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Course name
Social Protests of the 1960s
Institution
Glendale Community College
Instructor
Elizabeth Kronbeck
Wikipedia Expert
Brianda (Wiki Ed)
Subject
History
Course dates
2023-02-21 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-06-17 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
30


The course introduces students to the history of protest movements in the 1960s, focusing on the period 1954-1974. Students will be making edits to improve articles of their choosing, as related to course content.

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Wednesday, 22 February 2023
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
Monday, 27 February 2023   |   Wednesday, 1 March 2023
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 6 March 2023   |   Wednesday, 8 March 2023
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 13 March 2023   |   Wednesday, 15 March 2023

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 20 March 2023   |   Wednesday, 22 March 2023

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 27 March 2023   |   Wednesday, 29 March 2023

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 3 April 2023   |   Wednesday, 5 April 2023

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 10 April 2023   |   Wednesday, 12 April 2023
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 17 April 2023   |   Wednesday, 19 April 2023
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 10

Course meetings
Monday, 24 April 2023   |   Wednesday, 26 April 2023
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 11

Course meetings
Monday, 1 May 2023   |   Wednesday, 3 May 2023
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 12

Course meetings
Monday, 8 May 2023   |   Wednesday, 10 May 2023
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.