Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Oklahoma/Remembering the Asia Pacific War (Fall 2022)

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Course name
Remembering the Asia Pacific War
Institution
University of Oklahoma
Instructor
Elyssa Faison
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
History
Course dates
2022-08-24 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-12-10 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
8


Student Assigned Reviewing
Kirwanfan
Laurie620
SamGFlem46 Takashi Nagai
RubBec03 Censorship in Japan Potsdam Declaration
Ramijai Shinto Directive Censorship in Japan
L7mRyu J. Mark Ramseyer Hiroshima Peace Memorial
GumTreeKookabura Potsdam Declaration J. Mark Ramseyer
CpFran697 Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
Publius2500 Hiroshima Peace Memorial Takashi Nagai

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Wednesday, 24 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.)

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 2

Course meetings
Wednesday, 31 August 2022
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Keeping Track of Your Work on Dashboard is a training you might want to start now, and come back to later in the course as the sections become more relevant.

Week 3

Course meetings
Wednesday, 7 September 2022
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

History

 

Assignment - Choosing your topic and working in the sandbox
In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 4

Course meetings
Wednesday, 14 September 2022
Assignment - Add to an article

Week 5

Course meetings
Wednesday, 21 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 6

Course meetings
Wednesday, 28 September 2022
Assignment - Finish drafting your article

Finish drafting your article (still in sandbox)

Week 7

Course meetings
Wednesday, 5 October 2022
Assignment - Peer review an article
In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Milestones

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

Week 8

Course meetings
Wednesday, 12 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.
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.

Week 9

Course meetings
Wednesday, 19 October 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 - 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 10

Course meetings
Wednesday, 26 October 2022
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!
Assignment - Reflective Essay
In class - In-class presentation

Presentations will take place in-class on October 26 (ignore the date listed with the training module above). You should have completed your reflective essay and submitted it to Canvas the night before class (Oct 25).

Week 11

Course meetings
Wednesday, 2 November 2022
Milestones

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