Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/UTC/State and Local Government (SP2019)

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Course name
State and Local Government
Institution
UTC
Instructor
Chris Acuff
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Course dates
2019-01-07 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-04-22 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
30


This course focuses on Tennessee state and local government and politics with comparisons to government and politics in the other states.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Sneakgeek2 Chattanooga, Tennessee Hamilton County, Tennessee, Tennessee Senate
Taylordru30 Political party strength in Tennessee Government of Tennessee, Tennessee General Assembly
Kinsholland Chattanooga, Tennessee Hamilton County, Tennessee, Tennessee House of Representatives
Mnicoll123 Tennessee House of Representatives Tennessee Senate, Chattanooga, Tennessee
ZBD339 Government of Tennessee Tennessee General Assembly, Tennessee Senate
Emilyjcaperton Political party strength in Tennessee Government of Tennessee, Tennessee General Assembly
Michael Galluzzi Tennessee General Assembly Constitution of Tennessee, Government of Tennessee
B.A.Marshall Political party strength in Tennessee Government of Tennessee, Hamilton County, Tennessee
ZachStinnett Tennessee House of Representatives, Political party strength in Tennessee, Hamilton County, Tennessee Chattanooga, Tennessee, Government of Tennessee
Jayaarnold99 Constitution of Tennessee Governor of Tennessee, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Juliamboe07 Chattanooga, Tennessee Hamilton County, Tennessee, Tennessee Senate
Bfwaldrep Tennessee Senate Tennessee House of Representatives, Political party strength in Tennessee
Knc459 Tennessee Senate Tennessee House of Representatives, Political party strength in Tennessee
Korrynlom Tennessee House of Representatives Tennessee Senate, Governor of Tennessee
Mei Kaneko Chattanooga, Tennessee Hamilton County, Tennessee, Tennessee House of Representatives
William Jeck Hamilton County, Tennessee Chattanooga, Tennessee, Governor of Tennessee
Morganausbrooks Constitution of Tennessee Governor of Tennessee, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Pwn449 Hamilton County, Tennessee Chattanooga, Tennessee, Governor of Tennessee
NickiM00 Governor of Tennessee Political party strength in Tennessee, Constitution of Tennessee
AlyssaSmithson Government of Tennessee Tennessee General Assembly, Hamilton County, Tennessee
Dino d23 Tennessee General Assembly Constitution of Tennessee, Government of Tennessee
Kbbb223 Governor of Tennessee Political party strength in Tennessee, Constitution of Tennessee
PJT217 Hamilton County, Tennessee, Tennessee General Assembly
NathanG0454 Government of Tennessee Tennessee General Assembly, Tennessee House of Representatives
ZBC798 Hamilton County, Tennessee Chattanooga, Tennessee, Governor of Tennessee

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Tuesday, 8 January 2019   |   Thursday, 10 January 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:

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 15 January 2019   |   Thursday, 17 January 2019
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 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 22 January 2019   |   Thursday, 24 January 2019
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 29 January 2019   |   Thursday, 31 January 2019
In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

Political Science

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 5 February 2019   |   Thursday, 7 February 2019
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 12 February 2019   |   Thursday, 14 February 2019
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 19 February 2019   |   Thursday, 21 February 2019
Work on article

Continue working on your article. 

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 26 February 2019   |   Thursday, 28 February 2019
Work on article

Continue working on your article. 

Week 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 5 March 2019   |   Thursday, 7 March 2019

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 19 March 2019   |   Thursday, 21 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.

Week 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 26 March 2019   |   Thursday, 28 March 2019
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.


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
Tuesday, 2 April 2019   |   Thursday, 4 April 2019
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 13

Course meetings
Tuesday, 9 April 2019   |   Thursday, 11 April 2019
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!


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
Tuesday, 16 April 2019   |   Thursday, 18 April 2019
In class - In-class presentation

Guiding questions

In class - Reflective essay

Guiding questions

Milestones

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