Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Las Positas College/LIBR 1 Working with Sources (Fall 2018)
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- Course name
- LIBR 1 Working with Sources
- Institution
- Las Positas College
- Instructor
- Kali Rippel
- Wikipedia Expert
- Shalor (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Research in the African Diaspora
- Course dates
- 2018-08-22 00:00:00 UTC – 2018-12-14 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 30
Introduction to using sources as supporting documentation in a college-level research project. Teaches the skills needed to successfully find, evaluate, use, cite, and document information using the library and open web sources. Focus on identifying appropriate sources and proper use of sources. Students will learn to distinguish between source types, how to avoid plagiarism, and how to use sources in their research projects. The semester project requires students to build an annotated bibliography on a research topic within the African Diaspora and culminates with a scholarly contribution to a related Wikipedia article.
Timeline
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 10 October 2018
- In class - Introduction to the Annotated Bibliography & Wikipedia assignment
Welcome to your Wikipedia assignment's course timeline. This page guides you through the steps you'll need to complete for your Annotated Bibliography & Wikipedia projects, 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:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- 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.)
- Milestones
This week, everyone should have a Wikipedia account.
Week 9
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 17 October 2018
- In class - Discussion
- In class - Discussion
Week 10
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 24 October 2018
- Assignment - Starting your Annotated Bibliography
In the next couple of weeks, you will work to gather sources to help us add well-supported information along with citations to your Wikipedia topic. You will need to create anannotated bibliography of 8 worthy and reliable sources that meet Wikipedia's reliable sources standards and that help you understand your Wikipedia topic. You will end up using one or more of these sources to contribute to your Wikipedia topic page. To learn about the types of sources that meet Wikipedia's requirements, review the Evaluating Articles and Sources training above.
- Begin by reviewing pages 103-106 in our textbook about annotated bibliographies.
- Create a document in your LIBR 1 Google Doc folder.
- Title it "LIBR 1 Annotated Bibliography for __Topic____"
- Then find two online news articles that meet Wikipedia's standards on the open web and create entries for each of them in your annotated bibliography.
- Each entry must include (in the following order):
A full citation for the source in MLA style (using the EASYBIB add-on)
"A direct quote that highlights the main thesis, point, or argument of the source" (with a proper in-text citation).
An annotation of the source, in paragraph format with: a sentence summarizing the key thesis, point, or argument of the source; a sentence analyzing the credibility of the source; a sentence relating the source to your topic and how you could use the source to enhance your assigned Wikipedia page.
Print out your annotated bibliography and bring it to the bus. I will be collecting them as you arrive.
Week 11
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 31 October 2018
- Assignment - Annotated Bibliography Continued
Week 12
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 7 November 2018
- Assignment - Finish your Annotated Bibliography
Week 13
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 14 November 2018
- Assignment - Exercise
- 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: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
- Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
Week 14
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 28 November 2018
- In class - Discussion
- Assignment - Peer review an article
- 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:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 12 and 14
- Reach out to your Wikipedia Expert if you have any questions.
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
Week 15
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 5 December 2018
- 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: Editing Wikipedia, page 13
- Assignment - Continue improving your article
Exercise
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 16
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 12 December 2018
- 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 - Final article
It's the final week to develop your article.
- Read 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!
- Milestones
Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.