Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Central Arkansas/Women and US Politics (Spring 2019)
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- Course name
- Women and US Politics
- Institution
- University of Central Arkansas
- Instructor
- Heather Yates
- Wikipedia Expert
- Shalor (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- women, gender, and identity in American politics
- Course dates
- 2019-01-10 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-04-25 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 15
This course offers an introduction and concentrated examination on issues surrounding women as political actors in American politics. The course studies women’s political participation as citizens, voters, activists, candidates, and office holders. Students will survey the diverse contributions women make to American public service and examine specific case studies of notable contributions made by women to American politics. Students will consider central questions and concepts involving women’s historical and contemporary political behavior, representation, public depictions of women as political figures, as well as rely on other analytical concepts such as the intersectionality of gender, race, and socio-economic status.
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Friday, 11 January 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:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- 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.
- 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.
Week 2
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 14 January 2019 | Wednesday, 16 January 2019 | Friday, 18 January 2019
- In class - Discussion
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 21 January 2019 | Wednesday, 23 January 2019 | Friday, 25 January 2019
- Assignment - Exercise
- In class - Discussion
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 28 January 2019 | Wednesday, 30 January 2019 | Friday, 1 February 2019
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 4 February 2019 | Wednesday, 6 February 2019 | Friday, 8 February 2019
- Assignment - Improve citations/Copy Edit
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 6
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 11 February 2019 | Wednesday, 13 February 2019 | Friday, 15 February 2019
- Assignment - Improve citations and copy edits to first article
- Assignment - Draft of copy edits/improved citations DUE
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 18 February 2019 | Wednesday, 20 February 2019 | Friday, 22 February 2019
- Assignment - Revise copy edits and citation reviews
- Milestones
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 25 February 2019 | Wednesday, 27 February 2019 | Friday, 1 March 2019
- Assignment - Work on drafting contributions for second article
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 4 March 2019 | Wednesday, 6 March 2019
- Assignment - Continue improving your article
Exercise
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
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- Monday, 11 March 2019 | Wednesday, 13 March 2019 | Friday, 15 March 2019
- Assignment - Continue to draft contributions to second article
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
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 21 March 2019
- Milestones
Every student is finishing drafting their self-assigned articles
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 25 March 2019 | Wednesday, 27 March 2019 | Friday, 29 March 2019
- Assignment - First draft contributions to your self-assigned article (Part A)
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 1 April 2019 | Wednesday, 3 April 2019 | Friday, 5 April 2019
- Assignment - Peer Reviews of first draft contribution Due (Part B of Assignment)
- In class - Peer discussion/conference in class
Students will have the opportunity to discuss peer feedback with a fellow wikipedia editor in class
Week 14
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 8 April 2019 | Wednesday, 10 April 2019 | Friday, 12 April 2019
- Assignment - Final article
It's the final week to polish your article and incorporate peer review recommendations.
- 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 - Respond to your peer review (Part C of assignment)
DUE: 1-page typed response to the peer feedback received. Detail the recommendations incorporated into your article's edits. Follow the criteria detailed on the assignment's guidelines that were distributed in class.
Resources:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 12 and 14
- Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.
- 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 15
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 15 April 2019 | Wednesday, 17 April 2019 | Friday, 19 April 2019
- 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 16
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 22 April 2019
- Assignment - Reflective essay (this is your term paper)
Assignment guidelines and details are provided in class
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading. Be sure you have entered your service learning hours into the UCA org-sync platform