Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Loyola Marymount University/Introduction to Women's Studies (Fall 2015)

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Course name
Introduction to Women's Studies
Institution
Loyola Marymount University
Instructor
Muedemum
Subject
Women's studies
Course dates
2015-08-24 – 2015-12-09
Approximate number of student editors
25


WNST 1000: Introduction to Women’s Studies is a...

Student Assigned Reviewing
Bradenwells Barbie
Mtakemto
Janechow610 Teen_magazine
Analyzethepaige Pinkwashing_(breast_cancer)
Ccunni10
Regalrussian Victim_Blaming Victim_Blaming
Tiggersabah
Superjhn Barbie
Corina922 Pinkwashing_(breast_cancer) “a_work_of_artifice”_by_marge_piercy
Inspired95 Compulsory_Heterosexuality Online_training
Emilyamarantos
Acmattia Barbie
Mmoya25 Misogyny_in_hip_hop_culture
Abruns Compulsory_Heterosexuality
Sharri36
Juliasil1313 Misogyny_in_hip_hop_culture
Lmarkelv Pinkwashing_(breast_cancer)
Emelkonian
Emj771996 Misogyny_in_hip_hop_culture
Mquinte2 Victim_Blaming
Hferreyra
Mango Tango
Mtakemot Barbie
Sybarra4
Ko.parham Misogyny_in_hip_hop_culture
Polyscigirl
Capplewo Victim_Blaming
Muedemum
Popcornzoe

Timeline

Week 1: Introduction

In class - Wikipedia essentials
  • Overview of the course
  • Introduction to how Wikipedia will be used in the course
  • Understanding Wikipedia as a community.


Assignment - Pre-writing Assignment 1

See Beachboard

Week 2: Online Training, Establishing Acount

In class - Editing basics
  • Anatomy of Wikipedia articles, what makes a good article, how to distinguish between good and bad articles
  • Collaborating and engaging with the Wiki editing community
  • Basics of editing
  • Complete the Online Training for Students
Milestones
  • Create an account/user page.
  • Add yourself to the Wikipedia Course Page.
  • Introduce yourself to another student in the class on their user talk page (practice editing skills). Resources: Online Training for Students Handouts: Using Talk Pages


Assignment - Quiz

Complete quiz (Beachboard)

Week 3: Topics, Content

In class - Choosing and Evaluating an Article

Discuss choosing and evaluating articles for your projects. Handouts: Choosing an article, Using Talk Pages, Evaluating Wikipedia

Milestones

Begin identifying articles that you would like to edit/contribute to. Add these to your "Watch List."

Week 4: Content, Plagiarism

In class - Using sources

Discuss acceptable and unacceptable ways to contribute content on Wikipedia. Handouts: Citing Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism


Assignment - Pre-writing Assignment 2

See Beachboard


Assignment - Add to an article
  • Add 1–2 sentences of new information to a relevant Wikipedia article.
  • Include a link to the appropriate source. (Refer to the handout on citation.)

Week 5: Types of Sources

In class - Early Drafting
  • Discuss articles that students contributed to (pre-writing 2); refine strategies for contributing, researching, assessing.
  • Review using Sandbox.


Assignment - Prewriting 3
  • Option 1- New Article - Write a 3–4 paragraph summary version of your article—with citations—in your Wikipedia sandbox. OR
  • Option 2 - Improving an existing article - Create a detailed outline reflecting your proposed changes, and post this for community feedback on your talk page. Include a brief description of your plans on the article’s talk page for community comments.
    • Make sure to check back on the talk page often and engage with any responses.

Week 6: Continue using Sandbox to draft/edit

Milestones

All students have started using sandbox to draft contributions.


Assignment - Pre-writing Assignment 3

See Beachboard

Week 7: Going Mainstream

In class - Moving articles to mainspace
  • We'll discuss moving your article out of your sandboxes and into Wikipedia's main space.
  • A general reminder: Don't panic if your contribution disappears, and don't try to force it back in.
  • Check to see if there is an explanation of the edit on the article's talk page. If not, (politely) ask why it was removed.
  • Contact your instructor or Wikipedia Content Expert and let them know.

Handout: Moving out of your Sandbox


Assignment - Pre-Writing and Reflection Assignment 4

See Beachboard.

Week 8: Building articles

In class - Building articles
  • Demo uploading images and adding images to articles.
  • Share experiences and discuss problems.



Resources: Illustrating Wikipedia and Evaluating Wikipedia


Assignment -
  • On the table at the bottom of this course page, add your username next to the articles that you are assigned to peer review. (You don’t need to start reviewing yet.)

Week 9: Final Pre-Write/Reflection 5

Assignment - Complete first draft
  • Expand your article into a complete first draft.
  • Complete Final Pre-Writing Assignment/Reflection (5) (Beachboard)

Week 10: Assign Peer Review Pairs

Assignment - Peer review and copyedit
  • Peer review an article produced by two groups in the class. Leave suggestions on the article talk pages.
  • Copy-edit the articles and provide conceptual and feedback.
Milestones

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.

Week 11

In class - Media literacy discussion
  • Open discussion of the concepts of neutrality, media literacy, and the impact and limits of Wikipedia.


Assignment - Address peer review suggestions
  • Make edits to your article based on peers’ feedback. If you disagree with a suggestion, use talk pages to politely discuss and come to a consensus on your edit.

Week 12

In class - Discuss further article improvements
  • Continue discussing how the articles can be further improved. Come up with improvement goals for each article for next week.
Milestones
  • Return to your classmates' articles and provide more suggestions for improvement. If there is a disagreement, suggest a compromise.
  • Do additional research and writing to make further improvements to your own article.

Week 13: Using community suggestions

Milestones
  • Add final touches to your Wikipedia article.

Handout: Polishing your article

Week 14: No meetings this week

Week 15: Presentations and Portfolios

Milestones

Students have finished all their work on Wikipedia that will be considered for grading. Prepare your presentation and portfolio. Submit portfolio on 12/9/15.