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Course name
HST 310 Historian's Craft
Institution
Oregon State University
Instructor
Stacey Smith
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
History
Course dates
2021-03-29 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-06-14 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
30


This is a history methods course designed especially for history majors. Students will be researching and writing about local places in the National Register of Historic Places (particularly in Oregon and other western states).

Student Assigned Reviewing
ReedP12 McKinley Park (Sacramento, California) Eugene J. de Sabla, Jr., Teahouse and Tea Garden, Fuquay-Varina Woman's Club Clubhouse
Thomsaleme Eugene J. de Sabla, Jr., Teahouse and Tea Garden McKinley Park (Sacramento, California), Fuquay-Varina Woman's Club Clubhouse
JasperFLugo Fuquay-Varina Woman's Club Clubhouse, Ellendale Opera House Block Eugene J. de Sabla, Jr., Teahouse and Tea Garden, McKinley Park (Sacramento, California)
Aiqin314 Oregon Iron Company Furnace Milo Academy Bridge, Cape Meares Light
Sagaed
Schultry Triangle Lake Round Barn Philomath College, Crystal Lake Cemetery
Morrandr Philomath College Crystal Lake Cemetery, Triangle Lake Round Barn
ChrisBranch1999 Frank Silas Doernbecher House Stearns Hardware Store (Oakland, OR), Woods and Caples General Store
ChaseSub98 Albany Municipal Airport (Oregon) Lebanon Southern Pacific Railroad Depot, Roseburg Oregon National Guard Armory
Liam Raviv Patterson Cape Meares Light Milo Academy Bridge, Oregon Iron Company Furnace
Captainq25 Pioneer Hall (Oregon), Stearns Hardware Store (Oakland, OR) Woods and Caples General Store, Frank Silas Doernbecher House
TheRubberDuckyOfDoom42 99W Drive-in Theatre Lebanon Pioneer Cemetery
Dahlman, Steven A. Milo Academy Bridge Cape Meares Light, Oregon Iron Company Furnace
Cornbenj Roseburg Oregon National Guard Armory Albany Municipal Airport (Oregon), Lebanon Southern Pacific Railroad Depot
LIUOSU Crystal Lake Cemetery Philomath College, Triangle Lake Round Barn
Jencool17 Woods and Caples General Store Stearns Hardware Store (Oakland, OR), Frank Silas Doernbecher House
RentermaOSU Harmon–Neils House
Noah Chandler Shelton Lebanon Southern Pacific Railroad Depot Albany Municipal Airport (Oregon), Roseburg Oregon National Guard Armory
WaldoJKitten

Timeline

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 27 April 2021   |   Thursday, 29 April 2021
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 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 4 May 2021   |   Thursday, 6 May 2021
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 11 May 2021   |   Thursday, 13 May 2021
Choose an article topic for your final project
See Canvas instructions.

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 18 May 2021   |   Thursday, 20 May 2021

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 25 May 2021   |   Thursday, 27 May 2021
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.

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

History

In class - Discussion

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 1 June 2021   |   Thursday, 3 June 2021
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

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.
Milestones

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

Week 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 8 June 2021   |   Thursday, 10 June 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.

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!

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

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.