Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Rutgers University-Camden/Writing New Media (Fall 15)
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- Course name
- Writing New Media
- Institution
- Rutgers University-Camden
- Instructor
- Colbuendia71
- Subject
- New Media
- Course dates
- 2015-09-01 – 2015-12-22
- Approximate number of student editors
- 25
Timeline
Week 1: Editing Wikipedia
- In class - Wikipedia essentials
- Overview of the course
- Introduction to how Wikipedia will be used in the course
- Understanding Wikipedia as a community, we'll discuss its expectations and etiquette.
Handout: Editing Wikipedia
- Assignment - Wikipedia training
- Create an account and then complete the online training for students. During this training, you will make edits in a sandbox and learn the basic rules of Wikipedia.
Resources: Online Training for Students
Week 2: Research and Proposals
- In class - Potential article changes
In this course meeting, we'll discuss the article's deficiencies and what we can contribute to its improvement.
- In class - Proposals for changes
We will discuss the proposed changes to the article and assign sections to students.
Week 3: Research
- In class - Research
During this week, we'll conduct the research necessary to improve our chosen article.
- Assignment - Progress report
A report describing where you are on the project, its difficulties and what remains to be done in order to finish by the due date.
Week 4: Research (cont'd)
- In class - Research
Continuing to research and hopefully beginning to write your chosen piece of the article.
Week 5: First drafts
- Milestones
You must have something in your sandbox to show for your work.
Week 6: Final drafts due
- Assignment - Live final drafts
All final drafts must be live on the site.