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.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Eyoung7 Virginia Johnson (Arkansas), Edith Wilson
Lcu5848 Barbara Walters, Tippi McCullough
Lbmchenry Stephanie Flowers, Elena Kagan
Kennedyneely Hattie Wyatt Caraway, Leslie Rutledge
Moneal3 Joyce Elliott, Ella Baker
Bookerxv Kamala Harris, Kyrsten Sinema, Josephine L. Hart
JacksonRouse Andrea Lea, Phyllis Schlafly
Loucraig Laura Ling, Madeleine Albright
CampyLane2019 Alice Walton, Helen Walton
AArcher1998 Peggy Gram, Martha McSally
Vancombs Cheryl Chase (activist), InterACT
LMcCauley2 Catherine Dorris Norrell, Rhonda K. Wood, Bella Abzug
ZoeLynn11 Melba Pattillo Beals, Minnijean Brown-Trickey, Myrlie Evers-Williams
QuinnCraig2075 Jenny Eakin Delony, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Audre Lorde
Ssikes4 Hattie Wyatt Caraway, Barbara Jordan
Grant729

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
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:


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
Monday, 14 January 2019   |   Wednesday, 16 January 2019   |   Friday, 18 January 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 21 January 2019   |   Wednesday, 23 January 2019   |   Friday, 25 January 2019
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Political Science

Women's Studies


In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 28 January 2019   |   Wednesday, 30 January 2019   |   Friday, 1 February 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation

Week 5

Course meetings
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
Monday, 11 February 2019   |   Wednesday, 13 February 2019   |   Friday, 15 February 2019
Assignment - Improve citations and copy edits to first article

Thinking about Wikipedia

Assignment - Draft of copy edits/improved citations DUE

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 18 February 2019   |   Wednesday, 20 February 2019   |   Friday, 22 February 2019
Assignment - Revise copy edits and citation reviews
Milestones

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 25 February 2019   |   Wednesday, 27 February 2019   |   Friday, 1 March 2019
Assignment - Work on drafting contributions for second article

Guiding framework

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 4 March 2019   |   Wednesday, 6 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
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
Thursday, 21 March 2019
Milestones

Every student is finishing drafting their self-assigned articles

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 25 March 2019   |   Wednesday, 27 March 2019   |   Friday, 29 March 2019
Assignment - First draft contributions to your self-assigned article (Part A)

Assignment details were furnished in class the week of March 12th. Refer to those guidelines for this assignment. 

Week 13

Course meetings
Monday, 1 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 3 April 2019   |   Friday, 5 April 2019
Assignment - Peer Reviews of first draft contribution Due (Part B of Assignment)

Choose your topic / Find your sources

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
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
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
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