Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/CSUCI/Perspectives in Multicultural Literature (Fall 2018)

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Course name
Perspectives in Multicultural Literature
Institution
CSUCI
Instructor
Julia Balén
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
English/Cultural Studies
Course dates
2018-08-30 00:00:00 UTC – 2018-12-13 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
30


This class will be looking at storying practices as essential to identity, community and shared knowledge production. Students will be participating in WP as an online community of knowledge production and reflecting on that from several angles based on the theory and literature we will be exploring together in class. Student edits are likely to be modest and based upon the literature that we are reading together.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Luke12345144 Acquaintance rape
Bookishpanda Rape culture
Nicholettelucia Decolonization
Twtyb821 Hilde Lindemann
Margiehuot Violence against women
Skennedyvta
JackaryMcT Indian removal
Emsager190 Indigenous decolonization
LGiv42 Gender variance
JGiv04 Gender variance
Ravencloot Hunger (memoir)
Wesley Beard Stereotypes about indigenous peoples of North America
Frankie aceves California Genocide
Jenellepatnoe Childhood trauma
James70q Gloria E. Anzaldúa
Crispy.Pepper.Cat Sexual violence by intimate partners Sexual violence by intimate partners
Ilxsa Hegemonic masculinity
Kayloz9! Ethnic group
Legendsofpaige NODAPL
Cocobro Hunger (memoir)
Avocadhoe Alcohol and Native Americans
Crashcal805
Maximillian castro120 Rock-O-Rama
Itsmedanny
YeimiAl Ethnic conflict
MichaelJayHawk Native Americans in the United States
Ty1212 There There (novel)

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Thursday, 6 September 2018
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.)


Assignment - Wikipedia assignment discussion

Begin discussing your experiences with classmates in Canvas under discussions. Share what you are learning and what you are finding difficult each week during the Wikipedia assignment. Answer your classmates' questions when you are able.

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 3

Course meetings
Thursday, 13 September 2018
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 4

Course meetings
Thursday, 20 September 2018
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics

This training is only required for those of you who may be considering final projects that cover health or mental health topics.


In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Choose at least one area below that relates to your research project topic area.

 

Biographies

Books

Cultural Anthropology

Ecology

Films

History

LGBT+ Studies

Linguistics

Political Science

Psychology

Sociology

Women's Studies

Week 5

Course meetings
Thursday, 27 September 2018
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation

Week 6

Course meetings
Thursday, 4 October 2018
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 7

Course meetings
Thursday, 11 October 2018
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Milestones

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

Week 8

Course meetings
Thursday, 18 October 2018
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 9

Course meetings
Thursday, 25 October 2018
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


Week 10

Course meetings
Thursday, 1 November 2018
Assignment - Continue improving your article

Exercise

Add links to 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 11

Course meetings
Thursday, 8 November 2018
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
Thursday, 15 November 2018
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

Guiding questions

Assignment - Reflective essay

Guiding questions

Assignment - Research Project

Develop an original research paper or project going beyond your Wikipedia article to advance your own ideas, arguments, and original research about your topic.

Week 13

Course meetings
Thursday, 29 November 2018
Milestones

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