Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Indiana University of Pennsylvania/Composition I - Writing Wikipedia (Spring 2019)

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Course name
Composition I - Writing Wikipedia
Institution
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Instructor
Matthew Vetter
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Writing and rhetoric
Course dates
2019-01-22 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-05-10 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
22


Welcome to English 101: Composition I - Writing Wikipedia. This course takes an innovative approach for learning writing, rhetoric, and research in that the large majority of the work you do will revolve around reading, evaluating, and editing Wikipedia. As part of this work, you will each become familiar with goals, policies, and practices for understanding and contributing to the Wikipedia community. Through our discussions, readings, activities, and projects, you will also gain conceptual understanding about writing in three knowledge "domains": procedural knowledge, social knowledge, and rhetorical knowledge. To accomplish this learning, you will engage in course projects for analyzing Wikipedia articles, performing research, making edits to Wikipedia, and writing reflective and argumentative essays about the work that you're doing. By contributing to Wikipedia and improving specific articles, you'll also be working to improve this resource through meaningful and public writing.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Morozok7
Baelynnmcg Soccer in the Sand
Lindsaylongg Pre-workout
Clab24 Count Basie Orchestra, Marie Speziale
Cnschroeder99 Pocket trumpet
Mikemlinarcik
Maddydembowski Mac Miller
Victoriabrookecarr Wellness
Elaina65 Color guard (flag spinning)
Nic H. Nguyen Rossia pacifica
Scorimes Prison reform
CtMh67810
Serenenn48 Running
Ash-kiwii
Maverick0300
NarrandoNicholson History of Los Angeles Lakers
LingschLuke
Shellreed Jeffree Star
Emhenry27 Free education
Mirandaschuck
Probfor engl101 Miles Sanders
Ahd3100 Fender Telecaster
Insert.clout Supreme (brand)
Rcfz Nursing home care
Joeygaig Space colonization

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Tuesday, 22 January 2019   |   Thursday, 24 January 2019
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.)


Assignment - Wikipedia assignment blog

Begin a blog about your experiences. You can use discussion questions to frame your entries, or reflect on the research and writing process. Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 29 January 2019   |   Thursday, 31 January 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 5 February 2019   |   Thursday, 7 February 2019
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 12 February 2019   |   Thursday, 14 February 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


Assignment - Exercise

Copyedit an article

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 19 February 2019   |   Thursday, 21 February 2019
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

Biographies

Films

History

LGBT+ Studies

Psychology

Sociology

Women's Studies

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 26 February 2019   |   Thursday, 28 February 2019
Assignment - Peer review an article

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.

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 5 March 2019   |   Thursday, 7 March 2019
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 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 19 March 2019   |   Thursday, 21 March 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

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 26 March 2019   |   Thursday, 28 March 2019
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.

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 2 April 2019   |   Thursday, 4 April 2019
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 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 9 April 2019   |   Thursday, 11 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!


In class - In-class presentation

Guiding questions

Assignment - Reflective essay

Guiding questions

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 16 April 2019   |   Thursday, 18 April 2019
Milestones

Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.