Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Brigham Young University/European Women's History (Fall 2020)
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- Course name
- European Women's History
- Institution
- Brigham Young University
- Instructor
- Amy Harris
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- History
- Course dates
- 2020-09-01 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-12-12 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 22
1000 years of women's history. Covering women's labor, legal status, family and personal relationships, and political and economic status.
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 8 September 2020 | Thursday, 10 September 2020
- Assignment - 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
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 15 September 2020
- Discussion
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 22 September 2020 | Thursday, 24 September 2020
- Assignment - Evaluation and Training
- In class - Discussion
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 29 September 2020 | Thursday, 1 October 2020
- Assignment - Choose your topic
- Assignment - Exercise
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 6 October 2020 | Thursday, 8 October 2020
- Milestones
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
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 13 October 2020 | Thursday, 15 October 2020
- Assignment - Add to a Wikipedia article
Choose the training most helpful to you.
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 20 October 2020
- Assignment - Finish any training you missed. Begin research. Submit bibliography
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
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- Tuesday, 27 October 2020 | Thursday, 29 October 2020
- Assignment - Share draft with partner
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 3 November 2020 | Thursday, 5 November 2020
- Assignment - Peer Review
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 10 November 2020 | Thursday, 12 November 2020
- Assignment - Writing Lab
Make an appointment to visit the Writing Lab between 5 and 24 November
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 17 November 2020 | Thursday, 19 November 2020
- Assignment - Continue improving your article and add media
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 12
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 1 December 2020 | Thursday, 3 December 2020
- Assignment - Polish your work
Continue to expand and improve your work (and add media as you discover or create it), 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 13
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 8 December 2020
- Milestones
Week 14
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.
- 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 - In-class presentation