Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Florida International University/IDH3035RVJ - Spring 2019 (Spring 2019)
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- Course name
- IDH3035RVJ - Spring 2019
- Institution
- Florida International University
- Instructor
- Maikel Alendy
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Interdisciplinary
- Course dates
- 2019-01-07 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-04-27 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 42
In this class, students will students will apply concepts from the first iteration of this course last semester and become active participants in our digital world. Students will have an opportunity to evaluate their own experiences and challenges addressing and combating internal and external emotional, economic, prejudicial, and ideological influences within a digital landscape. In order to do this, this course relies heavily on non-traditional sources of course information such as YouTube videos, Buzzfeed articles, Podcasts, Twitter posts, Memes, and various websites. Students will create a complete digital campaign using social media to advertise, promote, and market a student-created business, cause, or interest. Students will create a webpage, manage a social media marketing campaign in order to complete the course synthesis project.
Timeline
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 11 March 2019 | Wednesday, 13 March 2019 | Thursday, 14 March 2019
- Assignment - Assignment Options
This is an extra-credit assignment. You can choose from three options below:
- Adding text to Wikipedia
- Adding media
- Translating an article
- 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.
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Sunday, 17 March 2019 | Monday, 18 March 2019 | Wednesday, 20 March 2019 | Thursday, 21 March 2019
- Assignment - Option 1
- Adding Media
Please take the training module on how to contribute media to Wikipedia. Be sure that the media you add is freely lisenced.
- Assignment - Option 2
- Translating an Article
Take the above training module on translating articles.
Choose an article from the English Wikipedia and translate it into another language Wikipedia.
Keep the following in mind:
- Each language Wikipedia has its own set of rules and policies. What is acceptable on the English Wikipedia may not be on another language Wikipedia and vice-versa.
- Be sure that the article you choose from the English Wikipedia is not covered or not covered well on the other language Wikipedia.
- Be sure that the article you choose on the English Wikipedia is of a high quality-i.e. well-sourced, well-written, well-balanced.
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- Assignment - Option 3
- Adding Text
If you choose to add text to Wikipedia, follow all of the steps outlined below.
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Sunday, 24 March 2019 | Monday, 25 March 2019 | Wednesday, 27 March 2019 | Thursday, 28 March 2019
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Sunday, 31 March 2019 | Monday, 1 April 2019 | Wednesday, 3 April 2019 | Thursday, 4 April 2019
- Assignment - Exercise
- 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
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 14
- Course meetings
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- Sunday, 7 April 2019 | Monday, 8 April 2019 | Wednesday, 10 April 2019 | Thursday, 11 April 2019
Week 15
- Course meetings
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- Sunday, 14 April 2019 | Monday, 15 April 2019 | Wednesday, 17 April 2019 | Thursday, 18 April 2019
- 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
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 16
- Course meetings
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- Sunday, 21 April 2019 | Monday, 22 April 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.
- 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.