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Course name
KHC 112 Fish
Institution
Boston University
Instructor
Amy Fish
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Course dates
2020-01-25 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-05-08 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
22


In this first-year writing and research seminar, students from Boston University's Kilachand Honors College will contribute Wikipedia content related to the topics of their semester-long research papers. Students represent many disciplines and will choose varying research topics accordingly, with resonance to the general course themes of citizenship, identity, social issues, innovation, reparations, reconciliation and memory.

Student Assigned Reviewing
ForksForks
Morg1374 2020 Winter Youth Olympics
Srinidhibaile
Mnozawa Karoshi
Sfalkenh
Nchiulli
Jcbolo
Agopalan
Wikipedianick10
Isabelmullens
Artemismargaronis
Bjp07
Kokgordo
Cameronjreimer
Aremler Safety of electronic cigarettes
Jlpratt116
Ldobres
Agopalan7

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Friday, 31 January 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:

Week 2

Course meetings
Friday, 7 February 2020
Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

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.)

Week 3

Course meetings
Friday, 14 February 2020

Week 4

Course meetings
Friday, 21 February 2020
Assignment - Evaluating articles and sources

Week 5

Course meetings
Friday, 28 February 2020
In class - Evaluate an article
  • Potential articles to evaluate: Great Migration (African American), redlining, G. I. Bill, Indian Child Welfare Act, Rafael Trujillo, American Indian Boarding Schools, Washington Heights

Week 6

Course meetings
Friday, 6 March 2020

Week 7

Course meetings
Friday, 20 March 2020
Assignment - Preparing to contribute

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6


As relevant
review the rules for health topics

Required for students with relevant topics

Week 8

Course meetings
Friday, 27 March 2020
In class - Planning your contribution to Wikipedia

The very short exercises here are primarily informational. They explain how to assign yourself an article, once you've finalized your choice of contribution, and then go about planning your contribution.

Week 9

Course meetings
Friday, 3 April 2020
Assignment - Start drafting your contribution

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

Week 10

Course meetings
Friday, 10 April 2020

Week 11

Course meetings
Friday, 17 April 2020
Assignment - Prepare draft for peer review
In class - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

Week 12

Course meetings
Friday, 24 April 2020
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 13

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