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Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/MacEwan University/GEND 419 (Fall 2021)

{{course details

| course_name = GEND 419

| instructor_username = Kathrynlois4

| instructor_realname = Kathryn Holland

| support_staff = Ian (Wiki Ed)

| subject =

| start_date = 2021-09-10 00:00:00 UTC

| end_date = 2021-10-27 23:59:59 UTC

| institution = MacEwan University

| expected_students = 10

| assignment_page = Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/MacEwan_University/GEND_419_(Fall_2021)

| slug = MacEwan_University/GEND_419_(Fall_2021)

| campaigns = National Women's Studies Association, Communicating Science, Fall 2021, Knowledge Equity

| dashboard.wikiedu.org = yes

}}

"Digital technology plays a central and increasingly complex role in our culture. Its issues require careful study, including assumptions about its ubiquity, neutrality, and stability. This course will address the following questions: How are gender identities constituted and changed by technologically-mediated environments and technological artifacts themselves? How does technology change, and how can you create change with technology? We will consider how intersectional feminism has informed technological practices and artifacts produced in our historical moment and the past to develop our understanding of the reciprocal relationships among technology and social categories as gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, and class. Our topics will include the digital divide, biotechnology, reproductive technology, surveillance, social media, home technology, and entertainment technology. Throughout the term, we will analyze writing about technology, critique digital sites and tools, and gain hands-on experience with digital creation. This is an interdisciplinary course with a foundation in the humanities. No previous coursework on or expertise in technology is required."

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{{student table row|Sairamaret|Human rights in India|}}

{{student table row|Catpawhs|Ethel Cain|}}

{{student table row|EditingReality|Feminist views on pornography|}}

{{student table row|Walkera47|Stones from the River|}}

{{student table row|HopeGirl2012|Lucy Mack Smith, PostMormon Community, Ex-Mormon|}}

{{student table row|CriminalGoat894|Philosophy of sex, Jenna Marbles|}}

{{student table row|JHeber10|Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the LGBT community|}}

{{student table row|Banneralexandra|Adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder|}}

{{student table row|Jayseshaw|LGBT music|}}

{{student table row|ReaKarwal|Gender bias in medical diagnosis|}}

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{{start of course timeline}}

= Week 1 =

{{start of course week|2021-09-14|2021-09-16}}

{{in class|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:

  • [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.)

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= Week 2 =

{{start of course week|2021-09-21|2021-09-23}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia}}

{{in class|In class - Discussion}}

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

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

{{end of course week}}

= Week 3 =

{{start of course week|2021-09-28|2021-09-30}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Choose possible topics}}

Resource: [https://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia#page=6 Editing Wikipedia], page 6

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

[https://wikiedu.org/biographies Biographies]

[https://wikiedu.org/books Books]

[http://wikiedu.org/cultural_anthropology Cultural Anthropology]

[https://wikiedu.org/environmental_sciences Environmental Sciences]

[https://wikiedu.org/films Films]

[https://wikiedu.org/history History]

[http://wikiedu.org/lgbtplus_studies LGBT+ Studies]

[https://wikiedu.org/political_science Political Science]

[https://wikiedu.org/psychology Psychology]

[https://wikiedu.org/sociology Sociology]

[https://wikiedu.org/womens_studies Women's Studies]

{{in class|In class - Discussion}}

{{end of course week}}

= Week 4 =

{{start of course week|2021-10-05|2021-10-07}}

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

{{assignment|Assignment - Exercise}}

{{end of course week}}

= Week 5 =

{{start of course week|2021-10-12|2021-10-14}}

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

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= Week 6 =

{{start of course week|2021-10-19|2021-10-21}}

{{assignment milestones|Everyone has started writing}}

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

{{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

{{end of course week}}

= Week 7 =

{{start of course week|2021-10-26}}

{{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!

{{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.

{{end of course week}}