Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Temple University/Technology and Culture (Fall 2020)

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Course name
Technology and Culture
Institution
Temple University
Instructor
Adrienne Shaw
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Media Studies and Production
Course dates
2020-08-24 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-12-14 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
35


This course critically examines the nature, role, and significance of new communication technologies in contemporary (largely) U.S. culture. It considers the relationship between these technologies and popular conceptions of work, leisure, art, knowledge, identity, and environment and thus provides a foundation for understanding the nature, role, and significance of new communication technologies as a dynamic factor in society. Students will be editing (or creating) entries on some of the authors whose work we read as well as articles related to course topics.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Hwells12 Social media in education User:Beavs320/Digital media in education
Tuh23831 Alice Marwick User:Maleka 06/Brooke Gladstone
Tuj81082 Social media and suicide User:MooreOrLess31/Online community
MooreOrLess31 Online community User:Sgibbs44/Internet art
Greenshakshuka Internet culture User:Scaryszary/Internet meme
Scaryszary Internet meme User:Greenshakshuka/Internet culture/
Curiaso Remix culture User:RampLocal/Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act
SingingSinatra4 Internet celebrity User:Loneflash/hacker-culture
Sgibbs44 Internet art User:Iluvcats34/Online hate speech
Loneflash Hacker culture User:Atlas851997/Video game crash of 1983
Dr.Mug History of the Internet User:Jsaurus/historyofthetelephone
RampLocal Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act User:Benji2498/sandbox
Templejoe2000 TikTok User:SingingSinatra4/sandbox
HaishanLuo Identity tourism User:Mattbaranello/Digital economy
Atlas851997 Video game crash of 1983 User:Dr.Mug/History of the Internet
Benji2498 Public domain User:Curiaso/sandboxRemixCulture
Mattbaranello Digital economy User:Badgermoles/digitallabor
Iluvcats34 Online hate speech User:Tuj81082/sandbox
Maleka 06 Brooke Gladstone User:Tuh23831/AliceMarwick
MKhope22 Fake news User:FERDA1738/Misinformation
Venusflytrap21 Direct digital marketing User:Mattbaranello/Digital economy
DeLuca10598 Mobile media, Mobile Media User:Templejoe2000/TikTok
FERDA1738 Misinformation User:MKhope22/sandbox
Jsaurus History of the telephone User:DeLuca10598/Mobile-Media
Badgermoles Digital labor User:HaishanLuo/Identity Tourism/sandbox
Beavs320 Digital media in education User:Hwells12/Social media in education
Kprejean Immersive technology User:Jsaurus/historyofthetelephone
Nyderia Smith Interactivity, Telephone User:Tuh23831/AliceMarwick

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Tuesday, 25 August 2020   |   Thursday, 27 August 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 - Signing up and getting started

By Sunday evening (11pm) everyone should have a Wikipedia account and complete this first training module. 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.)

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 1 September 2020   |   Thursday, 3 September 2020
Assignment - Evaluating articles and sources

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 8 September 2020   |   Thursday, 10 September 2020
In class - Discussion
Content gaps

What's a content gap?

Assignment - Avoiding plagiarism and How to Edit Wikipedia

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

You are required to do the "Be Bold" and "Talk Page" tutorials

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 15 September 2020   |   Thursday, 17 September 2020
Assignment - Evaluate an article and finding your article

I recommend starting the evaluation and switching articles if it turns out you cannot find much to add/edit. IF YOU ARE ELECTING TO CREATE A NEW ARTICLE: evaluate an article that is similar to the one you are creating (i.e. an biographical article if you are writing about a person, or an article about a similar topic).

[[../../../training/students/choose-topic-from-list-exercise|You can either Choose your topic / Find your sources from a list your instructor has prepared for you or you can choose your own subject by going through the exercise and training above.]]

 

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 22 September 2020   |   Thursday, 24 September 2020
Assignment - Copy edit YOUR article (see Canvas if you are creating a new article)

Copyedit an article

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 29 September 2020   |   Thursday, 1 October 2020
Assignment - Finding sources

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 6 October 2020   |   Thursday, 8 October 2020
Assignment - Add citations to YOUR article (do ALL tutorials and exercises in SANDBOX)

Exercise: Add one citation from the the sources you gathered in your Week 6 assignment to your Sandbox. 

Add a citation

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 13 October 2020   |   Thursday, 15 October 2020
Assignment - Continue improving your article

Exercise

Add links to your article

 

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 20 October 2020   |   Thursday, 22 October 2020
Milestones

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 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 27 October 2020   |   Thursday, 29 October 2020
Assignment - Draft contributions due

These will be made available to your classmates for peer-review. 

Week 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 3 November 2020   |   Thursday, 5 November 2020
Assignment - Peer review ONE article-- FOLLOW CANVAS INSTRUCTIONS

Guiding framework

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 10 November 2020   |   Thursday, 12 November 2020
Assignment - Respond to your peer review

You probably have some feedback from other students and instructor. 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.


Assignment - Polish your work

Make the changes your peer/I have suggested and begin to finalize your edits/content. Continue to expand and improve your work, and format your article to match Wikipedia's tone and standards. Review training modules as needed. Remember to contact your Wikipedia Expert at any time if you need further help!

 

Week 13

Course meetings
Tuesday, 17 November 2020   |   Thursday, 19 November 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

Move your work out of Wikipedia, following along with the training as you go. Make sure you PUBLISH EACH CHANGE AS YOU MAKE IT, and include and explanation of what you changed when you publish it. If you are creating a new article be sure to copy your work into a new sandbox as well, and delete the talk page content for the LIVE article you have published.

Week 14

Course meetings
Tuesday, 1 December 2020   |   Thursday, 3 December 2020
Assignment - Finalize and respond to wiki-editors comments

It's the final chance to develop your article before final grading

  • 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!
  • Check the live wikipedia edits you made and see if anyone has responded. If they have make the required improvements to the live edits AND the sandbox (what is in the sandbox is what I am grading for the final assignment).


In class - In-class discussion

Guiding questions

Assignment - Reflective essay

Guiding questions

Milestones

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