Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of the South/Academic Research and Critical Thinking (Spring 2022)
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- Course name
- Academic Research and Critical Thinking
- Institution
- University of the South
- Instructor
- Linnea Minich
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Books
- Course dates
- 2022-01-12 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-05-05 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 5
This is a course on information literacy and specifically academic library research. The focus of the course is on finding and using information on academic topics. We'll talk about navigating digital information, information privilege, the information cycle, finding and reading scholarly information, etc. Students will choose articles from topics in their discipline to work on during the semester. Working on these articles is our main semester project.
Timeline
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 10 February 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:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- 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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- Thursday, 17 February 2022
- Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
- Assignment - Evaluate a Wikipedia Page
- In class - Discussion
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 24 February 2022
- Assignment - Choose possible topics
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6
- Assignment - Meet with Linnea about your topic
Complete this week's trainings and exercises before your appointment. Make your appointment here: https://sewanee.libcal.com/appointments/linnea (Appointment must take place Monday-Friday, weekends times are not available.)
- In class - Discussion
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 3 March 2022
- Assignment - Add to an article
- Assignment - Exercise
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Tuesday, 8 March 2022
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
- 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
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 24 March 2022
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 31 March 2022
- Assignment - Work on article
Make sure you have your sources. Try to add at least 300 words to your sandbox (all of this won't be added to the actual Wikipedia article, but this will give you something to work with over the coming weeks). Meet with me if you feel stuck. You can do this!
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 7 April 2022
- Assignment - Peer review two articles
- In class - Discussion
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 14 April 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.
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Thursday, 21 April 2022
- 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 - 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 14
- 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
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.