person.
- In class - Week for Writing, still!
You'll finish drafting your content into the sandboxes to have it up by 10/18 so a slight shift here.
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 25 October 2021 | Wednesday, 27 October 2021
- Assignment - Continue working on your sandbox content for peer reveiw
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 1 November 2021 | Wednesday, 3 November 2021
- Assignment - Peer review two sandboxes
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their peer groups' sandboxes
- In class - Discussion
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 8 November 2021 | Wednesday, 10 November 2021
- 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 - 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.
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 15 November 2021 | Wednesday, 17 November 2021
- 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!
- 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
We'll share your work on the 22nd and 29th of November in two "shifts" -- I think the deadline on this module says 11/20; but that's incorrect -- we will be presenting on 11/22 and 11/29, not 11/20, though you can always aim to be ready to present by then (why not)!
The reasons for the gap between when you finish and when you present are:
- -we'll be shifting gears to starting your final projects as of 10/25!!
- -some folks may simply need more time to tie up loose ends
- -this gives us time to see how the wiki community responds (if they do -- this isn't always a given)
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 22 November 2021
Week 14
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 29 November 2021 | Wednesday, 1 December 2021
Week 15
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 6 December 2021
Week 16
- Assignment - Reflection on Wiki Project
Write a 500-800 word reflection on your experience with this (detailed guidelines coming)
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.