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Course name
ENGL 102 Spring 2019
Institution
Danville Area Community College
Instructor
Marla Jarmer
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Rhetoric and Composition
Course dates
2019-01-14 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-05-18 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
23


Continued training and practice in the comprehension and expression of written English, with emphasis on the research process.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Foreveranaiya
Willn143 Recruitment Creative accounting, Soil biology
JasmineHutson Soil biology, Raymond Poe
Englishclassal Vehicle safety technology Creative accounting, Emerging technologies
Kirkland99 Emerging technologies Depression, Sports Recruiting
JasmineHutson21 Depression (mood) Soil biology, Raymond Poe
Jgiuliani1990 Cloud-based quantum computing Feminist sociology, Soil biology
Alexisarnett Neofunctionalism (sociology), Feminist sociology, Sociological theory, Sociology of peace, war, and social conflict, Primary and secondary groups, Analytical sociology, Social control theory, Feminization of poverty, Positivism Raymond Poe, Depression
Austingarza American Accounting Association, Institute of Internal Auditors, Institute of Management Accountants, Journal of Accounting and Economics, Accountant, Creative accounting, Financial accounting, Comparison of management accounting and financial accounting, Basis of accounting, Balance (accounting), Environmental accounting Sports Recruiting, Raymond Poe
StellaofPax
Bgadis Raymond Poe Feminist sociology, Emerging technologies
Jroberson1 Joanne Meyerowitz Feminist sociology, Creative accounting
Jajc1128 Molecular biology, Systems biology, Structural biology, Chemical biology, Conservation biology, Population biology, Soil biology, Race (biology), Cell (biology), Morphology (biology) Emerging technologies, Feminist sociology
PiperW
AussieAdam01
Klittle1506

Timeline

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 11 March 2019   |   Wednesday, 13 March 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.)


Assignment - Noodle Tools

Set up new project for Wikipedia Assignment

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 10

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

What is a content gap?


In class - Choose possible topics
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Assignment - Research Question on Noodle Tools

Finalize your topic/Find your sources/post research question on Noodle Tools

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 1 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 3 April 2019
Assignment - Literature Review of Wikipedia Articles
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 8 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 10 April 2019
Assignment - Images and other media
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9


Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 13

Course meetings
Monday, 15 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 17 April 2019
In class - Annotated Bibliography on Noodle Tools

Week 14

Course meetings
Monday, 22 April 2019   |   Wednesday, 24 April 2019
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

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.


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 15

Course meetings
Wednesday, 1 May 2019
Assignment - Writing Center Conference
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 16

Course meetings
Monday, 6 May 2019   |   Wednesday, 8 May 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!


Assignment - Reflective essay

Guiding questions

Milestones

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