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Course name
WRIT101-05
Institution
Soka University of America
Instructor
Debbie Goss
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
SDG6/Writing
Course dates
2021-09-09 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-12-20 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
15


The United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) were constructed to address global crises including poverty, inequality, climate, environmental degradation, and peace and justice. SDG6 sees that too many people still lack access to safe water supplies and sanitation facilities. Through your contribution of knowledge to the Wikipedia audience, you accelerate progress on securing access to water and sanitation for all.

In assigned small groups, conduct a substantive Wikipedia article edit to an important SGD6-related article.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Cindyc333 Port of Los Angeles
Hiromiii Public toilets
WikiBobDotCom Public toilets
Tenzindhesel Human right to water and sanitation
Kakoshimamura Human right to water and sanitation
Kasano28 Human right to water and sanitation
SaronTadesse Public toilets
Smiley.Ycheng Port of Los Angeles
Myk-0917 Water issues in developing countries
Imoro001 Food Justice Movement
Tdawg007 Food Justice Movement
Larapaderes17 Port of Los Angeles
Writ101Pari Food Justice Movement
Philips Ametsikor Water issues in developing countries
Shintake2002 Water issues in developing countries

Timeline

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 25 October 2021   |   Wednesday, 27 October 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.

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 1 November 2021   |   Wednesday, 3 November 2021
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 8 November 2021   |   Wednesday, 10 November 2021
Assignment - Add to an article

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 15 November 2021   |   Wednesday, 17 November 2021
Assignment - Exercise
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

In class - Discussion
Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 22 November 2021   |   Wednesday, 24 November 2021
Assignment - Small group self review

Guiding framework for small group self review 

Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia

Now that you've improved your draft based on the guiding framework, it's time to move your work live - to the "mainspace."

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13

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 13

Course meetings
Monday, 29 November 2021   |   Wednesday, 1 December 2021
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 - Posted video presentation (optional extra credit)
Milestones

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