Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/California State University Sacramento/Baroque Art (Spring 2019)
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- Course name
- Baroque Art
- Institution
- California State University Sacramento
- Instructor
- Rachel Miller
- Wikipedia Expert
- Shalor (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Baroque art
- Course dates
- 2019-01-21 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-05-24 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 30
In this assignment, students will choose a Wikipedia article that is in need of improvement, edit and expand the article using reliable academic sources, and actually publish their improvements on Wikipedia. Student should select articles that are related to the themes and topics of the course, but are rather short, poorly researched, and/or contain incomplete/incorrect information. There will be several stages to this project, including the completion of tutorials on Wikipedia best editing practices and Wikipedia’s editing interface. We will start this project early during the semester and work on it steadily through the entire course. Small assignments will be due on a weekly basis. After publishing their articles, students will also turn in a reflective essay about the experience.
Timeline
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 5 February 2019 | Thursday, 7 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:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- In class - Discussion
- 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 4
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 12 February 2019
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
- Assignment - Exercise
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 19 February 2019 | Thursday, 21 February 2019
- Assignment - How to Edit Wikipedia
- In class - Add to an article
Exercise
We will go to the library today and work on adding content to Wikipedia.
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 26 February 2019 | Thursday, 28 February 2019
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
- Assignment - Exercise
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 5 March 2019 | Thursday, 7 March 2019
- Assignment - Copy the existing Wikipedia article into your sandbox
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 - Meet with you instructor sometime between Weeks 7 and 14
Email your instructor to set up at least one meeting between Weeks 7 and 14!
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 12 March 2019 | Thursday, 14 March 2019
- Milestones
Spend this week reading the sources you found, finding more sources, and beginning to edit. If you want some help, please attend the Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon at Sac State on March 15! More info here
- Assignment - Outline and Resources
Edit the article in your sandbox so that it has headings for all the sections and subsections that you plan to organize the information into. In addition, add five sources (books, journal articles, etc) to the Sources/Resources/Further Reading section of the article in your sandbox. If your article doesn't already have a Sources/Resources/Further Reading section, add one and make sure it has at least five sources.
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 26 March 2019 | Thursday, 28 March 2019
- Assignment - Continue editing and expanding your article
By this point, you should be accomplishing basic tasks like checking and correcting the existing facts in your article, adding citations to uncited facts, fixing the grammar and organization of the article. You must have added about 3000 characters (about 500 words) of new content to your article by this point.
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 2 April 2019 | Thursday, 4 April 2019
- Assignment - Peer review an article
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 9 April 2019 | Thursday, 11 April 2019
- In class - Keep working!
This week, you have nothing specific to do on Wikipedia. If you are behind, use this as an opportunity to catch up. If not, use this time to make sure you meet next week's goal of 1000 words and getting close to a polished article!
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 16 April 2019 | Thursday, 18 April 2019
- Assignment - Continue to expand and edit your article and respond to peer feedback
By this point, you will be continuing to add new content to your article. You must have added at least 6000 characters (about 1000 words) of new content to your article by this point. Respond to feedback from your peers at this stage. Other tasks to work on include doing more research and finding missing information, rewriting the lead section to represent all major points, reorganizing the text to communicate the information better, adding images and other media.
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 23 April 2019 | Thursday, 25 April 2019
- Milestones
- 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." You must get approval from your instructor via email before moving your work from your sandbox to the Wikipedia article.
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 13
Week 14
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 30 April 2019 | Thursday, 2 May 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.
- Proofread carefully for grammar, typos, and formatting errors. Because this is work that will available to the public, your grade depends heavily on producing a polished final product.
- Respond to any last feedback from Wikipedia editors and from your instructor.
- Don't forget that you can ask for help from your Wikipedia Expert at any time!
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.