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Course name
Arabs and Vikings
Institution
The University of Texas at Austin
Instructor
Stephennie Mulder
Wikipedia Expert
Elysia (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Art History, Middle Eastern Studies, Islamic Studies
Course dates
2019-08-29 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-12-09 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
27


This is a course on the art of the Global Middle Ages that looks at both the art of this era and its representation in popular media. Students will be working on Wikipedia stubs to improve content and sourcing.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Dea Su
Bryanp64 Hedwig glass
Miastanley
Yu 'Sharon' Shen Urnes Stave Church
Sshah2 Pisa Griffin
Nosam123
UTWilliams
Rbadat Hispano-Moresque ware
Esly Balderas Montano
Abbeyj333
LuisaB2428 Cappella Palatina
Macaellaemma Harun al-Rashid
K nava48 Mosul
Arynjames Mosul
Montseh1024
Zoeroden
Aliciaamberson Hispano-Moresque ware
Kendallayers Hispano-Moresque ware
Derian.Trahan9704
Rae French
Hattieralph The Fermo Chasuble of St. Thomas Becket
AnthroChild Cappella Palatina, Cappella palatina
Johnsilveria
Avery.strait727
Akoma99
Jorgesias

Timeline

Week 4

Course meetings
Wednesday, 18 September 2019   |   Friday, 20 September 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 5

Course meetings
Monday, 23 September 2019   |   Wednesday, 25 September 2019   |   Friday, 27 September 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 30 September 2019   |   Wednesday, 2 October 2019   |   Friday, 4 October 2019
In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 7 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 9 October 2019   |   Friday, 11 October 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 14 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 16 October 2019   |   Friday, 18 October 2019
Assignment - Developing Strong Digital and Analog Research Skills

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 21 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 23 October 2019   |   Friday, 25 October 2019
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 28 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 30 October 2019   |   Friday, 1 November 2019
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 4 November 2019   |   Wednesday, 6 November 2019   |   Friday, 8 November 2019
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
Monday, 11 November 2019   |   Wednesday, 13 November 2019   |   Friday, 15 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


Week 13

Course meetings
Monday, 18 November 2019   |   Wednesday, 20 November 2019   |   Friday, 22 November 2019
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.

Week 14

Course meetings
Monday, 25 November 2019
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 15

Course meetings
Monday, 2 December 2019   |   Wednesday, 4 December 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

Milestones

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