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Course name
ENGL 2000
Institution
Louisiana State University
Instructor
Josef Horacek
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
English Composition
Course dates
2019-03-11 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-04-26 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
30


This course is designed to improve the students' research and communication skills. Each student will complete a variety of writing, oral, and multimedia projects. For their Wikipedia project, students will select a WP article related to their individual research topic. They will analyze the article and suggest improvements, which may range from adding sources and new information to organizing the information already included in the article and clarifying the article's language. The exact set of improvements will be determined with the help of the instructor.

Student Assigned Reviewing
BCarmichael
Ashmay1999 Lulu and Nana controversy
Mdiez4 Fashion merchandising
Hgauthreaux Dystopia
Ndavi36 Robotic pet
Madisonrteen Cloth modeling
Ellagrace25
SamMarzullo423 Colin Kaepernick
Hmonte2 Steve Dillard (baseball)
Abbykadabby 22 Cricket flour
Mdaze Home security
Tperei1 Concussions in sport
Llecoq1 Military robot, Military engineering
Jesse Dinnat Virtual engineering
ADumestre History of medical cannabis, Removal of cannabis from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, Veterans for Medical Cannabis Access, Medical cannabis research
Kylarsmith08 Attractiveness
Ehester21 Hon Lik
Ladysofa Our Lady of the Lake RMC
Moee225 Propagation of grapevines
Nathanmconel
BP988 Vegetarianism by country
Sbake37 Nanotechnology for water purification, Water in sudan
Jbornjborn
Glassi12
Mrader9 NFL, Road curve
Bbarb14
Philipmarr College athletics in the United States, College Athletes Players Association
Jul234

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Monday, 11 March 2019   |   Wednesday, 13 March 2019   |   Friday, 15 March 2019
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.

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


In class - Topic invention and development

Find a research topic, start preliminary research, and discuss your topic with your peer group and the instructor.

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 18 March 2019   |   Wednesday, 20 March 2019   |   Friday, 22 March 2019
In class - Discussion of topic proposals

Submit a formal topic proposal and have it workshopped in class.


In class - Research

Using the tools and strategies you learned in class, collect reputable sources on the various aspects of your topic.

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 25 March 2019   |   Wednesday, 27 March 2019   |   Friday, 29 March 2019
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 of Wikipedia's neutrality standards, sources, and editors

Thinking about Wikipedia

In class - Discussion of content gaps

What's a content gap?

Assignment - Computer lab
editing Wikipedia

Join LSU's Wikipedia ambassador Becky Carmichael for an interactive workshop on editing Wikipedia. Complete the training modules before the workshop.


Assignment - Choose possible Wikipedia articles to edit

Exercise

Choose a topic


Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 1 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 3 April 2019   |   Friday, 5 April 2019
Assignment - Assign yourself an article

Finalize your topic / Find your sources


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

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 8 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 10 April 2019   |   Friday, 12 April 2019
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 6

Course meetings
Monday, 22 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 24 April 2019   |   Friday, 26 April 2019
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 rewrite the lead section to represent all major points; reorganize the text to communicate the information better; make sure your citations are properly formatted; and add internal links to your contribution.


In class - Reflective essay

Guiding questions

Milestones

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