Jump to content

Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/University of Michigan/Black Women in the U.S. 1880-Present (Winter 2023)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This Course Wikipedia Resources Connect
Questions? Ask us:

contact@wikiedu.org

Course name
Black Women in the U.S. 1880-Present
Institution
University of Michigan
Instructor
LaKisha Simmons
Wikipedia Expert
Brianda (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Women's Studies
Course dates
2023-01-20 00:00:00 UTC – 2023-05-10 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
30


A course on the history of Black women from the 1880s to the present. In class we will reading about how following stories of Black women helps us better understand the history of the United States. Students will work on editing pages on wikipedia as the major assignment for the course. They will be tasked with completing secondary research, improving citations, and expanding pages.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Ninajack021 Fannie Criss
Aleo mg
Sspx.sp Belle Davis
Mountainbiker3 Roger Arliner Young
Chriscsims Ruby Bailey Zelda Wynn Valdes, Grace Campbell
Hayden.conrad Alexis Pauline Gumbs
Ascocostco Valaida Snow
Maverick3518 Bettye Washington Greene
JakeF1259 Mary Church Terrell
Mutchm16 Alice Randall
Hm1248 Ophelia Settle Egypt
Africangueen Sissieretta Jones
Lfarrugia10 Jamilia Norman
Jdd 2120 Ada S. McKinley
Makena Sidney
Goblue2023 Grace Campbell
Michael Samuel1 Dianne Durham
Fourthyear2023
Santanamalnaik Floria Pinkney
Rayyanalawie Jane Edna Hunter
Cbuswriter Mae Mallory
Ccullina
KVS19 Miz Korona
Ericakanee
Qbowles Zelda Wynn Valdes Black women filmmakers, Zelda Wynn Valdes, Gwendolyn simmons
CrystalRG Black women filmmakers, Naima Penniman
Coffeeandclothes Dara Abubakari
Tommy Pastel Dana Alston
Pmctere Mary Anne Adams
Umichstudent23 Helene Johnson

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Tuesday, 24 January 2023   |   Thursday, 26 January 2023
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.)

Milestones

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

Week 2

Course meetings
Tuesday, 31 January 2023   |   Thursday, 2 February 2023
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 3

Course meetings
Tuesday, 7 February 2023   |   Thursday, 9 February 2023
Assignment - Choose your article
In class - Discussion
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

History

LGBT+ Studies

Women's Studies

Week 4

Course meetings
Tuesday, 14 February 2023   |   Thursday, 16 February 2023
Assignment - Make a small edit
Assignment - Copyedit an article

Week 5

Course meetings
Tuesday, 21 February 2023   |   Thursday, 23 February 2023
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

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Tuesday, 7 March 2023   |   Thursday, 9 March 2023
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion
Milestones

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

Week 7

Course meetings
Tuesday, 14 March 2023   |   Thursday, 16 March 2023
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.

Week 8

Course meetings
Tuesday, 21 March 2023
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 9

Course meetings
Tuesday, 28 March 2023   |   Thursday, 30 March 2023
Assignment - Continue improving 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.

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 4 April 2023   |   Thursday, 6 April 2023
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 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 11 April 2023
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

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 18 April 2023   |   Thursday, 20 April 2023
Milestones

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