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Course name
Introduction to Women's Studies
Institution
Westminster College
Instructor
Theresa Adams
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Women's Studies
Course dates
2018-08-23 00:00:00 UTC – 2018-12-11 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
9


This is an introduction to women's studies course. Students will be learning about Wikipedia and gender. As a final project, they will be either creating a Wikipedia page for a woman or adding to an existing page.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Roacj
Cej1819
Volleyballer55
Keyannaandrews
Chale ASM
CFaiella.21
ESchrader.8
Michafrasher
BigWorm.21

Timeline

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 23 October 2018
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.

Before you create your account and learn about Wikipedia's policies, I am going to ask you to do two things.

First, read “Wikipedia’s Hostility to Women” on our Canvas page.  This will be the subject of an in-class discussion.  Next, look at the pages created by the students in my Fall 2018 Intro to Women's Studies Course.  As you review them, also think about the reading questions on our Canvas page.

 

 


In class - 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 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 30 October 2018   |   Thursday, 1 November 2018
In class - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


In class - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 6 November 2018   |   Thursday, 8 November 2018
In class - Finding a Topic and Researching Your Article

Today's class will be devoted to finding reliable sources for your article.  After I run through some of the library resources available on campus, you can spend the rest of the time working on your proposal and bibliography.

Milestones

Week 13

Course meetings
Tuesday, 13 November 2018   |   Thursday, 15 November 2018
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Biographies

Women's Studies


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

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 14

Course meetings
Tuesday, 27 November 2018   |   Thursday, 29 November 2018
In class - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

Milestones

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


In class - 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 15

Course meetings
Tuesday, 4 December 2018   |   Thursday, 6 December 2018
In class - 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


In class - 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.


In class - 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 16

Course meetings
Tuesday, 11 December 2018
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.