Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Western University/Writing 3225 (Fall 2019)

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Course name
Writing 3225
Institution
Western University
Instructor
Dr. Christopher Lee
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Writing for the Web
Course dates
2019-09-05 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-12-05 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
25


Students will be doing the training, editing stubs or Wikipedia articles listed as in need of edits, then creating a new Wikipedia article or making substantial contributions to an existing one. They will not be following the full WEP course schedule.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Msarikah
Hbacon
Elamzz Electric car charging methods
IsabellaMiguel2
Jtran247 Diana Bang
Aj.editor.27
Mchen3225
Hafsahj27
Brittshoychet
Yorkie17 Life is Fruity, Christmas in the Heartland
Sydneyhills Cinemala, Noel Miller
VanessssaR
Amyvbeth
Osmit97
ShelbyRubin98
Bauskamy
Melodyl143
Kattysalonik
Emmyalexgoodman
RohanSh10
IsabellaMiguel1997 Christiano Ronaldo
Skavan2
Racheledelmeier

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Thursday, 5 September 2019   |   Friday, 6 September 2019   |   Saturday, 7 September 2019
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.

Week 2

Course meetings
Sunday, 8 September 2019   |   Monday, 9 September 2019   |   Tuesday, 10 September 2019   |   Wednesday, 11 September 2019   |   Thursday, 12 September 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article

Week 3

Course meetings
Sunday, 15 September 2019   |   Monday, 16 September 2019   |   Tuesday, 17 September 2019   |   Wednesday, 18 September 2019   |   Thursday, 19 September 2019
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 4

Course meetings
Sunday, 22 September 2019   |   Monday, 23 September 2019   |   Tuesday, 24 September 2019   |   Wednesday, 25 September 2019   |   Thursday, 26 September 2019
Assignment - Exercise

Copyedit an article

Week 5

Course meetings
Sunday, 29 September 2019   |   Monday, 30 September 2019   |   Tuesday, 1 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 2 October 2019   |   Thursday, 3 October 2019
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 6

Course meetings
Sunday, 6 October 2019   |   Monday, 7 October 2019   |   Tuesday, 8 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 9 October 2019   |   Thursday, 10 October 2019
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

Milestones

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

Week 7

Course meetings
Sunday, 13 October 2019   |   Monday, 14 October 2019   |   Tuesday, 15 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 16 October 2019   |   Thursday, 17 October 2019
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
Sunday, 20 October 2019   |   Monday, 21 October 2019   |   Tuesday, 22 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 23 October 2019   |   Thursday, 24 October 2019
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

Week 9

Course meetings
Sunday, 27 October 2019   |   Monday, 28 October 2019   |   Tuesday, 29 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 30 October 2019   |   Thursday, 31 October 2019
Assignment - Continue improving your article

Exercise

Add links to 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 10

Course meetings
Sunday, 3 November 2019   |   Monday, 4 November 2019   |   Tuesday, 5 November 2019   |   Wednesday, 6 November 2019   |   Thursday, 7 November 2019
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

Course meetings
Sunday, 10 November 2019   |   Monday, 11 November 2019   |   Tuesday, 12 November 2019   |   Wednesday, 13 November 2019   |   Thursday, 14 November 2019
Milestones

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