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Course name
Contemporary Art and Design
Institution
University of Central Missouri
Instructor
Jasmine Cloud
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Art History
Course dates
2022-01-10 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-04-30 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
35


This course covers the major themes of artistic production since 1980, with case studies on several individual artists. Students will select an artist or broader theme for their Wikipedia assignment, to either build a page from scratch, expand a stub, or modify an existing page based on research.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Cel66490 Jenny Saville
Karahheater Jenny Saville
Kar51170 Wangechi Mutu
Stefaroo.k Katharina Grosse
V.Young2022 Wangechi Mutu
JustiinJohnson Takashi Murakami
GavinGibb Wangechi Mutu
C0URTwals Takashi Murakami
Aylie-S James Turrell
Cmp28600 Takashi Murakami
Montana Wrecks Jenny Saville
Ilm20270 Katharina Grosse
AleaLondon James Turrell
Mck.kell James Turrell
Kaylieann42 Jenny Saville
Xlangston James Turrell
Brittneyrose123 Katharina Grosse
TaylorBooT Wangechi Mutu

Timeline

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 24 January 2022   |   Wednesday, 26 January 2022   |   Friday, 28 January 2022
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:

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

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.)

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 31 January 2022   |   Wednesday, 2 February 2022   |   Friday, 4 February 2022
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 7 February 2022   |   Wednesday, 9 February 2022   |   Friday, 11 February 2022
In class - Discussion
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Art History

Biographies

LGBT+ Studies

Women's Studies

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 14 February 2022   |   Wednesday, 16 February 2022   |   Friday, 18 February 2022
Assignment - Add to an article

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 21 February 2022   |   Wednesday, 23 February 2022   |   Friday, 25 February 2022
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 28 February 2022   |   Wednesday, 2 March 2022   |   Friday, 4 March 2022
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion
Milestones

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

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 14 March 2022   |   Wednesday, 16 March 2022   |   Friday, 18 March 2022
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 10

Course meetings
Monday, 21 March 2022   |   Wednesday, 23 March 2022   |   Friday, 25 March 2022
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 11

Course meetings
Monday, 28 March 2022   |   Wednesday, 30 March 2022   |   Friday, 1 April 2022
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.

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 4 April 2022   |   Wednesday, 6 April 2022   |   Friday, 8 April 2022
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, 11 April 2022   |   Wednesday, 13 April 2022   |   Friday, 15 April 2022
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!

Week 14

Course meetings
Monday, 18 April 2022
In class - In-class presentation - ON APRIL 20!!
Assignment - Reflective essay
Milestones

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