Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Drew University/Sustainable Development and the UN (Spring 2022)
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- Course name
- Sustainable Development and the UN
- Institution
- Drew University
- Instructor
- Jennifer Olmsted
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Sociology
- Course dates
- 2022-01-19 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-05-11 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 6
This course explores the concept of sustainable development, with an emphasis on the United Nations, and more broadly the importance of intergovernmental organizations (IGOs), in addressing global sustainability challenges. The UN defines sustainable development as encompassing a social, an environmental and an economic pillar, and this course will examine all three. The students will write a 15 page research paper and then distill what they have learned into various Wiki pages.
Timeline
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 4 April 2022 | Wednesday, 6 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:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- 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
- In class - Discussion
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 11 April 2022 | Wednesday, 13 April 2022
- Assignment - Choose possible topics
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6
- In class - Discussion
Week 14
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 18 April 2022 | Wednesday, 20 April 2022
- Assignment - Add to an article
- Assignment - Exercise
- Assignment - Start drafting your contributions
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 15
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 25 April 2022 | Wednesday, 27 April 2022
- Assignment - Peer review an article
- In class - Discussion
- 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
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- Monday, 2 May 2022 | Wednesday, 4 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
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
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- Monday, 9 May 2022 | Wednesday, 11 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
- Assignment - Original analytical paper
Write a paper going beyond your Wikipedia article to advance your own ideas, arguments, and original research about your topic.
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.