Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Louisiana State University/Energy and the Environment in Modern Europe (Fall 2018)
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- Course name
- Energy and the Environment in Modern Europe
- Institution
- Louisiana State University
- Instructor
- Brendan Karch
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Environmental History
- Course dates
- 2018-08-22 00:00:00 UTC – 2018-11-28 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 20
This course examines Europeans’ evolving relationship to the natural environment since 1750. Topics include forestry, hydraulic engineering, coal mining, air pollution, global food production, famines, disease control, and nuclear power.
Timeline
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 29 August 2018
- Assignment - Wikipedia Basics Training
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.) Then complete the two trainings shown above.
- In class - In Class
- Discuss Wikipedia's role
In our first discussion, we will examine Wikipedia's mission and strenghts. We will discuss some of the ptoential challenges of the assignment. We will also explore some articles related to the course content for the week.
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
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 5 September 2018
- Assignment - Training on editing and evaluating
- In class - In Class
- Discuss good and bad articles
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 12 September 2018
- Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment:
This week you will add to an article related to the course. You can add a small amount of content (1-2 sentences), or just add a citation to pre-existing content. You should use one of our readings from the course, and find a related page in which to add a citation.
Complete the exercise below. Your work will automatically be recorded for Dr. Karch to see.
- In class - In Class
- Discuss Edits
We will discuss the successes and challenges of making small edits to Wikipedia.
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 19 September 2018
- Assignment - Assignment
- Topic Proposals
Assignment:
This week you will come to class with three possible article topics. For each potential topic, explain whether it will be a new article or editing an old one, and provide a short paragraph (3+ sentences) justifying why you think this will make a good topic.
You should bring three hard copies of your proposals to class: one for the professor and two for in-class peer review. Ideally you should fit your assignment on one page. Single-spaced is fine.
- In class - In Class
- Discuss article topics
In class we will conduct peer review and 'workshop' your article choices.
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 26 September 2018
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
We will meet this week in Middleton 230A 
3pm for a session on library research.
Also, please review the guides below to understand issues of particular relevance to our fields.
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 3 October 2018
- Assignment - Assignment
- Finalize your topic
- Assignment - Assignment
- Annotated Bibliography
This week you have due (paper copies in class) your annotated bibliography. In this assignment you will find five (or more) academic source (books or journal article) related to your topic. More information about the assignment is available on Moodle.
Please bring two paper copies to class: one for the professor, one for peer review.
- In class - In Class
- Peer Review
In class we will conduct a peer review of your annotated bibliographies.
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 10 October 2018
- Assignment - Start drafting your contributions
This week you should start drafting (or editing) your Wikipedia pages.
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
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 17 October 2018
- In class - Progress Update and In-Class Workshop
You should continue drafting your Wikipedia pages. This week I will check in on your progress before Wednesday's class. You will only receive credit if you have started making substantive edits/additions.
This week you will organize into small groups and show each other your work in progress. You will have a worksheet in which to peer review each other's work.
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 24 October 2018
- Assignment - Continue improving your article
Exercise
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.
You will be graded based on showing significant progress from Week 8.
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 31 October 2018
- 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 12
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 7 November 2018
- 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!