Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Otterbein University/HNRS 2200 Reflection and Responsibility (Spring, 2019)

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Course name
HNRS 2200 Reflection and Responsibility
Institution
Otterbein University
Instructor
Andrew Mills
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Philosophy
Course dates
2019-01-07 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-04-25 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
25


An honors introduction to philosophy. We will discuss issues connected to how one can live a good life, engaging with topics like the belief in God, Stoicism, living meaningful lives, wrestling with our vulnerability to forces outside of our control, and race issues.

Student Assigned Reviewing
CFetterr Todd May
Kimberlygsatt Todd May
J-mo-shock Todd May
Ragpow Todd May
Collkm.lb5 Todd May
Marshall-2012
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Lizzy0912

Timeline

Week 0

Course meetings
Tuesday, 1 January 2019   |   Thursday, 3 January 2019

Week 1

Course meetings
Tuesday, 8 January 2019   |   Thursday, 10 January 2019

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 15 January 2019   |   Thursday, 17 January 2019

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 22 January 2019   |   Thursday, 24 January 2019

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 29 January 2019   |   Thursday, 31 January 2019

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 5 February 2019   |   Thursday, 7 February 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 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.)

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 12 February 2019   |   Thursday, 14 February 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 19 February 2019   |   Thursday, 21 February 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 26 February 2019   |   Thursday, 28 February 2019
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.


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 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 12 March 2019   |   Thursday, 14 March 2019
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.


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 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 19 March 2019   |   Thursday, 21 March 2019
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

Milestones

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

Week 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 26 March 2019   |   Thursday, 28 March 2019

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 2 April 2019   |   Thursday, 4 April 2019

Week 13

Course meetings
Tuesday, 9 April 2019   |   Thursday, 11 April 2019