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Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Spelman College/Writing and Editing Digital Media (Fall 2019)

{{course details

| course_name = Writing and Editing Digital Media

| instructor_username = JaneNova

| instructor_realname = JaneNova

| support_staff = Ian (Wiki Ed)

| subject = English, Writing

| start_date = 2019-08-27 00:00:00 UTC

| end_date = 2019-12-13 23:59:59 UTC

| institution = Spelman College

| expected_students = 13

| assignment_page = Wikipedia:Wiki_Ed/Spelman_College/Writing_and_Editing_Digital_Media_(Fall_2019)

| slug = Spelman_College/Writing_and_Editing_Digital_Media_(Fall_2019)

| campaigns = Fall 2019

| dashboard.wikiedu.org = yes

}}

This course teaches principles of designing, composing, and editing various types of digital media and online publishing platforms.

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{{student table row|AlexandriaMattox|Afro-textured hair, Good Hair, Discrimination based on hair texture, Insecure (TV series)|}}

{{student table row|Jazleen J|Insecure (TV series)|}}

{{student table row|Fixitjc|Michelle Parkerson, Kasi Lemmons, Neema Barnette|}}

{{student table row|DevaMalu||}}

{{student table row|Tsimmo20|Essence (magazine), Racial stereotyping in advertising, Urban One|}}

{{student table row|Acoby01|Spelman College|}}

{{student table row|Glatimore98||}}

{{student table row|DaraGrey|Carefree Black Girls|}}

{{student table row|Romniemills||}}

{{student table row|Digigirl97|Tracee Ellis Ross|}}

{{student table row|Lanaeedits|Jemele Hill, Pam Oliver, Lynette Woodard|}}

{{student table row|Spelmantaughtme||}}

{{end of students table}}

{{start of course timeline}}

= Week 6 =

{{start of course week|2019-10-15}}

{{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]
  • Learn about [http://femtechnet.org/?s=wiki+storming Wiki-Storming]
  • Read Adriane Wadewitz's [https://www.hastac.org/blogs/wadewitz/2013/08/26/looking-five-pillars-wikipedia-feminist-part-1 Looking at the Five Pillars of Wikipedia as a Feminist (Part I)]

{{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.)

  •  When you finish the trainings, practice by introducing yourself to a classmate on that classmate’s Talk page. 

{{in class|In class - Select a Hacker Name and Join our Wikipedia Course Page}}

Before you can participate in the Wikipedia community, you need to choose a hacker name.  When selecting your hacker name, you need to think very carefully about how you want to protect your government-issued personally identifying information.  


  • Read Dr. Lockett's [http://alexandrialockett.com/about/philosophy/hacker-names/ Statement about Hacker Names]

{{in class|In class - Critique an Article}}

== Exercise ==

Evaluate an article

It's time to think critically about Wikipedia articles. You'll evaluate a Wikipedia article, and leave suggestions for improving it on the article's Talk page. 


Note: Important Wiki Project's that involve increasing coverage of black women's intellectual and cultural traditions include:

 

  • [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Women_in_Red/Missing_articles_by_dictionary/US_Black_Women_in_Dictionaries WOMEN IN RED]
  • [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Black_Women_Creatives Black Women Creatives ]

Note: Choose at least 2 questions relevant to the article you're evaluating. Leave your evaluation on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback with four tildes Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 17:34, 13 December 2019 (UTC). 

{{assignment|Assignment - Fourth Hour Justification: Sources, Plagiarism and Wikipedia}}

Thinking about sources and plagiarism

  • Read: Rebecca Moore Howard [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S8755461506000831 "Understanding Internet Plagiarism"]. 
  • Read: [http://www.free-culture.cc/freeculture.pdf Free Culture, Introduction and Chapter 1] 

Be prepared to have a class debate next week about copyright, creativity, and cultural appropriation

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

This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.

{{end of course week}}

= Week 7 =

{{start of course week|2019-10-22}}

{{assignment|Assignment - The Culture of Wikipedia}}

  • Read Marshall Poe's [http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2006/09/the-hive/305118/ "The Hive"]
  • Read how Wikipedians historicize [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia Wikipedia]
  • Read [http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/wikipedians-are-editing-the-gender-gap/ Wikipedians are Editing the Gender Gap]
  • Read [https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/20/us/at-howard-a-historically-black-university-filling-in-wikipedias-gaps-in-color.html Howard Fills in Wikipedia Gaps in Black History]
  • View [http://www.cbsnews.com/news/wikipedia-jimmy-wales-morley-safer-60-minutes/ Jimmy Wales' 60 Minutes Interview]

 

 

{{assignment|Assignment - Exercise}}

Choose your topic / Find your sources

{{assignment|Assignment - Exercise}}

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

{{assignment|Assignment - Discussion}}

What's a content gap?

