Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Mesa Community College/Information in a Post-Truth World (Fall)

{{course details

| course_name = Information in a Post-Truth World

| instructor_username = Megcolmcg

| instructor_realname = Megan McGuire

| support_staff = Shalor (Wiki Ed)

| subject = IFS201

| start_date = 2019-10-14 00:00:00 UTC

| end_date = 2019-12-28 23:59:59 UTC

| institution = Mesa Community College

| expected_students = 15

| assignment_page = Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/Mesa_Community_College/Information_in_a_Post-Truth_World_(Fall)

| slug = Mesa_Community_College/Information_in_a_Post-Truth_World_(Fall)

| campaigns = Future of Facts, Fall 2018, Fall 2019

| dashboard.wikiedu.org = yes

}}

Development of critical thinking skills in using information. Exploration of how information can be used as a tool or a weapon. Explanation of the role of information as a consumer and creator. Recognition of the impact of culture and worldview on how information is understood, created, and disseminated.

{{student table row|CourttSportt|Positivist school (criminology)|}}

{{student table row|Giovanni lewis15|Virtual reality in fiction|U.S. national anthem protests}}

{{student table row|Kellyofthedesert|Martin v. City of Struthers|}}

{{student table row|Notdamcat03|U.S. national anthem protests (2016–present), 1968 Olympics Black Power salute, U.S. national anthem protests|}}

{{student table row|MARTIN KANJAGUA|Privacy concerns regarding Google|}}

= Week 4 =

{{start of course week|2019-11-05|2019-11-06|2019-11-07|2019-11-08|2019-11-09}}

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]

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.)

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

= Week 5 =

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== Exercise ==

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

== Exercise ==

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

= Week 6 =

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

= Week 7 =

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

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

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

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.

= Week 8 =

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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

== Exercise ==

[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.

= Week 9 =

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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!

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.