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Course name
WRIT101-04 Fall 2020
Institution
Soka University of America
Instructor
Debbie Goss
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Communications
Course dates
2020-09-10 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-12-21 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
15


Wikipedia Article Edit

Student Assigned Reviewing
Taru1234 Wastewater treatment
Niyeze Water privatization
Gukutete Waterborne diseases
A.pink236 Waterborne diseases
Tjmorg Water privatization
Mxranda Drinking water
Thitikarn Chinpattanakul Water privatization
Atsushi Tim Saito Wastewater treatment
Emd02 Water resource management
Leon0424 Water management resources
Ni.chih Drinking water
Bpalpallatoc Drinking Water
Sakura727 Waterborne diseases
Lex.342 Water resource management
Iyahagetenaishi Wastewater treatment Wastewater treatment

Timeline

Week 8

Course meetings
Wednesday, 28 October 2020   |   Friday, 30 October 2020
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.

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 9

Course meetings
Wednesday, 4 November 2020   |   Friday, 6 November 2020
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


In class - Discussion Board (post in Brightspace)
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise
Assignment - Exercise
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9


Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 10

Course meetings
Wednesday, 11 November 2020   |   Friday, 13 November 2020
Assignment - Wikipedia Self-Review Group Article (formerly Peer Review)

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion (Read and Consider
No Discussion Board Post)
Milestones

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


Assignment - Respond to your Small Group Article Self-Review by continuing edits

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 11

Course meetings
Wednesday, 18 November 2020   |   Friday, 20 November 2020
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 - Exercise
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!

Week 12

Course meetings
Wednesday, 25 November 2020   |   Friday, 27 November 2020
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!


In class - In-class presentation (optional)
Milestones

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