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Course name
HIST 306 Digital History
Institution
Liberty University
Instructor
Donna Davis Donald
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Digital History
Course dates
2019-01-14 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-04-30 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
10


Introduces the use of digital tools and sources to collect, analyze, organize, and present historical material in digital form. Students will gain hands-on experience by creating public digital history projects such as museum websites, digital archives, and online publications. Students will collaborate on a Wikipedia entries for local history sites related to historic New London, Virginia.

All dates and assignment descriptions are subject to change. Additional information provided on the syllabus, in Blackboard, and/or in class.

Student Assigned Reviewing
MHorchak New London Academy (Virginia) Campbell County, Virginia
Rlair Campbell County, Virginia Federal Hill (Forest, Virginia)
Maswope Federal Hill (Forest, Virginia) New London Academy (Virginia)
Arlamoureux New London, Virginia Federal Hill (Forest, Virginia)
Caroline Liberty New London, Virginia Liberty Hall (Forest, Virginia)
Annaanelson3 Liberty Hall (Forest, Virginia)
Eoddle New London Academy (Virginia) Liberty Hall (Forest, Virginia)

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 22 January 2019   |   Thursday, 24 January 2019
Assignment - Before Thur, Jan 24
Introduction to the Wikipedia assignment

This is the Wikipedia project course timeline. Due dates, deadlines, and assignments will be based on the syllabus and in-class instruction. Assignment dates are also reflected in the title of each block. 


This page breaks down writing a Wikipedia article into a series of steps, or milestones. These steps include online trainings to help you get started on Wikipedia. 


Your course has been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. You can reach them through the Get Help button at the top of this page.

 

To get started, read the following handouts and be prepared for an in-class quiz.



Assignment - Before Thur, Jan 24
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.)

Complete the training modules for this week. 

After completing the training modules, go to your Talk page and write a sentence indicating that you have found the Talk page and you know how to add content to it. Remember to "sign" your contribution by ending your note with Rlair (talk) 16:54, 21 February 2019 (UTC).[reply]

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 29 January 2019   |   Thursday, 31 January 2019
Assignment - Before Thur, Jan 31
Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article - see Bb for additional instructions


Assignment - Exercise - Article selection in class Thurs; sources due Sun, Feb 3

Choose your topic / Find your sources

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 5 February 2019   |   Thursday, 7 February 2019
Assignment - Before Thur, Feb 7
Read "Editing Wikipedia Articles about History"

Editing Wikipedia Articles about History

Be prepared for in-class quiz/discussion on this material.


Assignment - Before Thur, Feb 7
Add content and citations

Exercise

Add a citation


In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 12 February 2019   |   Thursday, 14 February 2019
Assignment - Before Thur, Feb 14
Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 19 February 2019   |   Thursday, 21 February 2019
Assignment - Before Tue, Feb 19
Training and start peer review

Peer Review Guidelines


In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Milestones

Peer reviews are complete


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.

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 26 February 2019   |   Thursday, 28 February 2019
Assignment - Before Thurs, Feb 28
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."

The tutorial with this module includes vital information for moving your work to the mainspace.

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13


Assignment - Due Sun, Mar2
Add images and links to your article

Exercise

Add links to your article

Now's the time to revisit your text and refine your work. Add images and links to the article. You may also want to do more research and find missing information; rewrite the lead section to represent all major points; or reorganize the text to communicate the information better.

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 5 March 2019   |   Thursday, 7 March 2019
Assignment - For extra credit, nominate your article for "Did You Know"

Nominating your article for Did You Know

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!
Milestones

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