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- Course name
- HIST 306
- Institution
- Liberty University
- Instructor
- Donna Davis Donald
- Wikipedia Expert
- Shalor (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- History
- Course dates
- 2020-01-14 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-04-28 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 10
Introduces the use of digital tools and sources to collect, analyze, organize, and present historical material in digital form. Students will gain hands-on experience by creating public digital history projects such as museum websites, digital archives, and online publications. Students will collaborate on a Wikipedia entries for local history sites related to historic New London, Virginia.
All dates and assignment descriptions are subject to change. Additional information provided on the syllabus, in Blackboard, and/or in class.
Timeline
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 23 January 2020
- Assignment - Before Thurs Jan 23
- Introduction to the Wikipedia assignment
This is the Wikipedia project course timeline. Due dates, deadlines, and assignments will be based on the syllabus and in-class instruction. Assignment dates are also reflected in the title of each block.
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.
To get started, read the following handouts and be prepared for an in-class quiz:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- Assignment - Before Thurs, Jan 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.)
Complete the training modules for this week.
After completing the training modules, go to your Talk page and write a sentence indicating that you have found the Talk page and you know how to add content to it. Remember to "sign" your contribution by ending your note with dddonald (talk) 00:50, 19 February 2020 (UTC).
- TBA
- Wikipedia assignment blog
Draft a blog post about what you expect from the Wikipedia project.
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 28 January 2020 | Thursday, 30 January 2020
- Assignment - Before Thurs, Jan 30
- Evaluate Wikipedia
- In class - Discussion
- Assignment - Exercise
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 4 February 2020 | Thursday, 6 February 2020
- Assignment - Before Thurs Feb 6 - Content and Writing
- Before Thur, Feb 6
- Read about editing Wikipedia articles in History
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 11 February 2020 | Thursday, 13 February 2020
- Assignment - Before Thurs Feb 13
- Add to an article
- Assignment - Before Thurs Feb 13
- Start drafting your contributions
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 18 February 2020 | Thursday, 20 February 2020
- In class - Before Tues Feb 18
- Thinking about Wikipedia
- Assignment - Before Thurs, Feb 20
- Peer review an article
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 25 February 2020 | Thursday, 27 February 2020
- Assignment - Before Thurs Feb 27
- 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.
- 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 8
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 3 March 2020 | Thursday, 5 March 2020
- Assignment - Continue improving 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!
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 10 March 2020 | Thursday, 12 March 2020
- 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.