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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.
Create an account and join this course page, using the enrollment link your instructor sent you.
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.
Assignment - Wikipedia assignment blog
Begin a blog (hosted on Canvas) about your experiences.
You can use discussion questions to frame your entries, or reflect on the research and writing process. Create at least four blog entries during the Wikipedia assignment. These posts are about substance and to show you have considered some of the wikipedia assignment discussion points in class. They should also demonstrate how you are progressing on the assignment, challenges and barriers encountered (how they have been overcome), limitations, etc...
Quick Tip: This blog may be a helpful resource when you write your reflection paper, so feel free to put in more than 4 entries.
Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Week 2
Course meetings
Wednesday, 16 January 2019
Assignment - Exercise
Complete the "Evaluating articles and sources" training.
Creat a section in your sandbox titled, "Article Evaluation" where you will leave note about what you learned and observed on this training exercise.
·Choose an article, and consider some questions (but don't feel limited to these):
·Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference?
·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?
·Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?
·Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
·Check a few citations. Do the links work? Is there any close paraphrasing or plagiarism in the article?
·Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?
If you choose to leave any information on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback with four tildes — Jlexiewinn (talk) 21:26, 24 April 2019 (UTC).[reply]
The list of topics selected is by no means comprehensive, so if you find an article you would like to edit that is not on the list please ask your instructor to consider it.
Select three classmates’ articles that you will peer review and copyedit. On the Articles tab, find the articles that you want to review, and then in the My Articles section of the Home tab, assign them to yourself in the Review column.
Peer review your classmates' drafts. Leave suggestions on on the Talk page of their sandbox. Make sure to mark your contribution with a subject identifying who you are and the feedback left. Other editors may be reviewing your work, so look for their comments! Be sure to acknowledge feedback from other Wikipedians.
As you review, make spelling, grammar, and other adjustments. Pay attention to the tone of the article.
Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
Week 7
Course meetings
Wednesday, 20 February 2019
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.
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 10
Course meetings
Wednesday, 20 March 2019
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 11
Course meetings
Wednesday, 27 March 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!
Write a reflective essay (~1500 words) on your Wikipedia contributions.
Consider the guiding questions as you reflect on your Wikipedia assignment:
Critiquing articles: What did you learn about Wikipedia during the article evaluation? How did you approach critiquing the article you selected for this assignment? How did you decide what to add to your chosen article?
Summarizing your contributions: include a summary of your edits and why you felt they were a valuable addition to the article. How does your article compare to earlier versions?
Peer Review: If your class did peer review, include information about the peer review process. What did you contribute in your review of your peers article? What did your peers recommend you change on your article?
Feedback: Did you receive feedback from other Wikipedia editors, and if so, how did you respond to and handle that feedback?
Finding sources: How did you find your souces? Did you have difficulty finding the correct type of sources? Were you able to understand your sources and did your comprehension improve as you progressed through the assignment?
Editing process: How did you tackle editing? What was your methdology and did you feel it was successful?
Wikipedia generally: What did you learn from contributing to Wikipedia? How does a Wikipedia assignment compare to other assignments you've done in the past? How can Wikipedia be used to improve public understanding of our field/your topic? Why is this important (or is it)?
Week 12
Course meetings
Wednesday, 3 April 2019
Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.
