Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Indiana University of Pennsylvania/English 101-036 (Fall 2019)
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- Course name
- English 101-036
- Institution
- Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- Instructor
- Wenqi Cui
- Wikipedia Expert
- Shalor (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Composition I
- Course dates
- 2019-10-29 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-12-19 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 21
For this project, you will update a section or sections of a Wikipedia article on an assigned subject (I will provide with you a list of subjects for you to select). Through this Wikipedia Project, you will get to know how to edit a Wikipedia article and learn about the informative genre. When you engage in this Wikipedia Project, you will consider the Wiki community and its genre, thus being more aware of your readers and your rhetorical moves. This Wikipedia Project will require you to take the following steps:
• Enroll in the online Wikipedia Course – English 101-036.
• Use the Wikipedia Dashboard to read and to take required training and exercises according to the set timeline.
• Choose a Wikipedia article.
• Find, evaluate, and document one reliable source for editing a section or sections of your selected Wikipedia article.
• Edit a section or sections of your Wikipedia article. Each student will contribute at least 150-250 words to the Wikipedia article.
• Peer review each other’s Wikipedia editing.
• Write a journal to reflect on this Wikipedia Project (I will provide you with the prompts).
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 31 October 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:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- Assignment - Get started on Wikipedia (Training 1)
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 2
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 5 November 2019 | Thursday, 7 November 2019
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia (Training 2)
- Assignment - Exercise (1)
[[../../../training/students/evaluate-wikipedia-exercise|Evaluate Wikipedia]]
- Assignment - Choose possible topics (Training 3)
Exercise (2)
[[../../../training/students/choose-topic-exercise|Choose a topic]]
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6
- In class - Discussion
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 19 November 2019 | Thursday, 21 November 2019
- Assignment - Exercise (3)
[[../../../training/students/finalize-topic-exercise|Finalize your topic / Find your sources]]
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
- Assignment - Start drafting your contributions (Training 4)
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
- Assignment - Exercise (4)
[[../../../training/students/add-to-article-exercise|Add citations to an article]]
- Assignment - Add to an article (Training 5)
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 3 December 2019 | Thursday, 5 December 2019
- Assignment - Peer review two articles (Training 6)
- In class - Discussion
- Assignment - Begin moving your work to Wikipedia (Training 7)
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.
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 10 December 2019 | Thursday, 12 December 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!
- 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!
- 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 - Exercise
- Norminating your article for Did You Know
- In class - In-lass presentation
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.