Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Boston University, Kilachand Honors College/ST112- Kilachand Writing Studio (Spring 2020)
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- Course name
- ST112- Kilachand Writing Studio
- Institution
- Boston University, Kilachand Honors College
- Instructor
- Joanne Kim
- Wikipedia Expert
- Shalor (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Course dates
- 2020-01-20 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-05-14 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 13
Writing Studio 112 focuses on the process of writing the academic research essay. It provides students with the essential research, composition, analytical skills needed to explore questions of significant ethical, aesthetic, historical, cultural, and social relevance. Students may use a specific theoretical method and a variety primary, secondary, and tertiary sources to conduct their research. The subject of research in this course is the relationship between historical memory, remembering, and reconciliation/reparations. Writing Studio 112 fulfills the first-year writing seminar for the Boston University HUB. Aspects of the syllabus are subject to change at the discretion of the instructor.
Timeline
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 9 March 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 8
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 16 March 2020
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
- Assignment - Discussion
- In class - Discussion
- Guide(s) for writing and adding to articles in your topic area
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 23 March 2020
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 30 March 2020
- Assignment - Start drafting your contributions
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 13 April 2020
- Milestones
Everyone has chosen which article they want to edit.
- Assignment - Exercise
- In class - Discussion
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 20 April 2020
- Assignment - Add to an article
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 27 April 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 - 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 14
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 4 May 2020
- 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!
- In class - In-class presentation
Each student will explain in 1-2 minutes what they learned during the Wiki Edu course.
Week 15
- Assignment - Wikipedia Reflection
It's the final week to reflect on your work.
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!