Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/CU/Information Literacy (19)

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Course name
Information Literacy
Institution
CU
Instructor
Caroline Sinkinson
Subject
Course dates
2019-10-02 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-05-05 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
30


Exploring information privilege, literacies, and ethics in Wikipedia.

Timeline

Week 17

Course meetings
Wednesday, 22 January 2020
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 blog

Begin a blog about your experiences. You can use discussion questions to frame your entries, or reflect on the research and writing process. Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 18

Course meetings
Wednesday, 29 January 2020
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 19

Course meetings
Wednesday, 5 February 2020
Assignment - Exercise
In class - Discussion
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Art History

Biographies

Books

Women's Studies

Week 20

Course meetings
Wednesday, 12 February 2020
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise

Week 21

Course meetings
Wednesday, 19 February 2020
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 22

Course meetings
Wednesday, 26 February 2020
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion
Milestones

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

Week 23

Course meetings
Wednesday, 4 March 2020
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 24

Course meetings
Wednesday, 11 March 2020
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 25

Course meetings
Wednesday, 18 March 2020
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.

Week 26

Course meetings
Wednesday, 25 March 2020
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 27

Course meetings
Wednesday, 1 April 2020
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!


Assignment - Reflective essay

Week 28

Course meetings
Wednesday, 8 April 2020
Milestones

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