Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/California State University, Channel Islands/Ethics for a Free World (Spring 2021)
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- Course name
- Ethics for a Free World
- Institution
- California State University, Channel Islands
- Instructor
- Julia Balén
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Philosophy
- Course dates
- 2021-01-25 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-05-17 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 30
Students will explore concepts and practices of ethics, freedom, and justice by comparing how these have been theorized and practiced in relationship to each other across at least two times periods and cultures. Starting from a foundation in philosophy and developing an interdisciplinary lens, this class examines these foundational concepts and practices especially as engaged across the fields of identity and civil rights-based studies (including religious, ethnic, women's, gender, sexuality, and disability studies, etc.)
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 25 January 2021
- Introduction to Class
Welcome to Ethics for a Free World! In our first class we will explore our current understandings of ethics in our lives and begin what will be a semester-long discussion of how freedom, justice, and ethics relate to each other and are enacted in our daily lives as well as in our local, national, and international institutions and practices. Our first day will be action packed. We will start be beginning some of these assignments in class together. So come prepared to engage!
- 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:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- 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
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- Monday, 1 February 2021
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
- In class - Discussion
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 8 February 2021
- Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
This is only required for those taking up health topics.
- In class - Discussion
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 15 February 2021
- Assignment - Add to an article
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 22 February 2021
- Assignment - Choosing Articles Exercise
We will finalize groups to work together on these in class.
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 1 March 2021
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 8 March 2021
- Assignment - Start drafting your contributions
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 22 March 2021
- In class - Continue Drafting your contributions
Have your contributions ready for Peer Review after we return from Spring Break.
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 29 March 2021
- Assignment - Peer review two articles
- In class - Discussion
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 5 April 2021
- 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 11
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 12 April 2021
- 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.
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 19 April 2021
- 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 13
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 26 April 2021
- 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
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.