Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Oregon State University/Wikipedia and Information Equity (Spring 2021)

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Course name
Wikipedia and Information Equity
Institution
Oregon State University
Instructor
Diana Park
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Honors
Course dates
2021-03-30 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-06-04 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
12


Students will be learning about Wikipedia - How are articles created, edited, and by whom? We will consider Wikipedia's place in society as we work to create new content and address knowledge gaps.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Greedgood+1s America's Blood Centers Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
12willow34 Vaccinium formosum Nick Mira
Yedlo Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore America's Blood Centers, Lemon Bars
Atnelson09 Nick Mira Ilan Bluestone
Kbae67 Jennifer Armentrout Computational Politics, Lemon Bars
Ey1123 Computational Politics Jennifer Armentrout
Kjp001 Lemon Bars Functional diversity (disability), Jennifer Armentrout
Avocadude Functional diversity (disability) Lemon Bars
Wingman's blind Special Program for Embassy Augmentation and Response Team (SPEAR) Vaccinium formosum
Gutamadethescholar Ilan Bluestone Special Program for Embassy Augmentation and Response Team (SPEAR)

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Friday, 2 April 2021
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.

Our course has been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. You can reach them through the Get Help button at the top of this page.

These two links are optional, but recommended reading. Suggestion: print these out, they're booklets.

Assignment - Get started on Wikipedia

Create an account and join this course page using the enrollment link found on our Canvas site in Week 1 Overview  (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

You should come to class on April 9th with a username (remember your password).

Week 2

Course meetings
Friday, 9 April 2021
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article

Assignment - Begin thinking about an article topic

Identifying an article you want to create or work on is up to you, but here are some places to start your search. 

Week 3

Course meetings
Friday, 16 April 2021
Assignment - Add to an article

Complete:

Add a citation

Assignment - Copyedit an article
Assignment - Claim your article topic

It's time to claim your article topic. If you are undecided, setup a meeting to talk with Diana and/or Laurie next week, and we can meet to discuss.

(Optional) Review the rules for health topics
(Optional) Translating articles

Week 4

Course meetings
Friday, 23 April 2021
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Week 5

Course meetings
Friday, 30 April 2021
Milestones

Everyone is gathering information and working on their articles.

Week 6

Course meetings
Friday, 7 May 2021
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

Assignment - Peer reviews are complete

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

Week 7

Course meetings
Friday, 14 May 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.
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 8

Course meetings
Friday, 21 May 2021
Assignment - Continue improving your article

Exercise

Add links to 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.

Polish your work

Continue to expand and improve your work, and format your article to match Wikipedia's tone and standards. Remember to contact our Wikipedia Expert at any time if you need further help!

Assignment - Reflective Essay Due

Week 9

Course meetings
Friday, 28 May 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!
Milestones

Week 10

Course meetings
Friday, 4 June 2021
Milestones

Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia.