Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Washington/Building Successful Online Communities (Spring 2021)

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Course name
Building Successful Online Communities
Institution
University of Washington
Instructor
Benjamin Mako Hill
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Communication
Course dates
2021-03-29 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-06-04 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
20


This course combines an in-depth look into several decades of research into online communities and computer-mediated communication with exercises that aim to give students experience applying this research to the evaluation of, and hands-on participation in, online communities.

As communication majors in the twenty-first century, I expect that students taking this course will, after graduation, work in jobs that involve working with or managing online communities. This class seeks to inform these experiences by helping you learn how to use and contribute to online communities more effectively and how to construct, improve, or design your own online communities.

We are engaging with Wikipedia so that students can learn from the experiencing of joining, engage, contributing effectively to a large, complex, online community. Students will improve existing articles and then reflect on their experience joining the community by suggesting ways that Wikipedia might improve its own processes.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Byjaredbrown Jean Enersen Flourless chocolate cake, Office of Seed and Plant Introduction
Reham321 Seattle metropolitan area Crushed red pepper, Twitter verification
SterlingAC Crushed red pepper Seattle metropolitan area, Manodharma
Arboyle Central District, Seattle San Juan Island National Historical Park, Gambian Americans
JenPatt87 Twitter verification San Juan Island National Historical Park, Manodharma
Momenahh Computer-mediated communication Gambian Americans, Seattle metropolitan area
Alexstonehill San Juan Island National Historical Park Twitter verification, Jean Enersen
UWCLStudentSpring2021 Online deliberation Franklin Barbecue, Flourless chocolate cake
Hannahmarriiee Office of Seed and Plant Introduction Jean Enersen, San Juan Island National Historical Park
Sundance20 Franklin Barbecue San Juan Island National Historical Park, Communication studies
Sshockley1 Flourless chocolate cake Crushed red pepper, Jean Enersen
Serrekunda62 Gambian Americans Organizational communication, Crushed red pepper
KamanaMS Manodharma Central District, Seattle, Communication studies

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Tuesday, 30 March 2021
Assignment - 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 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 6 April 2021
Assignment - Learning about Wikipedia

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 13 April 2021
Assignment - Compile research and write draft

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

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 20 April 2021
Assignment - Peer review two articles
Milestones

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

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 27 April 2021
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.
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 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 4 May 2021
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!

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 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 11 May 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!
Assignment - Reflection Essay

See the syllabus for details.

Milestones

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

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