Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Wagner College/Contemporary Art (Spring 2016)
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- Course name
- Contemporary Art
- Institution
- Wagner College
- Instructor
- Laura Morowitz
- Wikipedia Expert
- Adam (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Contemporary Art History
- Course dates
- 2016-01-25 – 2016-05-13
- Approximate number of student editors
- 9
| Student | Assigned | Reviewing |
|---|---|---|
| Margalss | ||
| Sylviamaisonet | ||
| Lauren.klein | ||
| Jordynpeck | ||
| Ksperling521 | ||
| Mariahlynnjoy | ||
| Maryhelenshwoop | ||
| Taylor butigian |
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 21 March 2016
- In class - Wikipedia essentials
- Overview of the course
- Introduction to how Wikipedia will be used in the course
- Understanding Wikipedia as a community, we'll discuss its expectations and etiquette.
Handout: Editing Wikipedia
- In class - Editing basics
- Basics of editing
- Anatomy of Wikipedia articles, what makes a good article, how to distinguish between good and bad articles
- Collaborating and engaging with the Wiki editing community
- Tips on finding the best articles to work on for class assignments
Handouts: Using Talk Pages, Evaluating Wikipedia
- Assignment - Practicing the basics
- Create an account and join this course page.
- Create a User page.
- To practice editing and communicating on Wikipedia, introduce yourself on the user talk page of one of your classmates, who should also be enrolled in the table at the bottom of the page.
- Milestones
All students have Wikipedia user accounts and are listed on the course page.
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 4 April 2016
- Assignment - Continue to research your topic
- In class -
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 11 April 2016
- Assignment - Have your first draft for your section written and shared it to b
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 18 April 2016
- Assignment - Be prepared to go live
Be sure you have properly cited your sources
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 25 April 2016
- Assignment - Edit and make suggestions for your artist
- Milestones
All students have started editing articles or drafts on Wikipedia.
- Assignment - Moving articles to mainspace
- Move your sandbox articles into main space.
- If you are expanding an existing article, copy your edit into the article. If you are making many small edits, save after each edit before you make the next one. Do NOT paste over the entire existing article, or large sections of the existing article.
- If you are creating a new article, do NOT copy and paste your text, or there will be no record of your work history. Follow the instructions in the "Moving out of your sandbox" handout.
- Begin expanding your article into a comprehensive treatment of the topic.
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 2 May 2016
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 9 May 2016
Week 8
- Assignment - Final article
- Add final touches to your Wikipedia article.
Handout: Polishing your article
Week 9
- Milestones
Students have finished all their work on Wikipedia that will be considered for grading.
Week 10
- Milestones
Students have finished all their work on Wikipedia that will be considered for grading.