Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/UNCG/FMS 115 (Spring 2021)

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Course name
FMS 115
Institution
UNCG
Instructor
Joseph A. Ross
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Course dates
2021-01-19 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-04-30 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
22


This course helps students develop information literacy and analytical reasoning skills. Students will learn to identify and evaluate the quality of information in order to determine which sources are the most accurate, objective, and reliable.

Students will work in teams to evaluate a Wikipedia article and revise it in order to increase its quality and credibility.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Morganwheee University of North Carolina at Greensboro 2020s in fashion
Tamaraarlet 2020s in fashion
Awhite16 Weimaraner
Ptate1 Perkz Morbid: A True Crime Podcast
Jaagee COVID-19 vaccination in the United States
Valeriascalderon Mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic
Angiee114 Mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic
Psbahena Mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic
Adavid192 Microsoft Planner Animation
TyOrlando Hot hatch 2020s in fashion
Emily313 Mirrored sunglasses
Ltgoncal LGBT history in Portugal Morbid: A True Crime Podcast
Lissampope Morbid: A True Crime Podcast COVID-19 vaccination in the United States, Mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic
Nyuncg01 Porphyrios (Bairaktaris) of Kafsokalivia
Cecilia.j05
Kuevans Introduction to Comparative Politics
AlahnaDickson Ryland Adams
Mdgj9707 Caffeine dependence Hot hatch
Zygregor Mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic
Stephaniebeck41802 Puppet History
Jaycrawford84 Clickbait
Djcordero Mickey's Rival

Timeline

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 8 March 2021   |   Wednesday, 10 March 2021   |   Friday, 12 March 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:


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.)


Assignment - Reflection Essay 1 - Research and Writing Process

After completing the introduction to Wikipedia, reflect on the research and writing process. This reflection should be at least 2 paragraphs, and no longer than 1 page. Please submit through Canvas.

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 15 March 2021   |   Wednesday, 17 March 2021   |   Friday, 19 March 2021
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Assignment - Discussion -- Sources and Plagiarism

Thinking about sources and plagiarism

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 22 March 2021   |   Wednesday, 24 March 2021   |   Friday, 26 March 2021
Assignment - Discussion -- What's a content gap?

What's a content gap?

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 29 March 2021   |   Wednesday, 31 March 2021   |   Friday, 2 April 2021
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


Assignment - Exercise

Copyedit an article

Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 5 April 2021   |   Wednesday, 7 April 2021   |   Friday, 9 April 2021
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Milestones

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


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 13

Course meetings
Monday, 12 April 2021   |   Wednesday, 14 April 2021   |   Friday, 16 April 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 14

Course meetings
Monday, 19 April 2021   |   Wednesday, 21 April 2021   |   Friday, 23 April 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.


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 15

Course meetings
Monday, 26 April 2021   |   Wednesday, 28 April 2021   |   Friday, 30 April 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 - Reflection Essay 2 - Final Reflection on Wikipedia Project

Guiding questions

Milestones

Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.