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Course name
ENGL 1001-15 English Composition
Institution
University of Cincinnati
Instructor
Kirsten Andersen
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
English
Course dates
2019-01-14 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-04-27 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
22


For the second unit of the class, you will be writing or editing an article on Wikipedia. This assignment will have several important learning outcomes:
• Firstly, this assignment expands your sense of audience beyond the confines of the classroom. You are not writing just for your professor or your peers, but rather for a public audience.
• Secondly, this assignment will help you understand that research and writing are collaborative activities. As part of a community of writers, you will edit your peers’ work, and they may edit yours. Other editors in the larger Wikipedia community may edit your work, or even take something down completely. Don’t worry: you will be graded and assessed on the quality of your work and what you learn from the process, rather than by what sticks.
• Lastly, you will learn to write an informative encyclopedia entry from a neutral point of view, without original research. You will practice evaluating sources of information for credibility, currency, and accuracy.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Watsoct
Nighbemn Irwin's turtle
Howarddog
TheBoatGuy
Savanahhlee Carolana
Seanp7477
Shookzj
Stephee2
Mcnaywn YMCA Camp Piomingo
UCBun 1996 Discount policy
Iwantmyps2
Becca roo32 Ruth Becker
Hall3jl Deborah A. Ashenhurst
NickRaihala
Heppnean
Meg bak1922
Bilybt
Thomp3aj
Mossmh Treatment of cancer, Rogue Fitness, Nocturnal Animals, Mat Fraser (athlete), Apopka High School, Surgical oncology, Tumor suppressor, Chemoprotective agent
Billiebobjones The King and Country debate
JeroenS999

Timeline

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 18 February 2019   |   Wednesday, 20 February 2019   |   Friday, 22 February 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:

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 25 February 2019   |   Wednesday, 27 February 2019   |   Friday, 1 March 2019
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.)


Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 4 March 2019   |   Wednesday, 6 March 2019   |   Friday, 8 March 2019
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


Assignment - Adding Citations
Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.


Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have questions using the Get Help button at the top of this page.

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9


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 9

Course meetings
Monday, 11 March 2019   |   Wednesday, 13 March 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 10

Course meetings
Monday, 25 March 2019   |   Wednesday, 27 March 2019   |   Friday, 29 March 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 - 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 11

Course meetings
Monday, 1 April 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!


In class - In-class presentation

Guiding questions

Assignment - Reflective essay

Guiding questions

Milestones

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