Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Florida Atlantic University/ENC 1939 with Emily (Spring 2020)

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Course name
ENC 1939 with Emily
Institution
Florida Atlantic University
Instructor
Emily Donovan
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
First-Year Composition
Course dates
2020-01-13 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-05-04 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
44


Students will study academic writing skills (especially critical reading skills, rhetorical strategies, and research methods) and deploy them beyond the classroom in local writing settings (including Wikipedia, newspapers, and a setting of their choice).

Student Assigned Reviewing
Gabrielle Rodriguez Merritt Moore Pascua Florida
Sadie Shank Merritt Moore
Deaveonfprimm Fluide
BigDumbUwU Cooper Park
Rlewisjr2018 Mr. Basketball of Arkansas
Kernstnoel Pascua Florida
SilvaHenry45 Naval Strategy
Amenendez2019 Aisholpan Nurgaiv
Vanella876 Pascua Florida
Mauricio TF Superstruct
Jamesbaumann3690 Aisholpan Nurgaiv
ElijahCharles22 Cholita Climbers
Thuydo1999 Girl Scouts Troop 6000
Swaggyfavre Pull ups with a supinated grip
Dawson Castillo Superstruct
Dmarshall2019 Sports in Aruba
Pigwilo2019 Pull ups with a supinated grip
JDourvetakis2019 Pull ups with a supinated grip
Slevers2019 Yoshirt
Rio.gregory Cholita Climbers
Thompsong0331 Mr. Basketball of Arkansas
Briqnnaxx Girl Scouts Troop 6000
Halrawi2 Superstruct
SmithJacob1010 Naval Strategy
Justinhdz19 Cooper Park
Gmarr857 Nwanyeruwa
Julianaferre2016 Pascua Florida
Zkaret Nwanyeruwa
Caliya26 Sky Brown
Brandenvanness
Bellaporcella Merritt Moore Sky Brown
Caseyrussell378 Sports in Hawaii
Trey140 Naval Strategy
CalebAllison Aisholpan Nurgaiv
Asingh2017 Sports in Hawaii
Ckehl2019
A.romero45
DoubleGGreg Nwanyeruwa
Djiles2019 Sky Brown Naval Strategy
Jbestercy2019 Cooper Park
Mmeulemans2019 Sports in Hawaii
Zoekaret Nwanyeruwa
CalebAllison1 Aisholpan Nurgaiv

Timeline

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 3 February 2020   |   Wednesday, 5 February 2020   |   Friday, 7 February 2020
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.

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 10 February 2020   |   Wednesday, 12 February 2020   |   Friday, 14 February 2020
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 17 February 2020   |   Wednesday, 19 February 2020   |   Friday, 21 February 2020
In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 24 February 2020   |   Wednesday, 26 February 2020   |   Friday, 28 February 2020
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9


Assignment - Exercise

Copyedit an article

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 2 March 2020   |   Wednesday, 4 March 2020   |   Friday, 6 March 2020
In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 16 March 2020   |   Wednesday, 18 March 2020   |   Friday, 20 March 2020
Assignment - Peer review one article through Canvas

Guiding framework

Milestones

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


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 10

Course meetings
Monday, 23 March 2020   |   Wednesday, 25 March 2020
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!


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!