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Course name
Indigenous Latin America
Institution
Boise State University
Instructor
Eben Levey
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
History
Course dates
2022-09-07 00:00:00 UTC – 2022-12-12 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
10


Prior to European conquest of the Americas, there were no "Indians" in the Americas. There were peoples who identified themselves in varying degrees of relationships - as kinship groups (the ayllu, for example, among the Quechua and Aymara in the Andes), as peoples, as communities, as rulers, as subjects, as tributary groups. It is tempting to say that everything changed after the conquest when European colonizers arrived and imposed the categories of "Indian" and indigenous upon the peoples of the Americas. That would not be entirely accurate. As we will explore over the course of this quarter, from the conquest to the present indigenous peoples have responded to changing circumstances in myriad ways - resistance, rebellion, acquiescence, adaptation, (non)compliance, collaboration. Indigenous cultural and religious practices continue to mark and shape contemporary Latin American societies.

The Wikipedia component of this course will ask students to engage in a narrow piece of this history, to write for a public audience, and to improve and expand Wikipedia's coverage of Indigenous Latin American history

Student Assigned Reviewing
Skinnyeleven Zapatista Army of National Liberation Guerrilla Army of the Poor, Mesoamerican pyramids
Expat13 Calmecac Mesoamerican pyramids, Zapatista Army of National Liberation
Cc66816 Guerrilla Army of the Poor Calmecac, Zapatista Army of National Liberation
JohnFrum1441 Mesoamerican pyramids Guerrilla Army of the Poor, Calmecac

Timeline

Week 1

Course meetings
Wednesday, 7 September 2022
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:

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 2

Course meetings
Monday, 12 September 2022   |   Wednesday, 14 September 2022
Assignment - Evaluate Wikipedia
In class - Discussion

Week 3

Course meetings
Monday, 19 September 2022   |   Wednesday, 21 September 2022
Assignment - Choose your article
In class - Discussion
Guide(s) for writing articles in your topic area

History

Week 4

Course meetings
Monday, 26 September 2022   |   Wednesday, 28 September 2022
Assignment - Make a small edit
Assignment - Copyedit an article

Week 5

Course meetings
Monday, 3 October 2022   |   Wednesday, 5 October 2022
Milestones

Everyone has begun writing their article drafts.

Week 6

Course meetings
Monday, 10 October 2022   |   Wednesday, 12 October 2022
In class - Discussion

Week 7

Course meetings
Monday, 17 October 2022   |   Wednesday, 19 October 2022
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

Week 8

Course meetings
Monday, 24 October 2022   |   Wednesday, 26 October 2022
Assignment - Peer review two articles

Guiding framework

Milestones

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

Week 9

Course meetings
Monday, 31 October 2022   |   Wednesday, 2 November 2022
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 - 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 10

Course meetings
Monday, 7 November 2022   |   Wednesday, 9 November 2022
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

Week 11

Course meetings
Monday, 14 November 2022   |   Wednesday, 16 November 2022
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 12

Course meetings
Monday, 28 November 2022   |   Wednesday, 30 November 2022
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!

Week 13

Course meetings
Monday, 5 December 2022   |   Wednesday, 7 December 2022
Assignment - In-class presentation
Milestones

Everyone should have finished all of the work they'll do on Wikipedia, and be ready for grading.

Assignment - Reflective essay