Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Wisconsin - La Crosse/African Archaeology (ARC 312) (Fall 2016)
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- Course name
- African Archaeology (ARC 312)
- Institution
- University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
- Instructor
- Kate Grillo
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Course dates
- 2016-09-06 00:00:00 UTC – 2016-12-31 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 17
Africa has the longest archaeological record in the world. This course will examine the archaeology of African peoples from millions of years ago to the present, with particular emphasis placed on the last ten thousand years of African prehistory. Topics covered will include the continent’s unique pathways to food production, as well as the development of metallurgy, the rise of complex urban societies such as Aksum and Djenné-Djenno, and contemporary issues in cultural heritage.
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 7 September 2016
- In class - Introduction to Wikipedia!
We'll go over the Wikipedia assignment in class. I'll talk about the schedule, the assignments, and my expectations for your work.
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 12 September 2016 | Wednesday, 14 September 2016
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 19 September 2016 | Wednesday, 21 September 2016
- Assignment - Editor Orientation
Start and complete the online student orientation. During this training, you will create an account make edits in a sandbox, and learn the basic rules of Wikipedia. In addition, please sign up on the list of students on the class course page.
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 26 September 2016 | Wednesday, 28 September 2016
- Assignment - User Pages and Talk Pages
Create a user page, and leave a message for a classmate on their user talk page.
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 3 October 2016 | Wednesday, 5 October 2016
- Assignment - Class edits to "African Archaeology"
Team edit the Wikipedia article "African archaeology" (in class). Students should come prepared with 1–2 sentences of new information, backed up with a citation to an appropriate source, on their assigned section.
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 10 October 2016 | Wednesday, 12 October 2016
- Assignment - Your articles
Select an article to work on, and add your article to the class’s course page.
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 17 October 2016 | Wednesday, 19 October 2016
- Assignment - Bibliography
Compile a bibliography of relevant research (at least five sources) and post it to the talk page of the article you are working on. Begin reading the sources.
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 24 October 2016 | Wednesday, 26 October 2016
- Assignment - Expanding your articles
If you are starting a new article, write a 3–4 paragraph summary version of your article—with citations—in your Wikipedia sandbox. If you are improving an existing article, write a summary version reflecting the content the article will have after it's been improved, and post this along with a brief description of your plans on the article’s talk page.
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 31 October 2016 | Wednesday, 2 November 2016
- Assignment - Main space!
Move sandbox articles into main space, and begin expanding your article into a comprehensive treatment of the topic.
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 7 November 2016 | Wednesday, 9 November 2016
- Assignment - Peer review
- Peer review two of your classmates' articles. Leave suggestions on the article talk pages.
- Copy-edit the two reviewed articles.
Week 11
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- Monday, 14 November 2016 | Wednesday, 16 November 2016
- Assignment - A few more training modules
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 21 November 2016 | Wednesday, 23 November 2016
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 28 November 2016 | Wednesday, 30 November 2016
Week 14
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 5 December 2016 | Wednesday, 7 December 2016
Week 15
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 12 December 2016 | Wednesday, 14 December 2016
- Assignment - Final Edits
Final edits due!!
Week 16
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 19 December 2016 | Wednesday, 21 December 2016
- Assignment - Reflective essay
Reflective essay due!