Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Randolph College/Information Literacy for the Digital Age (Spring 2020)
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- Course name
- Information Literacy for the Digital Age
- Institution
- Randolph College
- Instructor
- Kelsey Molseed
- Wikipedia Expert
- Shalor (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Information Literacy
- Course dates
- 2020-01-21 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-05-01 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 12
This course examines research and information trends, methods, and problems. Through class discussions, assignments, and course readings, students will explore information source types and uses; information organization and access; library and Internet research methods; information ethics and problems.
| Student | Assigned | Reviewing |
|---|---|---|
| Abcz7890 | ||
| Squashfattyterra | ||
| JNFHUY2027 | ||
| KristynUnderwood |
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 27 January 2020 | Wednesday, 29 January 2020
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 3 February 2020 | Wednesday, 5 February 2020
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 10 February 2020 | Wednesday, 12 February 2020
- Assignment - Create a Wikipedia Account
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.)
- Assignment - Get started on Wikipedia
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 17 February 2020 | Wednesday, 19 February 2020
- Assignment - Evaluating Wikipedia Articles
Use these tutorials to learn how to evaluate an article. Then, create and publish an evaluation of an article in the format provided.
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 24 February 2020 | Wednesday, 26 February 2020
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 2 March 2020 | Wednesday, 4 March 2020
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 16 March 2020 | Wednesday, 18 March 2020
- Assignment - Choose and Evaluate Your Article
Choose an article you'd like to work on for your semester project. Then, in three to five paragraphs, write a review of your chosen article in your sandbox. Your review should address the following:
- Title of your chosen article and link to the article
- What is the class rating of this article? Do you think this rating is accurate? Why or why not?
- Is there any discussion on the talk page? Is it recent? What are some of the things that are being or have been discussed on the talk page?
- Is this article appropriately written for Wikipedia (see "Editing Wikipedia" p.8-9)? Is it clearly organized? Does it read like an encyclopedia? Is it objective, or does it appear to "take a side?"
- Are sources cited in this article? Does it need additional sources? Are they appropriate and properly linked? Do the sources appear to pass the CRAAP Test?
- What do you think you can improve about this article? What kind of information do you think you need to make those improvements?
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 23 March 2020 | Wednesday, 25 March 2020
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 30 March 2020 | Wednesday, 1 April 2020
- Assignment - Sources on Wikipedia
Complete the above tutorial on plagiarism and copyright violation on Wikipedia.
- Assignment - Add a Citation to Your Article
Use the tutorial above to learn how to cite a source in Wikipedia. Then, cite something in your article (in the actual article, not your sandbox). Try to find a place in your article where there should be a citation, but is not one. Then, find a reliable, relevant source to cite in the article.
- 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 10
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 6 April 2020 | Wednesday, 8 April 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
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 13 April 2020 | Wednesday, 15 April 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!
- In class - In-class presentation
- Assignment - Reflective essay
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 20 April 2020 | Wednesday, 22 April 2020
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.