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Course name
Later Indigenous Literatures Fall 2021
Institution
Georgia State University
Instructor
Gina Caison
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Literature
Course dates
2021-08-23 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-12-11 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
23


Students will be working in small collaborative groups to identify and write and improve articles for novels by Indigenous authors' books where there is missing or inaccurate information.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Amongsung
Aswanson7 Wind from an Enemy Sky
CavlynnKay
Blindspot2
Grlwithbangs
Chbhunter Winter in the Blood
64BeastMaster64
QTpie35 The Night Watchman
Giothemovie
Lightmaster99
Feeblepeasantchild
Shepherdsbushranger
Leftoverfood
BigfishBegonia1376 Cream in the Well
Van Jones20
Tryingherbest
LaMalinche2021
Abjnosnhoj2021
APoopySmell
Pugs&Pumpernickel
MySecondChoice Bad Indians

Timeline

Week 3

Course meetings
Wednesday, 8 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:

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 13 September 2021   |   Wednesday, 15 September 2021
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 - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 20 September 2021   |   Wednesday, 22 September 2021
In class - Review Previous Wiki Articles from GSU Students

Love Medicine, The Round House

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Novels

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 27 September 2021   |   Wednesday, 29 September 2021

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 4 October 2021   |   Wednesday, 6 October 2021
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 11 October 2021   |   Wednesday, 13 October 2021
In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Week 9

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

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 25 October 2021   |   Wednesday, 27 October 2021
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 1 November 2021   |   Wednesday, 3 November 2021
In class -

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 8 November 2021   |   Wednesday, 10 November 2021
Assignment - Peer review three articles

Guiding framework

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.
Milestones

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

Week 13

Course meetings
Monday, 15 November 2021   |   Wednesday, 17 November 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

Week 14

Course meetings
Monday, 22 November 2021   |   Wednesday, 24 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 - 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 15

Course meetings
Monday, 29 November 2021   |   Wednesday, 1 December 2021
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 16

Course meetings
Monday, 6 December 2021   |   Wednesday, 8 December 2021
Assignment - Reflective essay

Guiding questions

In class - In-class presentation

Guiding questions

Milestones

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