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Course name
ENGL 1001-15 English Composition
Institution
University of Cincinnati
Instructor
Kirsten Andersen
Wikipedia Expert
Shalor (Wiki Ed)
Subject
English
Course dates
2019-08-26 00:00:00 UTC – 2019-12-14 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
23


For the second unit of the class, you will be writing or editing an article on Wikipedia. This assignment will have several important learning outcomes:
• Firstly, this assignment expands your sense of audience beyond the confines of the classroom. You are not writing just for your professor or your peers, but rather for a public audience.
• Secondly, this assignment will help you understand that research and writing are collaborative activities. As part of a community of writers, you will edit your peers’ work, and they may edit yours. Other editors in the larger Wikipedia community may edit your work, or even take something down completely. Don’t worry: you will be graded and assessed on the quality of your work and what you learn from the process, rather than by what sticks.
• Lastly, you will learn to write an informative encyclopedia entry from a neutral point of view, without original research. You will practice evaluating sources of information for credibility, currency, and accuracy.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Kmechley
Longnat
Solmstead23
Ashleydiggs
Angelamikel
Jiaodn
Beechnj Lyudmila Pavlivhenko
Maggie2023
Lakecl
Gsw101
GermF
Dlit19 Katharine Wright
Csatreteelre Ann Wolfe
Amyers311
Pierce blalock
Msswaney
Lonbenjamin20
KevinDurants32ndBurnerAccount
Shaynacodd Sophia Amoruso
Scottylininger Bioremediation
JackQuin21
Kidjosh
Mille7sm Spencer Paysinger
Kmechley2
Swaneyms

Timeline

Week 5

Course meetings
Friday, 27 September 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:

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 30 September 2019   |   Wednesday, 2 October 2019   |   Friday, 4 October 2019
In class - Discussion

What's a content gap?

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 7 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 9 October 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.)


Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia

Exercise

Evaluate an article


Assignment - Choose possible topics

Exercise

Choose a topic

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, page 6

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 14 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 16 October 2019
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

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


Assignment - Adding Citations
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.


In class - Discussion

Thinking about Wikipedia

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 21 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 23 October 2019   |   Friday, 25 October 2019
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

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.
Milestones

Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.


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


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 10

Course meetings
Monday, 28 October 2019   |   Wednesday, 30 October 2019   |   Friday, 1 November 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!


In class - In-class presentation

Guiding questions

Assignment - Reflective essay

Guiding questions

Milestones

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