Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Northern Kentucky University/Sex, Gender, and Culture (Fall 2021)
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- Course name
- Sex, Gender, and Culture
- Institution
- Northern Kentucky University
- Instructor
- Jessica Lott
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Cultural Anthropology
- Course dates
- 2021-08-23 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-12-15 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 20
Course Description: Examines biological sex, gender, and sexuality from a comparative, cross-cultural perspective. Considers anthropological explanations for women’s low status, including the role of gender in subsistence, economic, political, family, religious, and other institutions.
Assignment: Student will create new page or add significantly to an existing page having to do with gender, sex, and/or sexuality. There will be an emphasis on pages addressing nonwestern cultures.
Timeline
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 8 September 2021 | Friday, 10 September 2021
- Assignment - 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:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- 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
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- Monday, 13 September 2021 | Wednesday, 15 September 2021 | Friday, 17 September 2021
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
- Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 20 September 2021 | Wednesday, 22 September 2021 | Friday, 24 September 2021
- In class - Discussion
- Why Wikipedia?
In class, we will talk about Wikipedia as a platform and discuss how we will use Wikipedia to expand our studies of gender and sexuality this semester.
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
- Assignment - Preparing for Library Day 1
- In class - Discussion
- Meet with the Librarian: Diving into Research
Get some pro tips on making your research easier!
- Assignment - Preparing for Library Day 2
- In class - Discussion
- Meeting with Librarian: Why use the NKU Library?
We will meet with an NKU librarian to discuss why you should use NKU library resources as an important strategy to complete research for your Wikipedia page.
- In class - Sandboxes, Talk Pages, and Watchists
- In class - How to edit Wikipedia - we will go over this in class
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 27 September 2021 | Wednesday, 29 September 2021 | Friday, 1 October 2021
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 4 October 2021 | Wednesday, 6 October 2021 | Friday, 8 October 2021
- Assignment - Choose your page & submit preliminary bibliography
See assignment in Canvas
- In class - Feedback on Page Choice & Evaluation
You will receive feedback from the prof either approving your page choice OR with specific tips for finding a new page and/or rethinking your evaluation.
- In class - Assign Yourself Your Article
After your article is approved by the professor, assign it to yourself on our Wikiedu dashboard. This allows everyone to keep track of our work.
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 11 October 2021 | Wednesday, 13 October 2021 | Friday, 15 October 2021
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 20 October 2021 | Friday, 22 October 2021
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 25 October 2021 | Wednesday, 27 October 2021 | Friday, 29 October 2021
- Assignment - Peer review an article
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
- 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 10
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 1 November 2021 | Wednesday, 3 November 2021 | Friday, 5 November 2021
- 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
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- Monday, 8 November 2021 | Wednesday, 10 November 2021 | Friday, 12 November 2021
- Assignment - Draft for Professor Review is Due
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
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- Monday, 15 November 2021 | Wednesday, 17 November 2021 | Friday, 19 November 2021
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 22 November 2021
- In class - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia
Now that you've improved your draft based on others' feedback, it's time to make your work live to main "mainspace" and to see what other Wikipedians think!
- In class - Receive Feedback from Wikipedians
As your work is live on Wikipedia, your work may be edited. Keep an eye on this. If your work is removed, it is your responsibility to politely reach out to the editor to learn and to move forward. These interactions should be addressed in your reflective essay.
Week 14
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 29 November 2021 | Wednesday, 1 December 2021 | Friday, 3 December 2021
Week 15
- 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!
- Assignment - Reflective essay
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.