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Course name
English 1104 Section 02
Institution
University of New Haven
Instructor
Kimberley Browe
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
English
Course dates
2017-10-29 00:00:00 UTC – 2017-12-22 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
11


English for International Students

Student Assigned Reviewing
Alessandro Pappalardo
Saitejamekala Corruption in India
Fcovi1
Seda gedik Islam and violence
Jassim-95 Video game controversies
Pshar3 Online game Gaming an effective or a defective for life?
Sabdu4 Fish Cheeks
Junyi.zhu
Mengrui Li
Vkhat1
Jsing3 Sikhism Criticism of Sikhism

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Monday, 30 October 2017   |   Tuesday, 31 October 2017   |   Wednesday, 1 November 2017   |   Thursday, 2 November 2017
Assignment - Get started on Wikipedia
  • Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you. (To avoid hitting Wikipedia's account creation limits, this is best done outside of class. Only 6 new accounts may be created per day from the same IP address.)
  • It's time to dive into Wikipedia. Below, you'll find the first set of online trainings you'll need to take. New modules will appear on this timeline as you get to new milestones. Be sure to check back and complete them! Incomplete trainings will be reflected in your grade.
  • When you finish the trainings, practice by introducing yourself to a classmate on that classmate’s Talk page.


In class - Introduction to the Wikipedia project

Welcome to your Wikipedia project's course timeline. This page will guide you through the Wikipedia project for your course. Be sure to check with your instructor to see if there are other pages you should be following as well.

Your course has also been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. Check your Talk page for notes from them. You can also reach them through the "Get Help" button on this page.

To get started, please review the following handouts:

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 6 November 2017   |   Tuesday, 7 November 2017   |   Wednesday, 8 November 2017   |   Thursday, 9 November 2017

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 13 November 2017   |   Tuesday, 14 November 2017   |   Wednesday, 15 November 2017   |   Thursday, 16 November 2017

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 27 November 2017   |   Tuesday, 28 November 2017   |   Wednesday, 29 November 2017   |   Thursday, 30 November 2017
Assignment - Evaluate a Wikipedia article

It's time to think critically about Wikipedia articles. You'll evaluate a Wikipedia article related to the course and leave suggestions for improving it on the article's Talk page.

  • Complete the "Evaluating Articles and Sources" training (linked below).
  • Create a section in your sandbox titled "Article evaluation" where you'll leave notes about your observations and learnings.
  • Choose an article on Wikipedia related to your course to read and evaluate. As you read, consider the following questions (but don't feel limited to these):
    • Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?
    • Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
    • Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
    • Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article?
    • Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?
    • Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?
    • Check out the Talk page of the article. What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
    • How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
    • How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
  • Optional: Choose at least 1 question relevant to the article you're evaluating and leave your evaluation on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback with four tildes — ~~~~.

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 4 December 2017   |   Tuesday, 5 December 2017   |   Wednesday, 6 December 2017   |   Thursday, 7 December 2017
Assignment - Add to an article

Familiarize yourself with editing Wikipedia by adding a citation to an article. There are two ways you can do this:

  • Add 1-2 sentences to a course-related article, and cite that statement to a reliable source, as you learned in the online training.
  • The Citation Hunt tool shows unreferenced statements from articles. First, evaluate whether the statement in question is true! An uncited statement could just be lacking a reference or it could be inaccurate or misleading. Reliable sources on the subject will help you choose whether to add it or correct the statement.