Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/New York University/Writing Workshop (Spring 2023)
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- Course name
- Writing Workshop
- Institution
- New York University
- Instructor
- David Cregar
- Wikipedia Expert
- Brianda (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Research, Rhetoric, and Composition
- Course dates
- 2023-01-24 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-05-19 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 12
Through hands-on work writing and editing in Wikipedia, students will engage key issues in rhetoric and composition, considering genre, audience, style, structure and organization, and more. Students will also investigate key issues in research methods: identifying gaps in existing knowledge, locating and accessing public records and archival materials, and the assessing and attributing of sources.
Timeline
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 7 March 2023 | Thursday, 9 March 2023
- 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.)
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 14 March 2023 | Thursday, 16 March 2023
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 21 March 2023 | Thursday, 23 March 2023
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 28 March 2023 | Thursday, 30 March 2023
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 4 April 2023 | Thursday, 6 April 2023
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 11 April 2023 | Thursday, 13 April 2023
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 18 April 2023 | Thursday, 20 April 2023
- Assignment - Choose possible topics
- In class - Drafting
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 25 April 2023 | Thursday, 27 April 2023
- In class - Peer review two articles
- In class - 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 14
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 2 May 2023 | Thursday, 4 May 2023
- Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia
Week 15
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 9 May 2023 | Thursday, 11 May 2023
- 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!
- In class - In-class presentation
- Assignment - Reflective essay