Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Louisiana State University/ENGL 2000 (Spring 2019)
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- Course name
- ENGL 2000
- Institution
- Louisiana State University
- Instructor
- Josef Horacek
- Wikipedia Expert
- Shalor (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- English Composition
- Course dates
- 2019-03-11 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-04-26 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 30
This course is designed to improve the students' research and communication skills. Each student will complete a variety of writing, oral, and multimedia projects. For their Wikipedia project, students will select a WP article related to their individual research topic. They will analyze the article and suggest improvements, which may range from adding sources and new information to organizing the information already included in the article and clarifying the article's language. The exact set of improvements will be determined with the help of the instructor.
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 11 March 2019 | Wednesday, 13 March 2019 | Friday, 15 March 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.
Your course has been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. You can reach them through the Get Help button at the top of this page.
- In class - Topic invention and development
Find a research topic, start preliminary research, and discuss your topic with your peer group and the instructor.
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 18 March 2019 | Wednesday, 20 March 2019 | Friday, 22 March 2019
- In class - Discussion of topic proposals
Submit a formal topic proposal and have it workshopped in class.
- In class - Research
Using the tools and strategies you learned in class, collect reputable sources on the various aspects of your topic.
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 25 March 2019 | Wednesday, 27 March 2019 | Friday, 29 March 2019
- 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.)
- In class - Discussion of Wikipedia's neutrality standards, sources, and editors
- In class - Discussion of content gaps
- Assignment - Computer lab
- editing Wikipedia
Join LSU's Wikipedia ambassador Becky Carmichael for an interactive workshop on editing Wikipedia. Complete the training modules before the workshop.
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 1 April 2019 | Wednesday, 3 April 2019 | Friday, 5 April 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
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 8 April 2019 | Wednesday, 10 April 2019 | Friday, 12 April 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 6
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 22 April 2019 | Wednesday, 24 April 2019 | Friday, 26 April 2019
- Assignment - Continue improving your article
Exercise
Now's the time to revisit your text and refine your work. You may rewrite the lead section to represent all major points; reorganize the text to communicate the information better; make sure your citations are properly formatted; and add internal links to your contribution.
- In class - Reflective essay
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.