Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Oklahoma/HIST3443 The Frontier Before 1850 (Spring 2021)

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Course name
HIST3443 The Frontier Before 1850
Institution
University of Oklahoma
Instructor
Anne Hyde
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
History
Course dates
2021-01-25 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-05-21 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
20


This upper-level survey of the early American frontier, 1400-1850, explores comparative colonial conquests, histories of indigenous Americans, and ends with a close look at Removal. This mass deportation of Native Nations from the eastern half of the nation into Indian Territory is the foundational story of modern Oklahoma. The Wikipedia assignment, that first surveys what is not in Wikipedia around these topics and identifies articles that need rewriting or creating, will be a center of the course and will be about 40% of the course grade.

Student Assigned Reviewing
GrantDReid Holland Coffee Thomas L. McKenney, The Great North Road
Nicoleescoe2000 Bankruptcy Act of 1800 Holland Coffee, Federalist No. 6
Emilyg01 Dunbar-Hunter Expedition of 1804-1805 William Kittson, Esther Brandeau
Clock at 13 High Fives Gang Dunbar-Hunter Expedition of 1804-1805
Joseph.r.wollard Marcos de Niza Thomas L. McKenney, Bankruptcy Act of 1800
Willieoklahoma
SJFlood29 William Kittson Federalist No. 6, Esther Brandeau
JosephineHriscu Gandeacteua, Esther Brandeau William Kittson, Dunbar-Hunter Expedition of 1804-1805
StarmanDeMarte Thomas L. McKenney Marcos de Niza, Bankruptcy Act of 1800
MediumChz123 Grand Expedition The Great North Road, Holland Coffee
Morgbwoodard Mimbreños Horse Island New York, William Kittson
Andrew-Hartman-1 Federalist No. 6 Esther Brandeau, Grand Expedition
WThiels The Great North Road, The Roads of Chaco Dunbar-Hunter Expedition of 1804-1805, Marcos de Niza
Aleahayala Esther Brandeau Thomas L. McKenney, Bankruptcy Act of 1800
Watermelemily Horse Island New York The Great North Road, Federalist No. 6

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 2 February 2021   |   Thursday, 4 February 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 and has read Editing WIkipedia and Evaluating Wikipedia, and has completed the first unit of training on policies and how WIkipedia works.

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 9 February 2021   |   Thursday, 11 February 2021
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 16 February 2021   |   Thursday, 18 February 2021
In class - GROUP PROJECT TO FINDING ARTICLES THAT ARE MISSING OR NEED UPDATING
Assignment - Group Lists of 16 Articles that need updating or adding (DUE ON CANVAS)

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 23 February 2021   |   Thursday, 25 February 2021
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 2 March 2021   |   Thursday, 4 March 2021
Assignment - Exercise
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


Assignment - Proposal for Topic Due (ON CANVAS)
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Art History

Biographies

Cultural Anthropology

History

LGBT+ Studies

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 9 March 2021   |   Thursday, 11 March 2021
Assignment - Finalize and Claim a Topic
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

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 16 March 2021   |   Thursday, 18 March 2021
In class - Research and Writing

Using OU Library article databases

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 23 March 2021   |   Thursday, 25 March 2021
Assignment - WRITING DRAFT- Putting everything into the Sandbox

Getting help on using OU resources. . . .

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 30 March 2021   |   Thursday, 1 April 2021
Milestones

Week 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 6 April 2021   |   Thursday, 8 April 2021
Assignment - Peer review two articles (We will work on this in class on Thursday 4-8)

Guiding framework

Milestones

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

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 13 April 2021   |   Thursday, 15 April 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.


In class -
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 13

Course meetings
Tuesday, 20 April 2021   |   Thursday, 22 April 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!


In class - Add Images, Check Citations

Week 14

Course meetings
Tuesday, 27 April 2021   |   Thursday, 29 April 2021
In class - In-class presentation - TUESDAY, APRIL 27

See template on Canvas course syllabus . . .

Week 15

Course meetings
Tuesday, 4 May 2021   |   Thursday, 6 May 2021
Milestones

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


Assignment - Final article (DUE MIDNIGHT, FRIDAY MAY 7)

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!
  • USE THE CHECKLIST from the Canvas Syllabus