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Course name
Information Literacy and Scholarly Discourse
Institution
University of New Orleans
Instructor
Brandon Adler
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Information Literacy
Course dates
2021-06-08 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-07-30 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
20


This intermediate course to information literacy examines information theories and best practices within a global scholarly discourse instilling students with the ability to find, evaluate, and ethically use information both in- and outside of the classroom. Information literacy enhances the pursuit of knowledge by teaching students to think critically about information and information resources which goes hand-in-hand with Wiki-Edu policies and learning objectives. As the class works through the various threshold concepts of information literacy, I hope to use Wikipedia as the resource to contextually highlight information literacy in practice and give students the opportunity to join the scholarly conversation without feeling like that must publish a paper to do so.

Student Assigned Reviewing
TressaJ Feminist movement Early childhood education
Rcantoin Exploitation of women in mass media Secondary education in the United States
Michelle13712 Early childhood education Exploitation of women in mass media
Jgfell Women's Tennis Association Feminist movement
Laallen2 Secondary education in the United States Women's Tennis Association
Gilewis1217 Cannabis in Louisiana Secondary education in the United States
Kyledude1337 Gender equality Cannabis in Louisiana
Jcander7 History of cannabis Early childhood education

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Thursday, 10 June 2021
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:

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.

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 2

Course meetings
Thursday, 17 June 2021
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Exercise
In class - Discussion

Week 3

Course meetings
Thursday, 24 June 2021
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Week 4

Course meetings
Thursday, 1 July 2021
Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 5

Course meetings
Thursday, 8 July 2021
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion

Week 6

Course meetings
Thursday, 15 July 2021
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.
Milestones
Assignment - Exercise

Week 7

Course meetings
Thursday, 22 July 2021
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

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 8

Course meetings
Thursday, 29 July 2021
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!

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!
Milestones

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

Assignment - Reflective Essay
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