Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Rochester Institute of Technology/American Women's and Gender History (Fall 2017)
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- Course name
- American Women's and Gender History
- Institution
- Rochester Institute of Technology
- Instructor
- Tamar Carroll
- Wikipedia Expert
- Shalor (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Hist 190
- Course dates
- 2017-08-28 00:00:00 UTC – 2017-12-26 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 40
This course will survey women’s and gender history in the United States from the colonial period to the present. We will move chronologically and thematically, focusing on the diversity of women’s experiences across race and class as well as the construction of dominant gender norms. We will answer questions including: How did ideas of what a woman should be and do develop, and how did they change over time? What happened to women that did not (or could not) conform to these ideals of womanhood? How did women try to enact change in their own lives and sometimes, more broadly? What are the legacies of this history for subsequent generations including those of us living today? What’s at stake in writing and disseminating women’s and gender history, and why does the representation of women’s lives in the past matter today?
Because women’s history continues to be underrepresented on the web, and in particular on Wikipedia, your major assignment for this class will be researching, writing, posting, and tracking responses to a Wikipedia entry related to women’s history.
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 6 September 2017 | Friday, 8 September 2017
- Assignment - Wikipedia training
- Assignment - Sandbox biography
Create a 3-5 paragraph fictional "about me" entry on your Wikipedia Sandbox, with a bio box, at least one citation, and a related resources section with at least one link
- Assignment - Improve existing Wikipedia article
Improve an existing article related to Women's History by adding at least two additional sources to the "Further Reading" list
Week 2
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- Monday, 11 September 2017 | Wednesday, 13 September 2017 | Friday, 15 September 2017
Week 3
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- Monday, 18 September 2017 | Wednesday, 20 September 2017 | Friday, 22 September 2017
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 25 September 2017 | Wednesday, 27 September 2017 | Friday, 29 September 2017
- Assignment - Preliminary topic and bibliography due
You must post your preliminary topic and bibliography for your Wikipedia entry to MyCourses prior to class on Sept. 29
As you work in the coming weeks to draft your article, please reference the Editing Wikipedia brochure and the Editing Wikipedia articles on Women's Studies and Editing Wikipedia articles on Biographies handouts.
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 2 October 2017 | Wednesday, 4 October 2017 | Friday, 6 October 2017
- In class - Intertwine
- evaluate a Wikipedia article with your peers!
Intertwine is a platform where you you will be chatting with student editors enrolled in other Wiki Education courses. This week, the featured activities include:
- Learning Wikipedia’s five pillars as evaluation criteria
- Evaluating an existing Wikipedia article with your peers
- Getting to know more Wikipedia editors and learning from each other's experiences
Sign up for a session here. If you haven’t logged in using your Wikipedia account, you will first be redirected to Wikipedia logging page. After logging in using your Wikipedia credentials, you will be able to sign up for our activity.
Week 6
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- Monday, 9 October 2017 | Wednesday, 11 October 2017 | Friday, 13 October 2017
Week 7
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- Monday, 16 October 2017 | Wednesday, 18 October 2017 | Friday, 20 October 2017
Week 8
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- Monday, 23 October 2017 | Wednesday, 25 October 2017 | Friday, 27 October 2017
Week 9
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- Monday, 30 October 2017 | Wednesday, 1 November 2017 | Friday, 3 November 2017
Week 10
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- Monday, 6 November 2017 | Wednesday, 8 November 2017 | Friday, 10 November 2017
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 13 November 2017 | Wednesday, 15 November 2017 | Friday, 17 November 2017
- In class - Intertwine
- review your Wikipedia article draft with your peers!
Intertwine is a platform where you you will be chatting with student editors enrolled in other Wiki Education courses. This week, the featured activities include:
- Sharing the Wikipedia article your drafted with your peers.
- Getting feedbacks from your peers on how to make your Wikipedia article even better
- Providing feedbacks to your peers and help them improve their article
Sign up for a session here. If you haven’t logged in using your Wikipedia account, you will first be redirected to Wikipedia logging page. After logging in using your Wikipedia credentials, you will be able to sign up for our activity.
Week 12
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- Monday, 20 November 2017 | Wednesday, 22 November 2017 | Friday, 24 November 2017
- In class - Draft of article due for peer review
You must come to class with a complete draft of your Wikipedia entry ready for peer editing on Monday, Nov. 20. If you will be traveling for Thanksgiving, you must arrange ahead of time to complete peer editing with a classmate.
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 27 November 2017 | Wednesday, 29 November 2017 | Friday, 1 December 2017
- In class - Wiki article gets posted
We will meet at the Wallace Center Via Computer Lab to move your entries from the Sandbox to the live page on Wed., Nov. 29
Week 14
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 4 December 2017 | Wednesday, 6 December 2017 | Friday, 8 December 2017
- In class - Wiki reflection worksheet due