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Course name
Global Issues
Institution
New England College
Instructor
Dr. Megan E. Osterbur
Wikipedia Expert
Elysia (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Political Science
Course dates
2019-01-21 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-05-10 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
20


This course will look at the major issues facing the countries of the world today. The issues that will be discussed in detail will include globalization, development, human rights, the environment, weapons proliferation, terrorism, WMD, sweatshops and ethnic conflict. In addition, specific, current examples from every region in the world will be used to understand these issues much better. (4 Credits)

Student Assigned Reviewing
Rscribnerug FBI Science and Technology Branch Royal Italian Army
EricaNewton Redwood Summer Wilderness Therapy
Afowler143 Wilderness Therapy Redwood Summer
Shawn Lavoie Germanic mythology Great Lakes Fishery Commission
ConnorJPrince Dropmire, Upstream collection Dos Bocas oil fire
Dukee12 Great Lakes Fishery Commission Germanic mythology
Kzervosug21 National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect Post-maturity syndrome
EAaron21 2008 Russo-Georgian diplomatic crisis Conflict Armament Research
Ccurley224 Child Labour Laws World Literacy Foundation, International Obesity Taskforce
Carolineokeefe Post-maturity syndrome National Center on Child Abuse
Surato1996 Conflict Armament Research D2008 Russo-Georgian diplomatic
Emmiheath04 Homosocialization Radical egalitarianism
TanjaGoker240 Dos Bocas oil fire Dropmire
ChadFazio31 Royal Italian Army FBI Science and Technology Branch
Alisson.haywood77 World Literacy Foundation International Obesity Taskforce, Child labor laws
Emfarone42 Women's Voices Now Grey Power
AndrewBrown 880 Global surveillance and journalism Child Labour Laws
Cbizzy2313 International Obesity Taskforce World Literacy Foundation
Jojohanson Radical egalitarianism Homosocialization
DavidNec Grey Power Women's Voices Now

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Wednesday, 23 January 2019   |   Friday, 25 January 2019
Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

In class - Introduction to Wikipedia

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.


In class - You're on Wikipedia!

Log into your Wikipedia Account

Link your Wikipedia Account to the course dashboard on Wiki Edu

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 28 January 2019   |   Wednesday, 30 January 2019   |   Friday, 1 February 2019
Assignment - Getting Started

Getting Started with editing Wikipedia involved learning how editing works and how we know what to edit

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.)

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 4 February 2019   |   Wednesday, 6 February 2019   |   Friday, 8 February 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Evaluate an Article

Evaluate an article


Assignment - Discussion
Thinking about sources & plagiarism

Thinking about sources and plagiarism

Assignment - Exercise 2
Pose a Question

Post a question on a talk page:

Choose 2 of your peers (these do not have to be reciprocal) and pose a question on their talk page. Be sure to sign your post. 

After you have questions on your talk page, be sure to reply to these questions tagging the classmate who posed the question.

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 11 February 2019   |   Wednesday, 13 February 2019   |   Friday, 15 February 2019
Assignment - Discussion
What is a content gap?

What's a content gap?

Assignment - Add to an article
Using citation hunt

Exercise: Add a citation

Add a citation


Assignment - Exercise
Copyedit an article

Copyedit an article

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 18 February 2019   |   Wednesday, 20 February 2019   |   Friday, 22 February 2019
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Political Science


Assignment - Exercise
Choose your topic/Find sources

Choose your topic / Find your sources

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 25 February 2019
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.


Assignment - Discussion
Thinking about Wikipedia

Thinking about Wikipedia

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 18 March 2019   |   Wednesday, 20 March 2019   |   Friday, 22 March 2019
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

Milestones

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

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 25 March 2019   |   Wednesday, 27 March 2019   |   Friday, 29 March 2019
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 9

Course meetings
Monday, 1 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 3 April 2019   |   Friday, 5 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 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 10

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 11

Course meetings
Monday, 15 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 17 April 2019   |   Friday, 19 April 2019
Assignment - Reading Check

Using the articles from The Economist, add 30-50 words plus the citation to the economist to 3 (three) Wikipedia articles. Be sure to skim the wikipedia article before you add your sentence(s) and citation. You may coordinate contributions with your peers but you will be graded individually.


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
Monday, 22 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 24 April 2019   |   Friday, 26 April 2019
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.

Week 13

Course meetings
Monday, 29 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 1 May 2019   |   Friday, 3 May 2019
Assignment - Exercise
Nominating Your Article for DYK

Nominating your article for Did You Know

Assignment - Reflective essay

Guiding questions

Assignment - Reading Check

Using the articles from The Economist, add 30-50 words plus the citation to the economist to 3 (three) Wikipedia articles. Be sure to skim the wikipedia article before you add your sentence(s) and citation. You may coordinate contributions with your peers but you will be graded individually.

Week 14