Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Indiana University/Research Seminar in Digital and Public History (Spring 2023)

Student	Assigned	Reviewing
Galaxysword	Spanish flu, Influenza pandemic, Chinese Labour Corps, Boxer Rebellion, Dual Alliance (1879), Camp Funston
Historiology	Abortion in Indiana, Suffragette, Digital preservation, Salem witch trials, Mary Richardson
PHKJIU	American Red Cross, Oklahoma, Quarantine, Medical volunteerism, African Americans in Oklahoma, Non-pharmaceutical intervention (epidemiology)
Hoosier2023!

Timeline

Week 6

Course meetings

Tuesday, 21 February 2023 | Wednesday, 22 February 2023 | Thursday, 23 February 2023 | Friday, 24 February 2023 | Saturday, 25 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:

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 7

Course meetings

Sunday, 26 February 2023 | Monday, 27 February 2023 | Tuesday, 28 February 2023 | Wednesday, 1 March 2023 | Thursday, 2 March 2023

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

In class - Discussion

Week 8

Course meetings

Sunday, 5 March 2023 | Monday, 6 March 2023 | Tuesday, 7 March 2023 | Wednesday, 8 March 2023 | Thursday, 9 March 2023

Assignment - Review the rules for health topics

Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

Week 9

Course meetings

Sunday, 12 March 2023 | Saturday, 18 March 2023

Assignment - Make a small edit

Assignment - Copyedit an article

Assignment - Finalize your topic and find sources

Week 10

Course meetings

Sunday, 19 March 2023 | Monday, 20 March 2023 | Tuesday, 21 March 2023 | Wednesday, 22 March 2023 | Thursday, 23 March 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

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

History

Psychology

Women's Studies

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 11

Course meetings

Sunday, 26 March 2023 | Monday, 27 March 2023 | Tuesday, 28 March 2023 | Wednesday, 29 March 2023 | Thursday, 30 March 2023

Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion

Milestones

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

Week 12

Course meetings

Sunday, 2 April 2023 | Monday, 3 April 2023 | Tuesday, 4 April 2023 | Wednesday, 5 April 2023 | Thursday, 6 April 2023

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 13

Course meetings

Sunday, 9 April 2023 | Monday, 10 April 2023 | Tuesday, 11 April 2023 | Wednesday, 12 April 2023 | Thursday, 13 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 14

Course meetings

Sunday, 16 April 2023 | Monday, 17 April 2023 | Tuesday, 18 April 2023 | Wednesday, 19 April 2023 | Thursday, 20 April 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.

Week 15

Course meetings

Sunday, 23 April 2023 | Monday, 24 April 2023 | Tuesday, 25 April 2023 | Wednesday, 26 April 2023 | Thursday, 27 April 2023

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 16

Course meetings

Sunday, 30 April 2023 | Monday, 1 May 2023 | Tuesday, 2 May 2023 | Wednesday, 3 May 2023 | Thursday, 4 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!

Week 17

Course meetings

Sunday, 7 May 2023 | Monday, 8 May 2023

Milestones

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