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Course name
WRIT101-02
Institution
Soka University of America
Instructor
Debbie Goss
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Communications
Course dates
2019-09-07 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-12-11 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
15


Writing in two different genres (argumentative research paper and Wikipedia edit) both individually and as a group is challenging and rewarding. Writing in a globally accessible website can be terrifying because we’re not sure how others will respond to your work, but exciting because you’ll be doing REAL writing work that will help to make Wikipedia a resource that better represents the UN SDG #6. Remember that you have people that are supportive of your efforts: the Wikipedia Education program (who organized the Training Modules and who will read and offer feedback on your work); the instructor (myself) who will support your work and learn together with you throughout the project; and each other, your peers in the classroom.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Maofukada Water crisis in Iran
CBothSides Reuse of excreta
SirLladnar Water supply and sanitation in Laos
Coycca Gonzales Water footprint
DuongPauline Water crisis in Iran
Fawizzle Water footprint
Camille Ponzu Water footprint
Risalmon Reuse of Excreta
SeulgiSua Water supply and sanitation in Laos
Anonymous Lotus Water supply and sanitation in Hong Kong Water footprint, Water supply and sanitation in Laos
Urihc Reuse of excreta
Yellow Flannel Water supply and sanitation in Hong Kong
HyperDockDuet Water supply and sanitation in Laos
AnonymousPanda1109 Water crisis in Iran
Kylevillegas Water supply and sanitation in Hong Kong

Timeline

Week 7

Course meetings
Friday, 18 October 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 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 8

Course meetings
Wednesday, 23 October 2019   |   Friday, 25 October 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 9

Course meetings
Wednesday, 30 October 2019   |   Friday, 1 November 2019
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 10

Course meetings
Wednesday, 6 November 2019   |   Friday, 8 November 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


Assignment - Exercise

Copyedit an article

Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9


Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Ecology

Environmental Sciences

Political Science

Species

Women's Studies

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 11

Course meetings
Wednesday, 13 November 2019   |   Friday, 15 November 2019
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

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 12

Course meetings
Wednesday, 20 November 2019   |   Friday, 22 November 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


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.


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 13

Course meetings
Wednesday, 27 November 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!


Assignment - Reflective essay

Guiding questions

Assignment - Original analytical paper

Write a paper going beyond your Wikipedia article to advance your own ideas, arguments, and original research about your topic.

Milestones

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