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Course name
Rhet 295 NewMedia_YouMedia
Institution
University of San Francisco
Instructor
Cathy Gabor
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Course dates
2021-01-25 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-05-12 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
16


In small groups, students will be editing 4 Wikipedia pages on topics related to rhetoric, composition, and digital writing. Possible topics include: Eloquentia Perfecta, Contract Grading, Rogerian Rhetoric, Digital Literacy.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Haydiemar Eloquentia Perfecta
Phil the Philomath Contract grading
Roha102 Digital literacy
Smhtut Digital literacy
Hashoush12 Rogerian argument
JayMFern Digital literacy
Hershsingh17 Eloquentia Perfecta
Agonzalez54 Eloquentia Perfecta, Society of Jesus
Cbarboza21 Digital literacy
LeoParrott Rogerian argument
Abcaitlinab Rogerian argument
EmilyW295 Digital literacy
Angelfrancoo Contract grading
Johnguillory Rogerian argument
Randomname45738 Contract grading
Ldean4186 Eloquentia Perfecta
JustinS295

Timeline

Week 9

Course meetings
Friday, 26 March 2021
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 - Exercise
Choose Your Article

Week 10

Course meetings
Monday, 29 March 2021   |   Wednesday, 31 March 2021
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.

Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 5 April 2021   |   Wednesday, 7 April 2021   |   Friday, 9 April 2021
Assignment - Start drafting your contributions

Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9

Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.


In class - Discussion

Week 12

Course meetings
Monday, 12 April 2021   |   Wednesday, 14 April 2021   |   Friday, 16 April 2021
Assignment - Peer review an article

Guiding framework

In class - Discussion
Milestones

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

Week 13

Course meetings
Monday, 19 April 2021   |   Wednesday, 21 April 2021   |   Friday, 23 April 2021
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 14

Course meetings
Monday, 26 April 2021   |   Wednesday, 28 April 2021   |   Friday, 30 April 2021
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 - 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.


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 15

Course meetings
Monday, 3 May 2021   |   Wednesday, 5 May 2021
Assignment - Reflective essay
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
Milestones

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