Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Oregon/Home as an Idea and a Place (Winter 2021)

This course is structured around key questions and themes, including: o What makes a home? What has “the home” stood for? According to whom?
o What are dominant ideals, what are exceptions and exclusions, and what are alternative visions of the home? How have individuals experienced and created home spaces and a sense of home in the U.S.? How and why have these changed or continued over time?

Student	Assigned	Reviewing
Tsweeney617	American Dream	Ray Eames, Domestic worker
Charlottereid1	Native American Outing System	Maternalism, Ray Eames
Henshena	Homemaking	Maternalism, Ray Eames
Jaidajeter	Maternalism	Native American Outing System, Homemaking
Audkal	Ray Eames	American Dream, Domestic worker
Cam Hist	Domestic worker	American Dream, User:Henshena/Homemaking

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings

Tuesday, 12 January 2021 | Thursday, 14 January 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:

Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
Evaluating Wikipedia

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 2

Course meetings

Tuesday, 19 January 2021 | Thursday, 21 January 2021

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

Week 3

Course meetings

Tuesday, 26 January 2021 | Thursday, 28 January 2021

Assignment - Add to an article

Assignment - Exercise

In class - Discussion

Week 4

Course meetings

Tuesday, 2 February 2021 | Thursday, 4 February 2021

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

History

Women's Studies

Week 5

Course meetings

Tuesday, 9 February 2021 | Thursday, 11 February 2021

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

In class - Discussion

Week 6

Course meetings

Tuesday, 16 February 2021 | Thursday, 18 February 2021

Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

Week 7

Course meetings

Tuesday, 23 February 2021 | Thursday, 25 February 2021

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 8

Course meetings

Tuesday, 2 March 2021 | Thursday, 4 March 2021

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 9

Course meetings

Tuesday, 9 March 2021 | Thursday, 11 March 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!

Week 10

Course meetings

Tuesday, 16 March 2021 | Thursday, 18 March 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 - 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!

Week 11

Milestones

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

Assignment - Reflective essay