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Course name
Social Media Writing
Institution
University of Dayton
Instructor
Patrick Thomas
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
English
Course dates
2021-01-20 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-04-30 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
15


This course aims to help students understand in more nuanced ways (1) the role social networks and social media content play at a cultural level; (2) the rhetorical strategies, genres, and technological features that inform social media content development; and (3) the available means of planning, producing, and evaluating social media content.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Bing123456
Emitz731 Norma Stafford
Mayerhofere1
Patnaikv
Laurdurham Jillian Mercado
Aneal7 Alexa Noel
Eah9 Gail Castro
Semeranoa1 Internet Addiction Disorder, Starrah
Hhuelsman Jean M. Winterbottom
Lizz UD MacKayla Lane
Atmims
MariahMcIntosh
CarolinepowerUD Olivia Rodrigo
Collinsm22
Patruss5
GriffinSch
Nockm1
Cmduvic Bethany Mota

Timeline

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 2 March 2021   |   Thursday, 4 March 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.)

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 9 March 2021   |   Thursday, 11 March 2021
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


In class - Discussion

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 16 March 2021   |   Thursday, 18 March 2021
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise
Assignment - Exercise
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 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 23 March 2021   |   Thursday, 25 March 2021
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion
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 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 30 March 2021   |   Thursday, 1 April 2021
Assignment - Exercise
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.


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 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 6 April 2021   |   Thursday, 8 April 2021
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
Milestones

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