Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/UIS/Content Area Literacy (Spring)
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- Course name
- Content Area Literacy
- Institution
- UIS
- Instructor
- Jennifer Martin
- Wikipedia Expert
- Shalor (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Literacy
- Course dates
- 2020-01-13 00:00:00 UTC – 2020-05-08 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 20
TEP 419 is an introduction to literacy and study strategies for use in all content areas. A forty-hour field experience is provided at a clinical site selected by the Department. Prerequisite: Full admission to the Teacher Education Program and successful completion of all introductory courses
| Student | Assigned | Reviewing |
|---|---|---|
| Toribaragiola | ||
| Koriraeann1 | ||
| Marpodeschi | Alliterative Morte Arthure, Curious george |
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 13 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:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- 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 2
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 20 January 2020
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 27 January 2020
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 3 February 2020
- Assignment - Exercise
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 10 February 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
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 17 February 2020
- Assignment - Continue improving your article
Exercise
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 7
- Course meetings
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- Monday, 24 February 2020
- 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!
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.