Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Alfred University/Sociology of Race and Ethnicity (Spring 2021)

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Course name
Sociology of Race and Ethnicity
Institution
Alfred University
Instructor
Meredith Field
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Course dates
2021-01-26 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-05-07 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
25


We will critically analyze race and ethnicity as social constructs. We will begin by looking at how 'race' changes across time and space, and the myth of race as biological. Throughout the semester, we will explore concepts such as colonialism, identity, immigration, racism, colorism, anti-racism, slavery, and mass incarceration.

Student Assigned Reviewing
TylaE28 Health equity, Homeless women in the United States, Hate crime
Slapell Anti-Korean sentiment
Mackobrien Stereotypes of African Americans
Alissaaltadonna Racial biases in medical decision-making tools, Racial pay gap in the United States, Race relations, Social class in the United States, Gender pay gap in the United States
Brigitw Performative activism
Baileyw912 Racism in the LGBT community, Race and crime in the United States, Racial antisemitism, Stereotypes of Jews
Tatimejiaa Ozawa v. United States
Destinyg99 Stereotypes of Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States Black women
SOAMMS Color blindness (racial classification)
Evep31 Interracial marriage
Rena225 Mildred and Richard Loving
Anastaciam Black women Stereotypes of Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
Mandy2890 Angry black woman SayHerName
Amrit1098 Omar Ibn Said
Jrm15 SayHerName
Qiyamah19 Gender pay gap in the United States, Trayvon Martin
Horse25 Mass shootings in the United States
Chiarmontedominics
Mike DeSain13 Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women in Utah, Anti-miscegenation laws in the United States, Stereotypes of indigenous peoples of Canada and the United States
Fatouka1226 Mass incarceration, The New Jim Crow Angry black woman, Homeless women in the United States
EmanuelWilliams Reparations for slavery
Elainamicaela Honor the Earth
Nened18
Hennyvic18

Timeline

Week 6

Course meetings
Wednesday, 3 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.

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 8 March 2021   |   Wednesday, 10 March 2021
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 15 March 2021   |   Wednesday, 17 March 2021
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


In class - Discussion

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 22 March 2021   |   Wednesday, 24 March 2021
Assignment - Add to an article
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


Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Sociology

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 29 March 2021   |   Wednesday, 31 March 2021

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 5 April 2021   |   Wednesday, 7 April 2021
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
Monday, 12 April 2021   |   Wednesday, 14 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!
Milestones

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