Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Community College of Philadelphia/CHEM 122 - Spring 2020 (Spring 2020)

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Course name
CHEM 122 - Spring 2020
Institution
Community College of Philadelphia
Instructor
Dr. Kathy Shaginaw
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Chemistry
Course dates
2020-01-13 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-05-01 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
8


Students will enhance a biography of a deceased scientist that has been identified as needing more content.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Adelina.Veliu Jerome A. Berson
Mmarrieta Odette L. Shotwell
IIetou Stanley Rossiter Benedict
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Klybqoz35ksoj8x
Sanaa alrehawi Raymond Chang (chemist)

Timeline

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 28 January 2020   |   Thursday, 30 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.)

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 4 February 2020   |   Thursday, 6 February 2020
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 11 February 2020   |   Thursday, 13 February 2020
In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 18 February 2020   |   Thursday, 20 February 2020
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


Assignment - Exercise

Copyedit an article

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 25 February 2020   |   Thursday, 27 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 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 10 March 2020   |   Thursday, 12 March 2020
Assignment - Peer review an article

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 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 17 March 2020   |   Thursday, 19 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 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 24 March 2020   |   Thursday, 26 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 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 31 March 2020   |   Thursday, 2 April 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 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 7 April 2020   |   Thursday, 9 April 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 13

Course meetings
Tuesday, 14 April 2020   |   Thursday, 16 April 2020

Week 14

Course meetings
Tuesday, 21 April 2020   |   Thursday, 23 April 2020
In class - In-class presentation

Guiding questions

Week 15

Course meetings
Tuesday, 28 April 2020   |   Thursday, 30 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!
Milestones

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