Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/School of the Art Institute of Chicago/American Design Culture in the 20th Century (Fall 2021)
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- Course name
- American Design Culture in the 20th Century
- Institution
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago
- Instructor
- Bess Williamson
- Wikipedia Expert
- Ian (Wiki Ed)
- Subject
- Art History
- Course dates
- 2021-09-02 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-12-17 23:59:59 UTC
- Approximate number of student editors
- 25
History of US 20th century design, with an emphasis on race and inequality. Working to add/expand articles on BIPOC designers.
Timeline
Week 1
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 8 September 2021
- 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:
- Editing Wikipedia, pages 1–5
- Evaluating Wikipedia
- In class - 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 2
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 15 September 2021
- In class - Evaluate Wikipedia
- In class - Discussion
- Assignment - Exercise
Note: it is recommended to use more "complete" articles for this evaluation. Here is a list of some that are relevant to our current class discussions (also feel free to use the suggestions in the exercise to find one of your own):
Week 3
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 22 September 2021
- In class - Discussion
- Assignment - Exercise
Note from Bess:
Here is a list of designers who do not have an article. If you are interested in working on one of them, write your name into the Google spreadsheet to "claim" it (log in to SAIC email to edit).
See "Available Articles" under "Articles" tab for suggestions of already-started articles that are in need of additional content.
Week 4
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 29 September 2021
- Assignment - Start drafting your contributions
Resource: Editing Wikipedia, pages 7–9
Week 5
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 6 October 2021
- Milestones
Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.
- Assignment - Peer review two articles
Week 6
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 13 October 2021
- Milestones
Every student has finished reviewing their assigned articles, making sure that every article has been reviewed.
- 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.
Week 7
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 20 October 2021
- 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
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 - 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!
Week 8
- Course meetings
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- Wednesday, 27 October 2021
- In class - In-class presentation
- 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.