Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/College Unbound/Digital Citizenship and Online Organizing (Summer 2022)
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- Course name
- Digital Citizenship and Online Organizing
- Institution
- College Unbound
- Instructor
- Autumm Caines
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Course dates
- 2022-05-23 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-07-16 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 10
What are our rights and responsibilities in online environments? How does one leverage online tools and platforms for education and organizing? Who has power and how is power distributed in the various digital landscapes? Where is injustice enabled and emboldened by computational mechanisms?
In this course we will explore these questions from a lens of digital identity and online community. We will study internet history and diverse perspectives around online social networks while building digital literacies that enable self-expression and organizing on the web. In this course you will critically examine issues around accessibility, privacy, identity, health, and organizing as they relate to connected digital environments while working in the public on the internet as an undergraduate digital scholar. Students will gain familiarity and experience in internet based tools and leverage communicating digitally and publicly to create greater confidence with these formats and techniques in professional settings.
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 26 May 2022
- 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
- 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.
- Assignment - Wikipedia assignment discussion board post
Begin a blog about your experiences. You can use discussion questions to frame your entries, or reflect on the research and writing process. Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 2 June 2022
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
- In class - Discussion
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 9 June 2022
- Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
- Assignment - Choose your article
- In class - Discussion
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 16 June 2022
- 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 5
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 23 June 2022
- Assignment - Peer review an article
- In class - Discussion
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
- 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 6
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 30 June 2022
- 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 7
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 7 July 2022
- 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 8
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 14 July 2022
- 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!
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.