Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/College of DuPage/English 1102 NET 65 (Spring 2022)

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Course name
English 1102 NET 65
Institution
College of DuPage
Instructor
Bob Hazard
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
English
Course dates
2022-01-24 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-05-20 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
22


This is English 1101069

Student Assigned Reviewing
Daniasosa Lumi Cavazos
Dmartinez489 Child sacrifice
Jessica18003 Fablehaven: Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary
Montenegrok1127 George Stinney Private spaceflight
Eggillman Private spaceflight
SirDukerton Vontae Diggs
OscarJg8 Huarache (shoe)
Gijuk0501
Maka09 Pity Party (Girls Club)
Hemi5.7boyyyy Dodge Charger
Kirby6942 [Elfilis]
Kahliah22 Human trafficking, Debt bondage Human trafficking
Eiram2 African-American hair
Henry Weg Music of Chicago
Midogfrida Mental disorder African-American hair

Timeline

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 11 April 2022   |   Wednesday, 13 April 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:

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.

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Week 13

Course meetings
Monday, 18 April 2022   |   Wednesday, 20 April 2022
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 14

Course meetings
Monday, 25 April 2022   |   Wednesday, 27 April 2022
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise
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 15

Course meetings
Monday, 2 May 2022   |   Wednesday, 4 May 2022
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 16

Course meetings
Monday, 9 May 2022   |   Wednesday, 11 May 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

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.

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 17

Course meetings
Monday, 16 May 2022   |   Wednesday, 18 May 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!
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.