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Course name
Writing for Wikipedia
Institution
Drew University
Instructor
Sandra Jamieson
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Writing Studies
Course dates
2021-01-20 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-05-19 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
16


This course is designed primarily for students who wish to continue developing their writing and information literacy skills beyond the first year. We will partner with the nonprofit WikiEdu, which is working with college students to increase the accuracy and diversity of Wikipedia entries. By learning to find and transform academic texts into public writing that is accessible to a wide readership, students will deepen their understanding of audience and purpose and practice meaningful real-world writing. In the process, they will increase their writing and editing skills, from accuracy to grammatical correctness, clarity, and avoiding plagiarism. The class will explore the democratizing aspects of crowdsourced information and its limitations, and the role of such information in the age of “fake news.” This is a Community-based learning course whose goal is to provide the public with accurate and reliable information that they might not be able to find if they do not have access to academic databases or college libraries.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Amaliya A Lorri Hewett
Kayla B. (Wiki Ed)
Ken.Youtz
CeceK15
KellyAnnDrew Maria Mitchell, Experimental models for Alzheimer's disease
CollegeStudentTim
SophieRH Lorri Hewett
HenriqueTamayo
Sapperose
Yejoon Park LG Twins
WenZhang666
MarcoN216
Mczjx08 Maria Mitchell, Camille Claudel, Golden Age of Russian Poetry
Drewsamyoo LG Twins, Doosan Bears
GabrielleLyynn Maria Mitchell
GGQAQ Wenzhou Sports Centre, Famous enterprises in Wenzhou, Jiangxin island

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Thursday, 28 January 2021

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 2 February 2021   |   Thursday, 4 February 2021

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 9 February 2021   |   Thursday, 11 February 2021
Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

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.)

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:

In class - Discussion

Disucssion of the role of citations and the dissemination of information

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 16 February 2021   |   Thursday, 18 February 2021
In class - Discussion
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Assignment - Wikipedia assignment blog

Begin a blog about your experiences. You can use discussion questions to frame your entries, or reflect on the research and writing process. Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 23 February 2021   |   Thursday, 25 February 2021
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Evaluate Wikipedia is homework for 2/25

Assignment - Exercise (in class)
Assignment - Add to an article (in class on 2/25)
Assignment - Exercise (in class)

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 2 March 2021   |   Thursday, 4 March 2021
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Guide(s) for writing articles (look at whiochever are relevant to your work

Biographies

Books

Women's Studies

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 9 March 2021   |   Thursday, 11 March 2021
In class - Identify a second article for drafting or revision
In class - Research sources and plan the entry
In class - Begin writing (alone or in a group)

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 16 March 2021   |   Thursday, 18 March 2021
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 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 23 March 2021   |   Thursday, 25 March 2021
Assignment - Peer review three articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion
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 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 30 March 2021   |   Thursday, 1 April 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 - Exercise

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 6 April 2021   |   Thursday, 8 April 2021
In class - Working on style and tone

In-class exercises

Week 13

Course meetings
Tuesday, 13 April 2021   |   Thursday, 15 April 2021
In class - Peer review at least two articles
In class - Working on style and tone

in-class exercises

In class - Respond to your peer review

training modules as needed

Week 14

Course meetings
Tuesday, 20 April 2021   |   Thursday, 22 April 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!

Week 15

Course meetings
Tuesday, 27 April 2021   |   Thursday, 29 April 2021
In class - In-class presentation
Assignment - Reflective essay
Milestones

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