Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Oregon State University Ecampus/Writing for the Web (Winter 2021)

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Course name
Writing for the Web
Institution
Oregon State University Ecampus
Instructor
Kristy Kelly
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Writing for the Web
Course dates
2021-01-11 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-03-12 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
25


Writing for the Web students learn strategies for interacting in rhetorically savvy ways with various online communities. We edit Wikipedia stubs as a way to understand the inner workings of a Wikipedia article, and to see the larger community of Wikipedians cooperating to build knowledge.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Esheboyette Chuck Lovell
ChaoticBirb21 America Newton
Hannah Greendale Pearl Alcock
Moultong Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls
Njdesy4 Katherine Bennett (athletics)
SugarBunBun Pearl Alcock
MegMolly Pearl Alcock
YYinfo John Henry Brodhead
WikiName303 Pearl Alcock
LilZucc John Henry Brodhead
Plattcl Katherine Bennett (athletics)
Kiana669 Katherine Bennett (athletics)
Brookeblough Naia Butler-Craig
FaustoWR303W21 Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls
Yovela1222 Katherine Bennett (athletics)
Jmisko Chuck Lovell
Yallyjiang America Newton
Nerdthings Naia Butler-Craig
BradyAkinsWR303 Chuck Lovell
ClimberJE8348 John Henry Brodhead
CarnateO

Timeline

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 25 January 2021   |   Wednesday, 27 January 2021   |   Friday, 29 January 2021
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:


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.)


Assignment - Wikipedia assignment blog

Begin a blog about your experiences. You can use discussion questions to frame your entries, or reflect on the research and writing process. Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 1 February 2021   |   Wednesday, 3 February 2021   |   Friday, 5 February 2021
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 8 February 2021   |   Wednesday, 10 February 2021   |   Friday, 12 February 2021
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Books

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 15 February 2021   |   Wednesday, 17 February 2021   |   Friday, 19 February 2021

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 22 February 2021   |   Wednesday, 24 February 2021   |   Friday, 26 February 2021
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 1 March 2021   |   Wednesday, 3 March 2021   |   Friday, 5 March 2021
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Milestones

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

Week 9

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 10

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 11

Assignment - Continue improving your article

Exercise

Add links to 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 12

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 13

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 - Reflective essay

Guiding questions

Week 14

Milestones

Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.