Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Longwood University/Gender, Representation, and Culture (Spring 2022)
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- Course name
- Gender, Representation, and Culture
- Institution
- Longwood University
- Instructor
- Erin Waggoner
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Course dates
- 2022-01-12 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-05-06 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 25
The course will introduce students to the interdisciplinary field of women, gender, and sexuality (WGSS) studies through a detailed exploration of cultural representations of gender. One of the primary objectives of the course is to instigate and develop independent, critical thinking about issues of gender and social action around gender inequity. To understand how gender works, we will study a series of written and visual texts that demonstrate the breadth and depth of gender issues in representation. But we will also examine how artists across genres create depictions of gender through formal and aesthetic strategies.
One such way to do this is to examine the disparities in representation on Wikipedia and engage in critical thinking, digital literacy, and research to become social change agents and reduce the information gap.
Timeline
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 19 January 2022 | Friday, 21 January 2022
- 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.
For this course, you are going to specifically be contributing to Biographies of figures with women, gender, and sexuality backgrounds. Instructor approval of these figures are required, and students may not do any of the ten figures we discuss in class.
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 3
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 24 January 2022 | Wednesday, 26 January 2022 | Friday, 28 January 2022
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
For this activity, get started by examining the Wikipedia page of our first WGST figure: Ruth Bader Ginsburg. This will help you get a jumpstart on next week's course materials, too.
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 31 January 2022 | Wednesday, 2 February 2022 | Friday, 4 February 2022
- Assignment - Choose Your Person
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6
With your partner, identify who you would like to work on during the class Wiki Project.
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 7 February 2022 | Wednesday, 9 February 2022 | Friday, 11 February 2022
- Assignment - Add to an article
- Assignment - Copyedit an article
- Assignment - Finalize your topic and find sources
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 14 February 2022 | Wednesday, 16 February 2022 | Friday, 18 February 2022
- Assignment - Start drafting your contributions
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 21 February 2022 | Wednesday, 23 February 2022 | Friday, 25 February 2022
- Assignment - Peer review two articles
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 28 February 2022 | Wednesday, 2 March 2022 | Friday, 4 March 2022
- 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 9
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 14 March 2022 | Wednesday, 16 March 2022 | Friday, 18 March 2022
- 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 10
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 21 March 2022 | Wednesday, 23 March 2022 | Friday, 25 March 2022
- 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.
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 28 March 2022 | Wednesday, 30 March 2022 | Friday, 1 April 2022
- 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 12
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 4 April 2022 | Wednesday, 6 April 2022 | Friday, 8 April 2022
- 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!
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 11 April 2022 | Wednesday, 13 April 2022 | Friday, 15 April 2022
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.
Week 14
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 18 April 2022 | Friday, 22 April 2022
- Milestones
This week, you should be preparing a short 3-5 minute presentation for the class next week.
Week 15
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 25 April 2022 | Wednesday, 27 April 2022 | Friday, 29 April 2022
- In class - Wikipedia Presentations
This week in class, you are presenting on your work and contributions.