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Course name
Gender and the Global Political Economy
Institution
Duke University
Instructor
Jocelyn Olcott
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
History
Course dates
2019-01-09 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-04-24 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
13


This is a gateway seminar for History majors and is principally focused on training students in historiography and methodology, critical assessment of knowledge production, and producing a prospectus for a future research project. Students will have the option of producing a Wikipedia article for extra credit.

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Wednesday, 9 January 2019
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:


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 2

Course meetings
Monday, 14 January 2019   |   Wednesday, 16 January 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article

Week 3

Course meetings
Wednesday, 23 January 2019
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 28 January 2019   |   Wednesday, 30 January 2019

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 4 February 2019   |   Wednesday, 6 February 2019
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

Biographies

History

Women's Studies

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 11 February 2019   |   Wednesday, 13 February 2019
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 7

Course meetings
Monday, 18 February 2019   |   Wednesday, 20 February 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.

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 25 February 2019
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 9

Course meetings
Monday, 18 March 2019   |   Wednesday, 20 March 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 10

Course meetings
Monday, 25 March 2019   |   Wednesday, 27 March 2019
Milestones

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