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- Course name
- ENG 177
- Institution
- Fort Lewis College
- Instructor
- Lauren Connolly
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Books
- Course dates
- 2020-01-13 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-04-03 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 8
This course will show students the basics of editing Wikipedia so that they may partake in the Art + Feminism movement in March.
Timeline
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 23 January 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:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
- Assignment - Library session 1 (1/23)
- 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.)
- Assignment - Library session 1 (1/23)
- Evaluate Wikipedia
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 30 January 2020
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 6 February 2020
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 13 February 2020
- Assignment - Share your topic with the librarian
Before our library session on Thursday, February 20th, complete the following assignment:
- Pick your article
- Complete the ENG 177 Wikipedia Pre-assignment. You will be asked to provide the following:
- Your name
- Your Wikipedia username
- Your Wikipedia article title & url
- A short statement on why you chose your article, and what you want to edit or change and why
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 20 February 2020
- Milestones
By the beginning of our library session on Thursday, February 20th, everyone will have chosen an article to edit and completed the pre-assignment
- In class - Library session 2 (2/20)
- Finding Resources
In our second library session on Thursday, February 20th, we will explore sources related to biographical research. You may bring your personal laptop to class, and/or/also we will have access to desktop computers in RL 131
- In class - Wikipedia editing review
- Get in a group with the classmates in your row.
- Come up with a team name!
- Write your answers to the Wikipedia editing review!
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 27 February 2020
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 5 March 2020
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
- 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
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 12 March 2020
- In class - Draft of citations and sentences by 3/12
By the beginning of our library session on 3/28, you will have a draft of your sentence contributions and the citations you will be using in your article
- Assignment - Library session 3 (3/12)
- Add to an article
Come to class on Thursday, March 12th prepared to complete the following assignment:
- Add at least 3 sentences to your assigned article, and cite each statement to a reliable source
- Add at least 2 additional citations to existing statements in your assigned article
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.