Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Virginia/Seeing Race (Spring 2021)

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Course name
Seeing Race
Institution
University of Virginia
Instructor
Brian Smithson
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Africana Studies
Course dates
2021-04-02 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-05-15 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
7


This course considers the intersection of all things audiovisual with the experiences of people in Africa and the African Diaspora. In more concrete terms, the course covers art and media created by and about Blackness; histories of surveillance targeting African and African Diaspora peoples; secrecy in African and African Diaspora religious practices; and the representation of African and African Diaspora peoples in public spaces.

Student Assigned Reviewing
"Untitled"404 Boom bap
Rebecca Ndebee Brown Paper Bag Test

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Tuesday, 6 April 2021   |   Thursday, 8 April 2021
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 - Evaluate Wikipedia

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 13 April 2021   |   Thursday, 15 April 2021
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


Assignment - Add to an article
Assignment - Exercise
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


Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Cultural Anthropology

Sociology

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 20 April 2021   |   Thursday, 22 April 2021
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion
Milestones

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


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 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 27 April 2021   |   Thursday, 29 April 2021
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


Assignment - Exercise
Assignment - Continue improving 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 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 4 May 2021   |   Thursday, 6 May 2021
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
Milestones

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