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Course name
Introduction to Digital Humanities
Institution
Columbia College Chicago
Instructor
Sean Johnson Andrews
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Cultural Anthropology
Course dates
2022-09-06 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-12-16 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
26


The course is a general digital media literacy course, covering issues around social media and cell phone use, the effects of algorithms on information, the problems of "fake news," concerns about piracy and privacy, and the role of hashtag activism in advancing social causes. Also a section on crowdsourcing and web 2.0 that could benefit from a more direct consideration of Wikipedia. I am currently considering the use of Wikipedia in place of a blog assignment I usually give at the end of the course. Still looking at what is possible in terms of writing and research for the class, which is a general education course with students from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds.

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Wednesday, 7 September 2022

Week 2

Course meetings
Wednesday, 14 September 2022

Week 3

Course meetings
Wednesday, 21 September 2022
Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

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:

Week 4

Course meetings
Wednesday, 28 September 2022
In class - Discussion
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 5

Course meetings
Wednesday, 5 October 2022
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 6

Course meetings
Wednesday, 12 October 2022
Assignment - Choose your article

Week 7

Course meetings
Wednesday, 19 October 2022
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 8

Course meetings
Wednesday, 26 October 2022
In class - Discussion
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

Week 9

Course meetings
Wednesday, 2 November 2022
Milestones

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

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.

Week 10

Course meetings
Wednesday, 9 November 2022
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 11

Course meetings
Wednesday, 16 November 2022
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 12

Course meetings
Wednesday, 23 November 2022
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 13

Course meetings
Wednesday, 30 November 2022
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 14

Course meetings
Wednesday, 7 December 2022
Assignment - Reflective essay
Milestones

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

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