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Course name
African Art
Institution
Central Michigan University
Instructor
Rachael Barron-Duncan
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Art History
Course dates
2019-08-26 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-12-14 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
17


Students will contribute to the world's knowledge on art objects made by sub-Saharan African communities.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Test-account-rsbd Baoulé people Chamba people , Zulu people
LiuXianSenCMU Baga people Zulu people , Mambila people
Looganealabbas Punu people Bamileke people , Mambila people
Hauen1jk Bamileke people Fang people , Lobi people
Johns9ea Ibibio people Lobi people , Punu people
Nicole Lenz Fang people Bwa people, Zulu people
Brown34s Zulu people Baga people, Mbole people
Ryal1ll Chamba people Mambila people , Ibibio people
Almmapp Bwa people Punu people , Zulu people
Laylakeysor Shona people Chamba people , Mbole people
CourtneyPhelps Mambila people Lobi people , Ibibio people
CourtneyReko Mbole people Bamileke people , Chamba people
Toni.leigh.jones Lobi people Baga people, Fang people
Wilki1le Suku people Fang people , Bwa people
Napor1me Zaramo people Mbole people , Ibibio people
MakiyahA Songye people Baoulé people , Bamileke people , Punu people

Timeline

Week 5

Course meetings
Wednesday, 25 September 2019
Assignments Below Are Week 4
In class - WEEK 4
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:

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Assignments Below are Week 5
Assignment - WEEK 5
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.)


Assignment - WEEK 5
Exercise

Choose your topic / Find your sources

WEEK 5
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Art History

Cultural Anthropology

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 30 September 2019   |   Wednesday, 2 October 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 7 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 9 October 2019

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 14 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 16 October 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation

Milestones

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 21 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 23 October 2019

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 28 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 30 October 2019
Assignment - Exercise

Copyedit an article

Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

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

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 4 November 2019   |   Wednesday, 6 November 2019
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

Milestones

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.


In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 11 November 2019   |   Wednesday, 13 November 2019
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.


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 13

Course meetings
Monday, 18 November 2019   |   Wednesday, 20 November 2019
Assignment - Continue improving your article

Exercise

Add links to 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 - 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!

Week 14

Course meetings
Monday, 25 November 2019
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!


Week 15

Course meetings
Monday, 2 December 2019   |   Wednesday, 4 December 2019
Assignment - Reflective essay

Guiding questions

Milestones

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