Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Mercer University/Teaching Social Studies for Elementary Education (Spring 2021)
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- Course name
- Teaching Social Studies for Elementary Education
- Institution
- Mercer University
- Instructor
- Dr. Rebecca Grunzke
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- History
- Course dates
- 2021-01-12 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-04-30 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 15
This course, required for students in our elementary education program, is designed to develop candidates' ability to teach social studies in a K–5 classroom. In addition to their planning and pedagogical skills, candidates must demonstrate an exceptional level of knowledge of the disciplinary inquiry and forms of representation, as well as concepts, facts, and tools within and among the social studies disciplines of civics, economics, geography, history, and the social/behavioral sciences. Candidates must also make explicit connections to principles of theory and research to continually improve social studies knowledge, inquiry skills, and civic dispositions. As such, students in this course will contribute to Wikipedia by researching and writing content to fill content gaps relevant to their future teaching of social studies. Whether they choose to write new articles or make improvements to existing entries, this assignment offers the exciting opportunity to improve their digital literacy and practice public writing—and to help their future students do the same!
Timeline
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 20 January 2021
- 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
- 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.)
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 25 January 2021 | Wednesday, 27 January 2021
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
- In class - Discussion
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 1 February 2021 | Wednesday, 3 February 2021
- Assignment - Choose possible topics
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6
- In class - Discussion
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 8 February 2021
- Assignment - Add to an article
- Assignment - Exercise
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 15 February 2021 | Wednesday, 17 February 2021
- Assignment - Start drafting your contributions
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 22 February 2021 | Wednesday, 24 February 2021
- Assignment - Peer review two articles
- In class - Discussion
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 1 March 2021 | Wednesday, 3 March 2021
- 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 9
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 8 March 2021 | Wednesday, 10 March 2021
- 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 10
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 15 March 2021 | Wednesday, 17 March 2021
- 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 11
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 22 March 2021 | Wednesday, 24 March 2021
- 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 12
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 29 March 2021 | Wednesday, 31 March 2021
- 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 13
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 5 April 2021 | Wednesday, 7 April 2021
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.