Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Middle Georgia State University/Writing in Digital Environments (Spring 2019)

{{course details

| course_name = Writing in Digital Environments

| instructor_username = Grlucas

| instructor_realname = Gerald Lucas

| support_staff = Shalor (Wiki Ed)

| subject = Composition

| start_date = 2019-03-06 00:00:00 UTC

| end_date = 2019-04-30 23:59:59 UTC

| institution = Middle Georgia State University

| expected_students = 10

| assignment_page = Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/Middle_Georgia_State_University/Writing_in_Digital_Environments_(Spring_2019)

| slug = Middle_Georgia_State_University/Writing_in_Digital_Environments_(Spring_2019)

| campaigns = Spring 2019

| dashboard.wikiedu.org = yes

}}

In this project-oriented course, students will make significant contributions to existing Wikipedia entries or create entries germane to their academic or professional disciplines.

{{student table row|Dillbug|Norris Church Mailer|Sitting Volleyball, Creative Writing}}

{{student table row|JenniferMGA|Cannonball House (Macon, Georgia), Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park|}}

= Week 1 =

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.)

Begin a journal 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. (This is the same as your journal requirement from the syllabus.)

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

= Week 2 =

== Exercise ==

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

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

= Week 3 =

== Exercise ==

[https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/training/students/choose-topic-exercise Choose a topic]

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

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

= Week 4 =

== Exercise ==

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

[https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/training/students/copyedit-exercise/copyedit-an-article Copyedit an article]

[https://dashboard.wikiedu.org/training/students/finalize-topic-exercise Finalize 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://wikiedu.org/art_history Art History]

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

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

[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]

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

= Week 5 =

[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 6 =

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

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

== 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.

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 7 =

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!

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

{{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.