Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/College of Wooster/Introduction to Digital Studies (Fall 2020)
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- Course name
- Introduction to Digital Studies
- Institution
- College of Wooster
- Instructor
- Jennifer Hayward
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Media Studies
- Course dates
- 2020-08-12 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-12-04 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 16
The course covers a range of digital media, with a common emphasis on digital literacy as well as questions of equity, access, and inclusion.
For this ongoing Wikipedia editing project, learning objectives include distinguishing among primary, secondary, and tertiary sources; thinking critically about information so as to identify which sources are reliable and verifiable; becoming more attentive to bias in choice of subject matter for articles as well as in sources of information; and gaining awareness of how, and by whom, knowledge is constructed with a view towards redressing inequities.
Timeline
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 1 October 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.
Today, you'll 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.)
You'll then complete an introductory training module on Wikipedia's goals and policies.
Resources:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 8 October 2020
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 13 October 2020 | Thursday, 15 October 2020
- Assignment - Get started on Wikipedia
- sandboxes, talk pages, and watchlists
Continue with your training on Wikipedia by understanding more about the writing and topic selection process.
- In class - Discussion
- thinking about Wikipedia
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia articles and sources
- In class - Discussion
- What's a content gap?
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 20 October 2020 | Thursday, 22 October 2020
- Assignment - Choose possible topics
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6
- In class - Discussion
- thinking about sources and plagiarism
- In class - Exercise
- add to an article
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
- Assignment - Exercise
- finalizing your topic and finding sources
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 27 October 2020 | Thursday, 29 October 2020
- In class - Exercise
- choose your article
- Assignment - Add to an article and additing citations
- Assignment - Start drafting
- plagiarism training
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
- In class - Drafting articles in the sandbox
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 3 November 2020 | Thursday, 5 November 2020
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
- Assignment - Exercise
- copyedit an article
- 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 14
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 10 November 2020 | Thursday, 12 November 2020
- Assignment - Exercise
- Finding your article
Begin thinking about your Wikipedia annotated bibliography!
- In class - How to edit
- Wikicode vs Visual Editor
- Assignment - Original analytical paper
Write a paper going beyond your Wikipedia article to advance your own ideas, arguments, and original research about your topic.
Week 15
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 17 November 2020 | Thursday, 19 November 2020
- Assignment - Peer review two articles
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
Week 16
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 24 November 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.
- 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!
- 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!
Week 17
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 1 December 2020 | Thursday, 3 December 2020
- In class - In-class presentation
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.