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Course name
Kindred Spirits
Institution
Harvard University
Instructor
Lisa Gulesserian
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Women's Studies
Course dates
2020-01-29 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-05-15 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
15


The horrors of the last two centuries have left us with a landscape populated by ghosts. Spirits appear in shadowy corners of the American imagination, haunting us with their imploring exhortations. In this course, we will commune with ghosts of different ethnic communities in America and learn about the unfinished businesses of the past. Students will complete a variety of tasks to develop and contribute articles about a historical figure represented in Harvard's Schlesinger Library that does not yet have an entry on Wikipedia. At the end of the course, students will present their archival research and Wikipedia work to the community.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Judy Saryan
AAbiad Lydia Holman
Reillybarry Ruth A. Parmelee
IrisML

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Wednesday, 12 February 2020
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 3

Course meetings
Wednesday, 19 February 2020

Week 4

Course meetings
Wednesday, 26 February 2020
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 5

Course meetings
Wednesday, 4 March 2020
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


In class - Discussion

Week 6

Course meetings
Wednesday, 11 March 2020
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise

Week 7

Course meetings
Wednesday, 25 March 2020
Assignment - Exercise
In class - Discussion

Week 8

Course meetings
Wednesday, 1 April 2020

Week 9

Course meetings
Wednesday, 8 April 2020
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Biographies

Books

History

LGBT+ Studies

Women's Studies


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

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 10

Course meetings
Wednesday, 15 April 2020
Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia

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 11

Course meetings
Wednesday, 22 April 2020
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 12

Course meetings
Wednesday, 29 April 2020
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 13

Course meetings
Wednesday, 6 May 2020
Milestones

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