Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Chicago/Italian Renaissance (Spring)

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Course name
Italian Renaissance
Institution
University of Chicago
Instructor
Ada Palmer
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
History
Course dates
2021-03-29 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-06-12 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
67


European history focused around the papal election of 1492, focus on Church politics, Renaissance women, scholars, humanists, artists, & soldiers, primarily Italian citystates and their relationships with Hungary, France, the Ottoman world, Egypt, Portugal, Spain, France, England, Scotland, Holy Roman Empire, Poland etc.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Roland Black
DreamyRenaissance
NobleKris Raffaello Maffei, Gherardo Maffei Borgia Apartments
InventiveAssembler27 Franceschetto Cybo
AliveDialga
Rmayil
BobRoss117
Hhalpern2412 Renaissance humanism Anne of Brittany
Annamac1209
Szeglis
Awest3019
Panther1324
Ild42185
Amarzipan
Voonboi
Allisonmuisenga1
Daisyb2
Sebenbach High Renaissance
Saigen98
Khys2000 Oliviero Carafa Adriano Castellesi
Emcohen17
Hm9921
Chengr99 Beatrice of Naples
Sdchicago Adriano Castellesi
Josothunder Raffaello Maffei, Gherardo Maffei Oliviero Carafa
Priceeli
Emmybunny Pazzi conspiracy
Galatine2546
RenaissanceMan1389 Pope Alexander VI, House of Borgia Italian Wars of 1499–1504
Aepritikin
Heliopoptropolis
RPacheco1
User530
Pjpatel2021
Alepeek16 Giambattista Orsini
Asterix50bc
Tylosaurus1248 Alessandra Scala, San Pier Maggiore, Florence, la:Alexandra Scala Italian Wars of 1499–1504
Jdawson1925 Anne of Brittany, la:Anna (regina Francorum et ducissa Britonum) Renaissance humanism
Sinsterrez12 Michel Bucy, Louis XII Pope Alexander VI, Raffaello Maffei
ChristopheHenri
WcombsUC
Awest43 la:Michael Tarchaniota Marullus
MitskiFan
Mollysaurus17
JSMoskowitz Italian Wars of 1499–1504 San Pier Maggiore, Florence
Daisymaslan
Rosa banksiae
Alilboland
Xwu2021
Elma Ling
Braopothuraju
19eshad Borgia Apartments, Collection of Modern Religious Art, Vatican Museums
Wcombs1
Rsdl123
Enrico90C
Isabellazhang99 Annio da Viterbo

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Wednesday, 31 March 2021

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 5 April 2021   |   Wednesday, 7 April 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.)

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 12 April 2021   |   Wednesday, 14 April 2021
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
Assignment - Add to an article

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 19 April 2021   |   Wednesday, 21 April 2021

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 26 April 2021   |   Wednesday, 28 April 2021

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 3 May 2021   |   Wednesday, 5 May 2021
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 10 May 2021   |   Wednesday, 12 May 2021
Assignment - Exercise
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

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

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Art History

Biographies

Books

History

LGBT+ Studies

Women's Studies

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

In class - Discussion
In class - Discussion

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 17 May 2021   |   Wednesday, 19 May 2021
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

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 9

Course meetings
Monday, 24 May 2021   |   Wednesday, 26 May 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

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 10

Course meetings
Wednesday, 2 June 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!

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

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