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Course name
Disability Narratives
Institution
Georgetown University
Instructor
Theodora Danylevich
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Women's Studies
Course dates
2021-08-25 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-12-06 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
15


In this course we will explore cultural narratives of disability and also create our own interventions into these narratives, aiming to shift the conversation.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Axolotl61 Mental disorders and gender Prison healthcare, Wellness (alternative medicine)
Madisonminelli Prison healthcare Black maternal mortality in the United States, Wellness (alternative medicine)
RFW17 Prison healthcare Mental disorders and gender, Wellness (alternative medicine)
Lm1403 Wellness (alternative medicine) Mental disorders and gender, Prison healthcare
TakeYourMarks Black maternal mortality in the United States Mental disorders and gender, Prison healthcare
CactusJack1555 Black maternal mortality in the United States Mental disorders and gender, Wellness (alternative medicine)
Tomyriad Wellness (alternative medicine) Prison healthcare, Black maternal mortality in the United States
Ariannalicupgarcia Prison healthcare Black maternal mortality in the United States, Mental disorders and gender
Nkl18 Wellness (alternative medicine) Black maternal mortality in the United States, Mental disorders and gender
Mk1925 Mental disorders and gender Prison healthcare, Wellness (alternative medicine)
Alannacronk Mental disorders and gender Wellness (alternative medicine), Black maternal mortality in the United States
Jk2040 Mental disorders and gender Prison healthcare, Black maternal mortality in the United States
Hannahmontana321 Black maternal mortality in the United States Wellness (alternative medicine), Prison healthcare

Timeline

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 13 September 2021   |   Wednesday, 15 September 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:

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 4

Course meetings
Monday, 20 September 2021   |   Wednesday, 22 September 2021
In class - Discussion

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 27 September 2021   |   Wednesday, 29 September 2021
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Choose from our options

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

We are 15, so this will be groups of 2 with one group of 3.

Black Maternal Mortality in the U.S.

Eugenics in the U.S.

Genetic Discrimination

Mental Disorders and Gender

Opioid Epidemic in the U.S.

Prison Healthcare

Wellness (alternative med)

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 4 October 2021   |   Wednesday, 6 October 2021
Discussion
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS EXERCISE ---

(some of you have already done this exercise, but I'm reassigning it because now we've had the info session -- so if you haven't yet done it, do it for the first time. If you've already done it, do the below steps for your group's article)

  • Evaluate your group's selected page
  • Share your thoughts on your group googledoc
  • Post a comment on the Talk Page of your article sharing some of your assessments while also introducing yourselves
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise
Assignment - Exercise

Week 7

Course meetings
Wednesday, 13 October 2021
Assignment - Plan of Action

By the 12th, in your googledocs, can you let me know who will have what completed by the 10/18 date?

Assignment - Training modules for drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Biographies

History

LGBT+ Studies

Medicine

Psychology

Women's Studies

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 18 October 2021   |   Wednesday, 20 October 2021
Milestones

This week you'll be drafting in your group's Sandbox based on what you've decided to prioritize and your research. NOTE there is one sandbox per group and it IS possible to over-write so either coordinate who is using it when, or use the collaborations doc and have a designated sandbox transfer person.

In class - Week for Writing, still!

You'll finish drafting your content into the sandboxes to have it up by 10/18 so a slight shift here.

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 25 October 2021   |   Wednesday, 27 October 2021
Assignment - Continue working on your sandbox content for peer reveiw

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 1 November 2021   |   Wednesday, 3 November 2021
Assignment - Peer review two sandboxes

Guiding framework

Milestones

Every student has finished reviewing their peer groups' sandboxes

In class - Discussion

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 8 November 2021   |   Wednesday, 10 November 2021
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.
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 - 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
Monday, 15 November 2021   |   Wednesday, 17 November 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!
In class - In-class presentation

We'll share your work on the 22nd and 29th of November in two "shifts" -- I think the deadline on this module says 11/20; but that's incorrect -- we will be presenting on 11/22 and 11/29, not 11/20, though you can always aim to be ready to present by then (why not)!

The reasons for the gap between when you finish and when you present are:

  • -we'll be shifting gears to starting your final projects as of 10/25!!
  • -some folks may simply need more time to tie up loose ends
  • -this gives us time to see how the wiki community responds (if they do -- this isn't always a given)

Week 13

Course meetings
Monday, 22 November 2021

Week 14

Course meetings
Monday, 29 November 2021   |   Wednesday, 1 December 2021

Week 15

Course meetings
Monday, 6 December 2021

Week 16

Assignment - Reflection on Wiki Project

Write a 500-800 word reflection on your experience with this (detailed guidelines coming)

Milestones

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