Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Lane Community College/Native American Literature, Folklore and Mythology (Fall 2020)
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- Course name
- Native American Literature, Folklore and Mythology
- Institution
- Lane Community College
- Instructor
- Drew Viles
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Books
- Course dates
- 2020-09-30 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-12-11 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 21
Indigenous people in the North America typically have been made invisible within dominant U.S. society. To help with the effort of making Natives more visible, students in this class will earn college credit, in part, by creating a new Wikipedia article or extending an existing one on a topic relevant to Native American Literature, Folklore and Mythology. Topics will include books by Native authors as well as biographies of Native authors and other significant Native people. To help students with this assignment, your instructor has set up a related Wiki-Edu class online that you will be asked to enroll in. Your successful completion of the Wikipedia project will be calculated by the instructor checking off all the following boxes: successful and timely enrollment in the Wiki-Edu class and completion of all required modules and activities contained therein will contribute 75% of your project score while 25% will be determined by the quality of the article you write/expand.
Timeline
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 12 October 2020 | Wednesday, 14 October 2020
- 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 3
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 19 October 2020 | Wednesday, 21 October 2020
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
- In class - Discussion
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 26 October 2020 | Wednesday, 28 October 2020
- Assignment - Exercise
- In class - Discussion
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 2 November 2020 | Wednesday, 4 November 2020
- 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
Optional: If you're working in a group, please take thistraining module on drafting work in the sandbox as a group.
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 9 November 2020
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 16 November 2020 | Wednesday, 18 November 2020
- 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
Optional: IF you're working in a group, please take thistraining module on moving work out of the sandbox as a group.
- Assignment - Exercise
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 23 November 2020 | Wednesday, 25 November 2020
- 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 9
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 30 November 2020 | Wednesday, 2 December 2020
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 7 December 2020 | Wednesday, 9 December 2020
- 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.