Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/New York University/Elementary Haitian Creole I (Fall 2018)

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Course name
Elementary Haitian Creole I
Institution
New York University
Instructor
Wynnie Lamour
Wikipedia Expert
Elysia (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Haitian Creole
Course dates
2018-10-15 00:00:00 UTC – 2018-12-24 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
8


This course introduces students to the language of Haitian Creole, also called Kreyòl, and is intended for students with little or no prior knowledge of the language. Haitian Creole is spoken by Haiti's population of nine million and by about one million Haitians in the U.S. including over 190,000 in the New York City area. In fact, New York City has the second largest population of Kreyòl Speakers after Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. Through this course, you will develop introductory speaking, reading, writing, and listening skills. We use a communicative approach, balanced with grammatical and phonetic techniques. Classroom and textbook materials are complemented by work with film, radio, and especially music (konpa, rasin, twoubadou, rap, raga, levanjil, vodou tradisyonèl, etc.), as well as with visits to city museums and other institutions related to Haiti.

Student Assigned Reviewing
FarrellGarcon Yael Tallyrand
Blackglobalists Cinema of Haiti
Sgl2141
Candacecp9
Mkaba24
Lkd262
Sarahmengual Haitian rock
Lexy1haitian6 Haitian Schools, Schools in Haiti

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Monday, 15 October 2018   |   Wednesday, 17 October 2018   |   Friday, 19 October 2018
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. You can create a Blog Entry directly on NYU Classes. The Blog Entry will be due by 5 pm every Friday afternoon.

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 2

Course meetings
Monday, 22 October 2018   |   Wednesday, 24 October 2018   |   Friday, 26 October 2018
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 29 October 2018   |   Wednesday, 31 October 2018   |   Friday, 2 November 2018
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 5 November 2018   |   Wednesday, 7 November 2018   |   Friday, 9 November 2018
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 12 November 2018   |   Wednesday, 14 November 2018   |   Friday, 16 November 2018
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
Monday, 19 November 2018   |   Wednesday, 21 November 2018
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.


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 7

Course meetings
Monday, 26 November 2018   |   Wednesday, 28 November 2018   |   Friday, 30 November 2018
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 8

Course meetings
Monday, 3 December 2018   |   Wednesday, 5 December 2018   |   Friday, 7 December 2018
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.


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 9

Course meetings
Monday, 10 December 2018   |   Wednesday, 12 December 2018   |   Friday, 14 December 2018
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 - In-class presentation

Guiding questions

Assignment - Reflective essay (to be handed in along with the in-class presentation)

Guiding questions

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 17 December 2018   |   Wednesday, 19 December 2018   |   Friday, 21 December 2018
Assignment - You've finished your Wikipedia assignment!

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