Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Georgetown University/WRIT 015-31, Writing for Others (Spring 2023)
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- Course name
- WRIT 015-31, Writing for Others
- Institution
- Georgetown University
- Instructor
- Lisbeth Fuisz
- Wikipedia Expert
- Brianda (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Writing and Culture
- Course dates
- 2023-01-11 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-05-12 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 15
This course focuses on the concept of “Writing for Others,” in which student work will be directed towards a public audience and adapted to meet the goals, guidelines, and ethos of a particular discourse community, in this case: English Wikipedia. Students will collaborate with other editors on Wikipedia, contributing to the site’s processes of knowledge production and distribution. Wikipedia is an every-day source of information for people worldwide. On the whole, Wikipedia seeks to democratize knowledge, crowdsourcing content through its many editors and providing free access to its readers. Given that many people use this site, it is also noteworthy that the encyclopedia is impacted by social justice issues present in the larger US society. By studying some of the ethical dimensions of working within English Wikipedia, students will be prepared to intervene to address gaps in Wikipedia and to bring about more knowledge equity on the site.
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 11 January 2023
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 23 January 2023 | Wednesday, 25 January 2023
- 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:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account. 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.)
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 30 January 2023 | Wednesday, 1 February 2023
- Assignment - Get started on Wikipedia
Please complete the trainings listed above. Each one is worth 10 points towards your Wikipedia Project, Phase One grade.
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 6 February 2023 | Wednesday, 8 February 2023
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
Each training is worth 10 points towards the Wikipedia Project, Phase One grade.
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 13 February 2023 | Wednesday, 15 February 2023
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia - Exercise
Please complete this exercise as part of Wikipedia Project, Phase 1. It is worth 30 points. Also, please add a comment to the article's talkpage for an additional 5 points.
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 22 February 2023 | Tuesday, 21 February 2023
- In class - Discussion
- Assignment - Add to an article
Please complete these two trainings for class on Feb. 22. Each training is worth 10 points towards your grade for the Wikipedia Project, Phase One. Please note that The Adding Citations training has an embedded tutorial on page 7 that requires you to make edits in a sandbox. To receive full credit for this training, please follow the directions in the tutorial.
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 27 February 2023 | Wednesday, 1 March 2023
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
- In class - Discussion
- In class - Discussion
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 13 March 2023 | Wednesday, 15 March 2023
- In class - Drafting in the sandbox
Please review this training in class on 13 March 2023.
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 20 March 2023 | Wednesday, 22 March 2023
- Assignment - Choose possible topics
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6
These assignments are due by 11:59pm on Sunday, March 19. The training is worth 10 points and the exercise is worth 40 points.
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 27 March 2023 | Wednesday, 29 March 2023
- In class - Library research week
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 3 April 2023 | Wednesday, 5 April 2023
- Assignment - Exercise
Follow the directions in this exercise and then mark it as complete.
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 12 April 2023
Week 14
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 17 April 2023 | Wednesday, 19 April 2023
- Assignment - Peer review two articles
Please use the questions in this exercise for conducting peer review. Please mark the exercise complete when you have finished reviewing the work of your classmates.
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
- Assignment - Continuing drafting your contributions
Successful completion of this training is worth 10 points towards Wikipedia Project, Phase 1 grade.
Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have questions using the Get Help button at the top of this page.
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
Week 15
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 24 April 2023 | Wednesday, 26 April 2023
- 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 - 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.
- 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 16
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 1 May 2023
- 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!
- Assignment - Reflective essay
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.