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Course name
Writing for Online Audiences
Institution
Shenandoah University
Instructor
Kathryn Enders
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
English
Course dates
2018-08-27 00:00:00 UTC – 2018-12-10 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
16


This course introduces the types of writing and design specific to online audiences (e.g., wiki articles, blogs, e-zines, websites, etc.), facility with technologies for publishing online writing, and workshops of students' original work. We will begin the course with an exploration of how and why to contribute to Wikipedia, and the issues that arise with online wiki writing.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Ablanco930
Kwetter22
Amlm17
Lbkr99 English Alphabet Friedman Place
Nbennett14
Dbanasov14
Vmanuel345 Hiéron du Val d'Or
Kellis12
Mwarisa
Hknapp77
Abyrdnyca Ghetto
XSoy English Studies
Jyd25
Rsherman305
AmariePollock92

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Monday, 27 August 2018   |   Wednesday, 29 August 2018   |   Friday, 31 August 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.)


Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Week 2

Course meetings
Wednesday, 5 September 2018   |   Friday, 7 September 2018
Assignment - Choose an article
Assignment - Add to an article

Exercise

Add a citation


Assignment - Exercise

Copyedit an article

Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 10 September 2018   |   Wednesday, 12 September 2018   |   Friday, 14 September 2018
In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

In class - In-Class Peer review

Guiding framework

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 - 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 4

Course meetings
Monday, 17 September 2018   |   Wednesday, 19 September 2018   |   Friday, 21 September 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!


Assignment - Reflective essay

Guiding questions