Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Flagler College/ART-340 (Spring 2019)

{{start of course week|2019-01-22|2019-01-24}}

{{assignment|Assignment - 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:

• [https://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia Editing Wikipedia], pages 1–5
• [https://wikiedu.org/evaluatingwikipedia Evaluating Wikipedia]

{{assignment|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|Assignment - Wikipedia assignment blog}}

Begin a blog about your experiences. You can use discussion questions to frame your entries, or reflect on the research and writing process. Create at least one blog entry each week during the Wikipedia assignment.

{{assignment milestones|Everyone has a Wikipedia account}}

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

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{{start of course week|2019-01-29|2019-01-31}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia}}

[https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/training/students/evaluate-wikipedia-exercise Evaluate an article]

{{in class|In class - Discussion}}

[https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/training/students/sources-and-plagiarism-discussion/thinking-about-sources-and-plagiarism Thinking about sources and plagiarism]

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{{start of course week|2019-02-05|2019-02-07}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Exercise}}

[https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/training/students/choose-topic-from-list-exercise Choose your topic / Find your sources]

{{in class|In class - Discussion}}

[https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/training/students/content-gap-discussion/what-is-a-content-gap What's a content gap?]

{{assignment|Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area}}

[https://wikiedu.org/art_history Art History]

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{{start of course week|2019-02-12}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Add to an article}}

[https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/training/students/add-to-article-exercise Add a citation]

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{{start of course week|2019-02-19|2019-02-21}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Start drafting your contributions}}

Resource: [https://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia#page=7 Editing Wikipedia], pages 7–9

{{assignment milestones|Everyone has started writing}}

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

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{{start of course week|2019-02-26|2019-02-28}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Peer review two articles}}

[https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/training/students/peer-review Guiding framework]

{{in class|In class - Discussion}}

[https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/training/students/thinking-about-wikipedia-discussion/thinking-about-wikipedia Thinking about Wikipedia]

{{assignment milestones|Peer reviews are complete}}

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

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{{start of course week|2019-03-05|2019-03-07}}

{{assignment|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:

• [https://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia#page=12 Editing Wikipedia], pages 12 and 14
• Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.

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{{start of course week|2019-03-12|2019-03-14}}

{{assignment|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: [https://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia#page=13 Editing Wikipedia], page 13

{{assignment|Assignment - Exercise}}

[https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/training/students/did-you-know-exercise/nominating Nominating your article for Did You Know]

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{{start of course week|2019-03-26|2019-03-28}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Continue improving your article}}

[https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/training/students/continue-improving-exercise/link-articles 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.

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{{start of course week|2019-04-02|2019-04-04}}

{{assignment|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!

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{{start of course week|2019-04-09|2019-04-11}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Final article}}

It's the final week to develop your article.

• Read [https://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia#page=15 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 - In-class presentation}}

[https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/training/students/in-class-presentation-exercise/guiding-questions Guiding questions]

{{assignment|Assignment - Reflective essay}}

[https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/training/students/reflective-essay-exercise/essay-questions Guiding questions]

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{{start of course week|2019-04-16|2019-04-18}}

{{assignment milestones|You've finished your Wikipedia assignment!}}

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

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