Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Tulsa Community college/English 1213 Section 647 (Spring 2019)

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Course name
English 1213 Section 647
Institution
Tulsa Community college
Instructor
Janice Airhart
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
English
Course dates
2019-01-14 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-05-06 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
20


Composition II requires that student continue developing the research and writing skills learned in Composition I. During the semester, students will research a topic related to the course theme (Social Media: Living Online in the 21st Century) and contribute to one or more Wikipedia pages.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Adammccartney1026 Botnets
Kcallahan01 Fake news, Fake news websites in the United States, Fake news website
Alirhein Media and LGBTQ youth of colour in the United States
Kierstennihart Internet celebrity
Plumsac Generation Z
Justin Inbody Looking-glass self
Josie Hoffman Exploitation of women in mass media
Abrown8201 Digital marketing
Faithjaylee Social hacking
Cartermcamis Propaganda through media
Aaron Callahan Social media and suicide
LaurhaLozoya Social media in education
T10475443
Prestonhibblen2 Terrorism and social media
Destinyspangler Positivity effect
Ryankerr918 Social marketing

Timeline

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 4 February 2019   |   Wednesday, 6 February 2019
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 5

Course meetings
Monday, 11 February 2019   |   Wednesday, 13 February 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 18 February 2019   |   Wednesday, 20 February 2019
In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 25 February 2019   |   Wednesday, 27 February 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Begin drafting your article contributions this week, which are due before Monday, March 4 so that you can get comments from your peers and your instructor in Week 8.

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 an article draft and a Works Cited list (at least 3 sources) in their sandbox for editing.

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 4 March 2019   |   Wednesday, 6 March 2019
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.


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
Monday, 11 March 2019   |   Wednesday, 13 March 2019
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

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 10

Course meetings
Monday, 25 March 2019
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
3 -4 pages with Works Cited

Guiding questions

Milestones

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