Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Univesity of Texas at Arlington/Travelers (Spring 2020)

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Course name
Travelers
Institution
Univesity of Texas at Arlington
Instructor
Laurel Stvan
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Linguistics
Course dates
2020-04-01 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-05-11 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
2


Traveling goals and language experiences that had been envisioned for study abroad student pre-COVID-19.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Tqxn08 Rod Ellis, Chungcheong dialect
Maelfa South Korean standard language

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Wednesday, 1 April 2020   |   Friday, 3 April 2020
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.)


In class - Discussion
Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 2

Course meetings
Wednesday, 8 April 2020   |   Friday, 10 April 2020
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
Assignment - Exercise
In class - Discussion
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Linguistics

Week 3

Course meetings
Wednesday, 15 April 2020   |   Friday, 17 April 2020
Assignment - Add to an article
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 4

Course meetings
Wednesday, 22 April 2020   |   Friday, 24 April 2020
Assignment - Look over classmate's drafts

You may 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 5

Course meetings
Wednesday, 29 April 2020   |   Friday, 1 May 2020
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.


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 6

Course meetings
Wednesday, 6 May 2020   |   Friday, 8 May 2020
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 - Reflective essay

This essay should be submitted through Canvas. Please look over the prompt in the assignment above, but repsond to the prompt in Canvas to create your submisson!

Milestones

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

Week 7

In class - Windup

As we move towards Finals Week, and you finish your reflective essay, remember that you can contintue to edit your page, or any other Wikipedia page, anytime in the future. As you read more about second language teachng and learning, share your knowledge!