Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Carleton University/African Digital Humanities (Winter)

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Course name
African Digital Humanities
Institution
Carleton University
Instructor
Chambi Chachage
Wikipedia Expert
Brianda (Wiki Ed)
Subject
History
Course dates
2023-01-10 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-04-11 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
15


This course introduces students to African Digital Humanities. It is both a theoretical and methodological course. Theoretically, students are introduced to key concepts and debates in Digital Humanities (DH) in relation to Africa and African Studies. Methodologically, students are introduced to various digital tools and skills such as contributing to Wikipedia and online archival research.

Student Assigned Reviewing
DouglasBigMac1
CBDIGH3700
Soupgirl
Bab17
Doublelife01
Giraffes32
Sulaiman Abdulrahim
Saintin5k
Efekayoda
Jmalekera
Charolett

Timeline

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 14 February 2023
In class - Wikipedia essentials

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:

Assignment - Learn the basics
  • 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.

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 21 February 2023
Assignment - Illustrate an Article - I

You'll want to find or create an appropriate photo, illustration, or piece of video/audio to add to an article.

  • Before you start, review the Illustrating Wikipedia handbook, or see Editing Wikipedia pages 10–11.
  • When you've reviewed those pages, take the training linked below.
  • When you're ready to start finding images, remember: Never grab images you find through an image search, or those found on Instagram, Tumblr, Reddit, Imgur, or even so-called "Free image" or "free stock photo" websites. Instead, you'll want to find images with clear proof that the creator has given permission to use their work. Many of these images can be found on wordpress.org/openverse.
  • Don't just upload an image to Wikipedia. Instead, upload it to Wikipedia's sister site for images, Wikimedia Commons. For instructions, read through the Illustrating Wikipedia handbook.

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 28 February 2023
In class - Illustrate an Article - II

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 7 March 2023
In class - Illustrate an Article - III

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 14 March 2023
In class - Illustrate an Article - IV