Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Texas Lutheran University/HIST273 (Fall 2022)

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Course name
HIST273
Institution
Texas Lutheran University
Instructor
Dr. ToniAnn Treviño
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
History
Course dates
2022-08-23 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-12-14 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
13


This course is an introductory course on Mexican American History. We will be authoring articles for Wikipedia in order to redress the lack of historical research on Mexican American topics, as well as hone our skills in research, writing, and digital public humanities.

Student Assigned Reviewing
MarcoMRoman Biological risk and infection profiles of young adult male Mexican American gang members Corrido
RobertOlivares4th Zoot Suit (film)
Recarrillo Military history of Mexico
Ajbriscoe21 Mexican Border War (1910–1919) Maggie Rivas Rodriguez
Santillananyssa Tejano music Voces Oral History Center at the Benson Latin American Collection
Aricv07 Lefty Gomez Esperanza Peace and Justice Center
Aaponce22 Illegal drug trade in Latin America
Msyoung22 Nancy Hernandez, Sterilization of Latinas Chincanas in film: History of an Image
Jdhamptontlu 1957 Little League World Series Battle of Puebla
Tyranimal781! Corrido Cuauhtemoc Blanco
Makotara Chincanas in film: History of an Image Nancy Hernandez
Jade4354 Voces Oral History Center at the Benson Latin American Collection, Maria Cotera
TreRubio Efrain Gutierrez (Director)
Diegoroman2003 Maggie Rivas Rodriguez
Noah0314 Esperanza Peace and Justice Center Lefty Gomez
Triston McGowan Battle of Puebla 1957 Little League World Series
Denmgarcia Maria Cotera, Tejano music

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Wednesday, 31 August 2022
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 - Everyone has a Wikipedia account

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 3

Course meetings
Wednesday, 7 September 2022
In class -
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 12 September 2022   |   Wednesday, 14 September 2022
Milestones
Assignment - Build Your Bibliography
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Art History

Biographies

Books

Films

History

LGBT+ Studies

Women's Studies

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 19 September 2022   |   Wednesday, 21 September 2022
Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Make a small edit

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 26 September 2022   |   Wednesday, 28 September 2022
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

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 3 October 2022   |   Wednesday, 5 October 2022
Continue working on your article

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 10 October 2022
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion
Milestones

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

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 17 October 2022   |   Wednesday, 19 October 2022
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

Course meetings
Monday, 24 October 2022   |   Wednesday, 26 October 2022
Assignment - Continue improving 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 11

Course meetings
Monday, 31 October 2022   |   Wednesday, 2 November 2022
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 12

Course meetings
Monday, 7 November 2022   |   Wednesday, 9 November 2022
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!

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!

Week 13

Course meetings
Monday, 14 November 2022   |   Wednesday, 16 November 2022
In class - In-class presentation

Week 14

Course meetings
Monday, 21 November 2022
Assignment - Reflective essay
Milestones

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