Now that you're thinking about what makes a "good" Wikipedia article, consider some additional questions.


Recommended:  In preparation for the discussion, you should also read the article: [http://faculty.poly.edu/~onov/Nov_Wikipedia_motivations.pdf What Motivates Wikipedians] and [http://www.dailydot.com/via/dr-goddess-black-twitter-wikipedia-define/ Black Twitter on Wikipedia? Thanks, but We Need to Define Ourselves.]


  • Wikipedians often talk about "content gaps." What do you think a content gap is, and what are some possible ways to identify them?
  • What are some reasons a content gap might arise? What are some ways to remedy them?
  • Does it matter who writes Wikipedia?
  • What does it mean to be "unbiased" on Wikipedia? How is that different, or similar, to your own definition of "bias"?
  • How does editing Wikipedia enable us to further investigate the issue of homogeneity and diversity in knowledge spaces?

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

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

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

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

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

[https://wikiedu.org/ecology Ecology]

[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/linguistics Linguistics]

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

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

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

{{assignment|Assignment - Fourth Hour Justification: Add to an Article}}

== Exercise ==

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

{{end of course week}}

= Week 8 =

{{start of course week|2019-10-29}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Discussion: Wikipedia and the Issue of Neutrality}}

Thinking about Wikipedia

  • Read Wikipedia FAQ about [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view/FAQ Neutral POV]
  • Read Marshall Poe [http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2006/09/a-closer-look-at-the-neutral-point-of-view-npov/305120/ A Closer Look at the NPOV]

Discussion Questions

  • What do you think of Wikipedia's definition of "neutrality"?
  • What are the impacts and limits of Wikipedia as a source of information?
  • On Wikipedia, all material must be attributable to reliable, published sources. What kinds of sources does this exclude? Can you think of any problems that might create?
  • If Wikipedia was written 100 years ago, how might its content (and contributors) be different? What about 100 years from now?

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

Creating a new article?

  • Write an outline of that topic in the form of a standard Wikipedia article's "lead section." Write it in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Mypage/sandbox your sandbox]. 
  •  A "lead" section is not a traditional introduction. It should summarize, very briefly, what the rest of the article will say in detail. The first paragraph should include important, broad facts about the subject. A good example is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Lovelace Ada Lovelace]. See [http://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia Editing Wikipedia] page 9 for more ideas. 

Improving an existing article?

  •  Identify what's missing from the current form of the article. Think back to the skills you learned while critiquing an article. Make notes for improvement in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Mypage/sandbox your sandbox]. 

Keep reading your sources, too, as you prepare to write the body of the article.


Resources: [http://wikiedu.org/editingwikipedia Editing Wikipedia] pages 7–9

 

{{assignment milestones|Everyone has started writing}}

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

{{assignment|Assignment - Peer Review: Activity #1 [Initial Feedback]}}

Guiding framework

  • Take the "Guiding Framework" online training.
  • Select three classmates’ articles that you will peer review and copyedit. On the Articles tab, find the articles that you want to review, and then assign them to yourself in the Review column. 
  • Peer review your classmates' drafts. Leave suggestions on on the Talk page of the article, or sandbox, that your fellow student is working on. Other editors may be reviewing your work, so look for their comments! Be sure to acknowledge feedback from other Wikipedians. 
  •  As you review, make spelling, grammar, and other adjustments. Pay attention to the tone of the article. Is it encyclopedic? 

{{end of course week}}

= Week 9 =

{{start of course week|2019-11-05}}

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

== 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.

{{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 - Fourth Hour Justification: Add Images to an Article}}

{{assignment|Assignment - Peer Review: Activity #2 [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.

{{assignment milestones|Peer reviews are complete}}

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

{{end of course week}}

= Week 10 =

{{start of course week|2019-11-12}}

{{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|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!

{{assignment|Assignment - Finals Presentation [Lightening Talk]}}

Parameters TBA

Presentations take place from [https://www.spelman.edu/docs/registrar/final-exam-schedule-spring-2019.pdf 10:30-12:30 p.m.]

 

{{assignment|Assignment - Reflective essay}}

[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.

{{end of course week}}