Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/College of DuPage/Technical Writing at YCHS--Spring 2021 (Spring 2021)
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- Course name
- Technical Writing at YCHS--Spring 2021
- Institution
- College of DuPage
- Instructor
- Andrew Bendelow
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Technical Writing
- Course dates
- 2021-01-07 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-05-14 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 30
In this one-semester course in Technical Communication, students learn to write clearly, accurately, and responsibly for a variety of audiences. The WikiEdu lessons on the principles of Wikipedia, and how to research, edit, and share information on this platform are very efficient and motivating. While not all students choose to create a new Wikipedia page, all of them get the basic training to become productive Wikipedians.
Timeline
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 9 February 2021 | Friday, 12 February 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:
- 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.)
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 16 February 2021 | Friday, 19 February 2021
- In class - Discussion
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 23 February 2021 | Friday, 26 February 2021
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 2 March 2021 | Friday, 5 March 2021
- Assignment - Exercise
- 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
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 9 March 2021 | Friday, 12 March 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