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Course name
Writing 10 Dean
Institution
UC Merced
Instructor
Elizabeth McMunn-Tetangco
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Writing
Course dates
2022-08-17 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-12-16 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
20


Outcomes: to increase diversity and number of Wikipedia editors; Co-create knowledge; Reflect on source credibility

Student Assigned Reviewing
CherriesBlossom Bullet journal, Dress code
Corgi47 Gender inequality in the United States, Misogyny in sports
DuskXYZ Reservoir
Sunbloome Gender disparity in computing
PotDweller Crunch (video games)
Techi 002
Bavi04 Orientalism
Rmai9
Minerman101 Gender bias in medical diagnosis
AndrewLiu5 Mercury Brewing Company
Yiyirt Body image (neuroscience), Self-schema
Ashtonwool Female education in STEM
Hvarela2 Educational inequality in the United States, Politics of the Southern United States
GuthrumGaleo
JuneMonx Climate change and indigenous peoples

Timeline

Week 10

Course meetings
Tuesday, 18 October 2022   |   Thursday, 20 October 2022
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 11

Course meetings
Tuesday, 25 October 2022   |   Thursday, 27 October 2022
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 12

Course meetings
Tuesday, 1 November 2022   |   Thursday, 3 November 2022
Assignment - Review the rules for health topics
Assignment - Choose your article
In class - Discussion

Week 13

Course meetings
Tuesday, 8 November 2022   |   Thursday, 10 November 2022
Assignment - Add to an article

Week 14

Course meetings
Tuesday, 15 November 2022   |   Thursday, 17 November 2022
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 15

Course meetings
Tuesday, 22 November 2022   |   Thursday, 24 November 2022
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 16

Course meetings
Tuesday, 29 November 2022   |   Thursday, 1 December 2022
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 17

Course meetings
Tuesday, 6 December 2022   |   Thursday, 8 December 2022
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 18

Course meetings
Tuesday, 13 December 2022   |   Thursday, 15 December 2022
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 19

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!

Week 20

Milestones

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