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Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Everett Community College/ENG102 3798 (Winter)

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Course name
ENG102_3798
Institution
Everett Community College
Instructor
Steven Arntson
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
English
Course dates
2018-01-08 00:00:00 UTC – 2018-03-19 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
25


A continuation of the research and expository writing skills introduced in ENGL&101.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Adlewhite
Diamondskies83
Taylormmorgan
Laurettalejla
Daniegirls
Juan.Alatorre
Nick Bling
Hollogabs
SNMreptiles
Cmmatheny
Pbcbirds
Daphneyjade
Aelee1
Nerdle
Little sheep26

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Monday, 8 January 2018   |   Wednesday, 10 January 2018
Assignment - Get started on Wikipedia

Read these: 


Then complete the three trainings below.

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 15 January 2018   |   Wednesday, 17 January 2018
In class - Discussion
What's a content gap?

Now that you're thinking about what makes a "good" Wikipedia article, consider some additional questions.

  • Wikipedians often talk about "content gaps." What do you think a content gap is, and what are some possible ways to identify them?
  • What are some reasons a content gap might arise? What are some ways to remedy them?
  • Does it matter who writes Wikipedia?
  • What does it mean to be "unbiased" on Wikipedia? How is that different, or similar, to your own definition of "bias"?

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 22 January 2018   |   Wednesday, 24 January 2018
In class - Discussion
Thinking about sources and plagiarism
  • Blog posts and press releases are considered poor sources of reliable information. Why?
  • What are some reasons you might not want to use a company's website as the main source of information about that company?
  • What is the difference between a copyright violation and plagiarism?
  • What are some good techniques to avoid close paraphrasing and plagiarism?

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 29 January 2018   |   Wednesday, 31 January 2018
Assignment - Draft your article

Keep reading your sources as you prepare to write the body of the article you're working on.


Resources: Editing Wikipedia pages 7–9


Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 5 February 2018   |   Wednesday, 7 February 2018
Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia

 Once you've made improvements to your article based on peer review feedback, it's time to move your work to Wikipedia proper - the "mainspace." Read Editing Wikipedia page 15 to review a final check-list before completing your assignment.




Editing an existing article?


  • NEVER copy and paste your draft of an article over the entire article. Instead, edit small sections at a time.
  •  Copy your edits into the article. Make many small edits, saving each time, and leaving an edit summary. Never replace more than one to two sentences without saving! 
  •  Be sure to copy text from your sandbox while the sandbox page is in 'Edit' mode. This ensures that the formatting is transferred correctly. 

Creating a new article?


In class - Discussion
Thinking about Wikipedia
  • What do you think of Wikipedia's definition of "neutrality"?
  • What are the impacts and limits of Wikipedia as a source of information?
  • On Wikipedia, all material must be attributable to reliable, published sources. What kinds of sources does this exclude? Can you think of any problems that might create?
  • If Wikipedia was written 100 years ago, how might its content (and contributors) be different? What about 100 years from now?



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