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- Course name
- WRD110.1
- Institution
- University of Kentucky
- Instructor
- Kathryn Kohls
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Writing
- Course dates
- 2021-08-23 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-12-15 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 23
WRD110 is an introduction to the rhetoric, writing, and research process. This course will use Wikipedia to explore research and citation practices, and how we adjust our writing for public audiences. The course's final goal will be to edit an existing Wikipedia article to make content clearer and/or add quality sources.
Timeline
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 13 September 2021 | Wednesday, 15 September 2021 | Friday, 17 September 2021
- Milestones
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. While we have been using Canvas for the past 3 weeks, the Wiki course helps me and you track your progress on Wikipedia.
Your course has been assigned a Wikipedia Expert. You can reach them through the Get Help button at the top of this page.
This week is getting comfortable on Wikipedia. We'll make sure everyone is signed up for this course, and we'll do the Wikipedia Adventure in class.
- 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 5
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 20 September 2021 | Wednesday, 22 September 2021 | Friday, 24 September 2021
- Assignment - Exploring Stubs
This week you will eplore Kentucky-related stubs. What you choose is up to you, please follow your own interests and not what you think your instructor will want. While you have time to change your topic later, choosing a stub that you'll be interested in long term will help you build your resources throughout the course.
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 27 September 2021 | Wednesday, 29 September 2021 | Friday, 1 October 2021
- Assignment - Finding Quality Sources
This week will continue finding quality sources that will help guide your revisions and edits.
- In class - Discussion
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 4 October 2021 | Wednesday, 6 October 2021 | Friday, 8 October 2021
- Assignment - Making Connections
This week we are mostly working in Canvas and preparing our research to share in class. Once we share our work and receive feedback, then we'll begin the process to propose edits.
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 11 October 2021 | Wednesday, 13 October 2021 | Friday, 15 October 2021
- In class - Presentation Week
We're not doing anything in WikiEdu this week since we present in class.
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 18 October 2021 | Wednesday, 20 October 2021 | Friday, 22 October 2021
- In class - Starting the Proposal
Before we get to editing, we need to propose edits and get them reviewed by your peers and the instructor. Since we're new to research, this will help strengthen our ideas before we click "publish" on Wikipedia.
Reading:
- Editing Wikipedia, skim pages 1-4 and read pages 5-9
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 27 October 2021 | Friday, 29 October 2021
- Assignment - Continue Work on the Proposal
Review Wikipedia policies training.
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 1 November 2021 | Wednesday, 3 November 2021 | Friday, 5 November 2021
- In class - Peer Reviewing Proposal
This week we are collaborating on our proposals to see what your peers are doing. Successful research is collaborative, so we'll share out plans to make them better.
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 8 November 2021 | Wednesday, 10 November 2021 | Friday, 12 November 2021
- In class - Proposal Due
This week the proposal will have a rolling due date. The earlier you submit, the sooner you get feedback from your instructor. But if you need more time, please take the time to get your plan established on paper.
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 15 November 2021 | Wednesday, 17 November 2021 | Friday, 19 November 2021
- In class - Editing Week
This week is devoted to completing your proposed edits on Wikipedia. It is recommended that you work in your sandbox before submitting on the official pages. Add citations, revise wording, correct spelling, etc. Make sure you track your time.
Week 14
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 22 November 2021
- In class - Thanksgiving Week
We have class on Monday, but enjoy Thanksgiving with your family and friends.
Week 15
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 29 November 2021 | Wednesday, 1 December 2021 | Friday, 3 December 2021
- In class - Reflection and Presentation Preparation
This week you will check back on your pages to see if community editors have added to your work or even removed it. Them removing it doesn't affect your grade, but participating in that conversation about your revisions will provide productive content for your reflection essay. This is a community, so even if your additions get taken down, you still tried and that is the important part.
You'll also be putting together your final presentation about your Wiki stub, your edits, and what you've learned from this research process.
Week 16
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 6 December 2021 | Wednesday, 8 December 2021 | Friday, 10 December 2021
- In class - Final Week
- Presentations
We will have presentations in class on Mon and Wed on your work this semester.