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Course name
Imagining Justice
Institution
Eckerd College
Instructor
Amanda Hagood
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
General Education / Foundations
Course dates
2018-09-10 00:00:00 UTC – 2018-12-14 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
25


Theories of justice in the Western tradition and current events.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Tkamerso Equality Florida Florida Holocaust Museum, St. Pete Human Rights Ordinance (new article)
Nfmaruca Mercy Hospital (St. Petersburg, Florida) Equality Florida, Webb's City Sit In (new article)
Joeybo Webb's City St. Pete Human Rights Ordinance (new article), Weekly Challenger (new article)
Jrnevans2018 Webb's City Weekly Challenger (new article), Florida Holocaust Museum
Aelindqu Johnnie Ruth Clarke Mercy Hospital (St. Petersburg, Florida), St. Pete Human Rights Ordinance (new article)
Irhollan Mercy Hospital (St. Petersburg, Florida) Johnnie Ruth Clarke, Uhuru Movement
Hayleebilbray St. Petersburg Human Rights Ordinance Equality Florida, Uhuru Movement
Cassandradefalco Uhuru Movement Equality Florida, Webb's City Sit In (new article)
Tylerkoser Johnnie Ruth Clarke Mercy Hospital (St. Petersburg, Florida), Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum
Emmyminer Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum Weekly Challenger (new article), Enoch Douglas Davis
Elisa3796 Florida Holocaust Museum Johnnie Ruth Clarke, Carter G. Woodson African American Museum
ACraigh Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum Florida Holocaust Museum, Webb's City Sit In (new article)
Dfpotts Enoch Douglas Davis St. Pete Civil Rights Ordinance (new article), Uhuru Movement
IJslayer Media in the Tampa Bay Area Enoch Douglas Davis, Johnnie Ruth Clarke
Amandafreda Equality Florida Mercy Hospital (St. Petersburg, Florida), Weekly Challenger (new article)
Rosekeating Equality Florida Enoch Douglas Davis, Johnnie Ruth Clarke
Ckasaha Equality Florida St. Pete Human Rights Ordinance (new article), Florida Holocaust Museum
Aabouche Florida Holocaust Museum Carter G. Woodson African American Museum, Uhuru Movement

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Tuesday, 11 September 2018   |   Thursday, 13 September 2018
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 and understand a little more about how Wikipedia pages are built and maintained.

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 18 September 2018   |   Thursday, 20 September 2018
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 25 September 2018   |   Thursday, 27 September 2018
Assignment - Choose Your Topic

Choose your topic / Find your sources

In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Biographies

History

LGBT+ Studies

Women's Studies

 

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 2 October 2018   |   Thursday, 4 October 2018
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 9 October 2018   |   Thursday, 11 October 2018
Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Complete first draft of new articles / article revisions are due on Tuesday, October 23.

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 16 October 2018   |   Thursday, 18 October 2018
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Milestones

Dr. Hagood will assign each student two articles to review. By October 30, each article will receive multiple reviews.

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 23 October 2018   |   Thursday, 25 October 2018
Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia

You will now have 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. You / your group will be asked to describe the changes you made in class.

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 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 30 October 2018   |   Thursday, 1 November 2018
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. You / your group will be asekd to share the changes you have made in class.

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 6 November 2018   |   Thursday, 8 November 2018
Assignment - Final article

It's the final week to develop your article. Finalized versions should be completed by midnight on Nov. 27. You will present on your topic and the process of creating or revising your article in class on Nov. 29 and Dec. 4.

  • 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!


In class - In-class presentation

Guiding questions