Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Western University/Writing 3225 Fall 2018 (Fall )

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Course name
Writing 3225 Fall 2018
Institution
Western University
Instructor
Dr. Christopher Lee
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Writing for the Web
Course dates
2018-09-06 00:00:00 UTC – 2018-12-07 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
25


Students will be doing the training, editing stubs or Wikipedia articles listed as in need of edits, then creating a new Wikipedia article or making substantial contributions to an existing one. They will not be following the full WEP course schedule.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Stevensholly
Rmiddles
Llee259 Gretsch White Falcon
Bhawanijain3
ReneeSawyer
Kcindytranuwo Fellowes High School
Mlevin6
Jkenn24 3225
RosalindBK University of Western Ontario Faculty of Information & Media Studies
Njones8
FlamingReed Ellen's Game of Games
Dpfin
Rhicks22
Hannahwritinguwo Big Brother 20 (U.S.) Big Brother 20 (U.S.)
Nicwrite4
AlexMcComb
Lacandy106
Noliva63
Student3225
Leahkuiack
Selina26
Vteix18
NanodaPatrol
Dlacouvee

Timeline

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 24 September 2018   |   Tuesday, 25 September 2018   |   Wednesday, 26 September 2018   |   Thursday, 27 September 2018   |   Friday, 28 September 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.)

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 5

Course meetings
Sunday, 30 September 2018   |   Monday, 1 October 2018   |   Tuesday, 2 October 2018   |   Wednesday, 3 October 2018   |   Thursday, 4 October 2018
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article

Week 6

Course meetings
Sunday, 7 October 2018
Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 15 October 2018   |   Tuesday, 16 October 2018   |   Wednesday, 17 October 2018   |   Thursday, 18 October 2018   |   Friday, 19 October 2018
Assignment - Exercise

Copyedit an article

Week 8

Course meetings
Sunday, 21 October 2018   |   Monday, 22 October 2018   |   Tuesday, 23 October 2018   |   Wednesday, 24 October 2018   |   Thursday, 25 October 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 9

Course meetings
Sunday, 28 October 2018   |   Monday, 29 October 2018   |   Tuesday, 30 October 2018   |   Wednesday, 31 October 2018   |   Thursday, 1 November 2018
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

Milestones

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

Week 10

Course meetings
Sunday, 4 November 2018   |   Monday, 5 November 2018   |   Tuesday, 6 November 2018   |   Wednesday, 7 November 2018   |   Thursday, 8 November 2018
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 11

Course meetings
Sunday, 11 November 2018   |   Monday, 12 November 2018   |   Tuesday, 13 November 2018   |   Wednesday, 14 November 2018   |   Thursday, 15 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 12

Course meetings
Sunday, 18 November 2018   |   Monday, 19 November 2018   |   Tuesday, 20 November 2018   |   Wednesday, 21 November 2018   |   Thursday, 22 November 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 13

Course meetings
Sunday, 25 November 2018   |   Monday, 26 November 2018   |   Tuesday, 27 November 2018   |   Wednesday, 28 November 2018   |   Thursday, 29 November 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!

Week 14

Course meetings
Sunday, 2 December 2018   |   Monday, 3 December 2018   |   Tuesday, 4 December 2018   |   Wednesday, 5 December 2018   |   Thursday, 6 December 2018
Milestones

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