Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Rio Grande/Intro to Information Technology (Spring)

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Course name
Intro to Information Technology
Institution
University of Rio Grande
Instructor
Alan Cook
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Information Technology
Course dates
2020-01-14 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-05-08 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
30


This course is a general introduction to computers and how they operate. Operating systems will be discussed as well as hardware and software.

Student Assigned Reviewing
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Reedb 2020
JamieCheyenne31 Home birth FedEx Ground
Haleymadison19 FedEx Ground
Peckhamm20 Jelly Belly
S300777482 Saxon math Coparenting, Home birth
Bggregory86
S300777351 Regenerative agriculture
Alliekuhner
Jessforney
WalterBaker4242 Baseball, Histroy of Baseball, Professional baseball, Baseball positions, Coach (baseball), Major League Baseball Baseball

Timeline

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 21 January 2020
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 - 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.  [This assignment has been moved from W2 to W3 due to some confusion about where to find this activity.  In the Week 3 folder on Blackboard, there is an assignment where you will post the link to the free blog you will create using wordpress...see the assignment for more details.]

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 28 January 2020
In class - Wikipedia assignment blog (moved from Week 2)

 [This assignment has been moved from W2 to W3 due to some confusion about where to find this activity.  In the Week 3 folder on Blackboard, there is an assignment where you will post the link to the free blog you will create using wordpress...see the Blackboard assignment for more details/link to wordpress.]


Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


In class - Discussion

Thinking about sources and plagiarismThis is your weekly discussion topic in Blackboard.  Submit your response there as this week's "content post".

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 4 February 2020
In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Science Communication

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 11 February 2020
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 18 February 2020
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
Tuesday, 25 February 2020
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

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
Tuesday, 3 March 2020
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 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 17 March 2020
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
Tuesday, 24 March 2020
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 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 31 March 2020
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 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 7 April 2020
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!


In class - In-class presentation

Guiding questions

Assignment - Reflective essay

Guiding questions

Week 13

Course meetings
Tuesday, 14 April 2020
Milestones

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